Amazing Adjectives: Describing the World Around Us!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 3:02 Video
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Lesson Description

This lesson introduces Pre-K students to adjectives, words that describe nouns (people, places, and things), using the Jack Hartmann 'What is an Adjective' song and engaging activities.

Video Resource

What is an Adjective | Parts of Speech Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 3:02
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Key Concepts

  • An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
  • Nouns are people, places, or things.
  • Adjectives help make our speaking and writing more interesting.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define an adjective as a describing word.
  • Students will be able to identify adjectives in simple sentences.
  • Students will be able to use adjectives to describe familiar nouns.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Greet students and introduce the topic: words that help us describe things! Ask them what their favorite toy is and what it looks like. Briefly explain that today, they will learn about words called adjectives, which help them describe things even better.
  • Watch the Video (5 mins)
    Play the 'What is an Adjective' video by Jack Hartmann. Encourage students to sing along and dance.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After the video, ask students what they learned about adjectives. Reinforce that adjectives are describing words. Review the examples from the song: good mommy, new school, fast boat.
  • Adjective Hunt (10 mins)
    Have students look around the classroom and find objects. For each object, guide them to describe it using adjectives. For example: 'I see a blue chair.' (blue is the adjective). Encourage them to think of multiple adjectives for each object (e.g., big, brown table).
  • Describing Game (10 mins)
    Play a simple describing game. Describe a student, object, or animal using adjectives (e.g., 'I see someone with blonde hair and a happy face'). Have students guess who or what you are describing. Then, let students take turns describing and guessing.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review what an adjective is. Ask students to give examples of adjectives they learned today. Praise their participation and understanding.

Interactive Exercises

  • Adjective Charades
    Write down adjectives on slips of paper (e.g., happy, sad, silly, tall, short). Have students pick a slip and act out the adjective without speaking. The other students guess the adjective.
  • Draw and Describe
    Have students draw a picture of their favorite animal. Then, help them write (or dictate) a sentence describing their animal using adjectives (e.g., 'My dog is fluffy and brown.').

Discussion Questions

  • What is an adjective?
  • Can you give me an example of a noun?
  • Can you give me an example of an adjective?
  • How do adjectives make our sentences more interesting?

Skills Developed

  • Vocabulary Development
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Descriptive Language
  • Critical Thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which word tells us about something?

Correct Answer: Big

Question 2:

If you have a ball, what word can tell us about it?

Correct Answer: Round

Question 3:

Which word describes a mommy?

Correct Answer: Good

Question 4:

Which of these is a describing word?

Correct Answer: Green

Question 5:

What does an adjective do?

Correct Answer: Tells us what something is like

Question 6:

Which word can you use to describe a school?

Correct Answer: New

Question 7:

Which of these describes a boat?

Correct Answer: Fast

Question 8:

A _________ dog is fun to play with.

Correct Answer: Big

Question 9:

A _________ car goes very zoom!

Correct Answer: Red

Question 10:

An adjective tells us more about a...

Correct Answer: Noun

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

An adjective is a word that ________ something.

Correct Answer: describes

Question 2:

A big cat is ________.

Correct Answer: big

Question 3:

A happy child is ________.

Correct Answer: happy

Question 4:

A yummy cookie is ________.

Correct Answer: yummy

Question 5:

A ________ flower smells good.

Correct Answer: pretty

Question 6:

A _________ ball is fun to bounce.

Correct Answer: bouncy

Question 7:

The opposite of small is ________.

Correct Answer: big

Question 8:

A ________ sun is yellow and hot.

Correct Answer: bright

Question 9:

A _______ bird can fly very high.

Correct Answer: colorful

Question 10:

My _________ teddy bear is soft.

Correct Answer: fluffy

Educational Standards

PK.5.R.2:Students will hear different parts of speech through conversations, read-alouds, and interactive reading: concrete objects as persons, places, or things (i.e., nouns), words as actions (i.e., verbs), color adjectives, spatial and time relationships such as up, down, before, and after. PK.4.R.3:Students will begin to acquire new vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge. PK.4.W.1:Students will begin to use new vocabulary to produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. PK.2.F.2:Students will chorally recite familiar texts (e.g., rhymes, songs, poetry, etc.). PK.3.S.3:Students will ask and answer questions with prompting.

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