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Lesson 264Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 264: Vocabulary – Action verbs

Focus: Action verbs

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of action verbs and use them in speech and writing.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.

Words

Word list

gallopexploreinventdiscoverclimbleap

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the gallop.
  • We can see the explore.
  • You can see the invent.
  • They can see the discover.

Story time

Zoe and the Gallop

Zoe went to the yard. Zoe saw a gallop and a explore.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The invent is by the discover."

Max came to help. Together they played with the climb and the leap.

At the end of the day, Zoe and Max smiled. What a wonderful Action verbs adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 lever

Meaning: a bar that helps lift heavy things

Example: A seesaw is a kind of lever.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • gallopA gallop is something we can talk about or see.
  • exploreA explore is something we can talk about or see.
  • inventA invent is something we can talk about or see.
  • discoverA discover is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Action verbs pattern.

Which word belongs with Action verbs?

Which word belongs with Action verbs?

Which word belongs with Action verbs?

Stretch

Try more words

gallopexploreinventdiscoverclimbleap