Words at Work
Aligned to L.K.1 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Naming words tell what things are, and action words tell what we do.
Worked example
In 'The dog runs,' 'dog' is a naming word and 'runs' is an action word.
Practice questions
- Say a naming word for a toy.
- Say an action word you can do.
- Make one word mean more than one, like cat to cats.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Palabras en Acción
Las palabras que nombran dicen qué son las cosas, y las palabras de acción dicen qué hacemos.
Ejemplo: En 'El perro corre', 'perro' nombra algo y 'corre' es una acción.
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