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The activities described in this action word pack can be used to develop the ability to use doing words. The activities help children to develop their ‘action word’ vocabulary and practise using verbs on their own, in sentences and short sequenced accounts or stories. In addition, the activities can also be used for small group work to build verbal skills, communication and social skills, for example, listening, turn-taking, and developing self-confidence through talking in context.
This colourful resource is a varied pack of games and worksheets to develop understanding and use of action words in small group or one-to-one settings. The activities help children to practice using verbs on their own, in sentences and in short sequences/simple stories. All individual sections are sequenced in a way which is intended to help a child build skills from a basic level.
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This pack aims to increase the child’s vocabulary of action words, enabling them to use verbs in sentences through a range of games and worksheets. Designed by Felicity Durham, a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, and beautifully illustrated by Helen Rippon.
Section 1: Building a Basic Action Word Vocabulary – Learn verbs in present or past tense. Section 2: Building Action Sentences – Encourage sentence formation using action words. Section 3: Sentence Frames – Create longer sentences (e.g., “The woman watered the plant because it was very dry”). Section 4: My Busy Day: The aim of these activities is to encourage the use of ‘doing words’ in a short sequenced story: they can be used to teach either the past or future tense form of the verbs. Section 5: How Did You Feel? Encourage the use of these action verbs to talk about feelings in complex sentences. Section 6: Board Game – Reinforce action words through interactive gameplay. Section 7: Circle and Diamond Quiz: Encourage the children to use action words in their everyday language. Bonus: Extension Activities – Extra practice for storytelling, pronouns, and communication skills.
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A game to match the pairs of pictures. The winner is the one with the most pairs at the end of the game! A dice game to match, where the challenge is to name the action on the picture. The winner is the one with the most cards at the end of the game!
Reinforce your child’s strong action word vocabulary with our fun and engaging verb pack!
3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years
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