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1st Grade Parts of Speech Activities

28 1st grade parts of speech activities. Teacher favorites: Singular Plural Noun Go Fish Activity and Noun, Adjective, and Verb Activity. How teachers use these

1st Grade Parts of Speech Activities

28 1st grade parts of speech activities. Teacher favorites: Singular Plural Noun Go Fish Activity and Noun, Adjective, and Verb Activity. How teachers use these

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Activity1st GradeSingular Plural Noun Go Fish Activity

Play this singular plural noun go fish activity with 1st through 3rd grade students to match one and more than one with -s and -es. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeNoun, Adjective, and Verb Activity

A noun, adjective, and verb activity for 1st to 3rd grade: sort 24 popcorn word cards into three buckets, then practice in sentences. Answer key included for easy checking.

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Activity1st GradePosition Words Activity

In this position words activity, preschool to 1st grade children match butterfly pictures to above, below, next to, in front of, and behind. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradePast Present Future Tense Activity

This past present future tense activity lets 1st to 4th grade students sort twelve verb cards by tense and write verbs in the right form. Answer key included for easy checking.

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Activity1st GradeNoun BINGO

This noun bingo activity has 24 picture cards and 4 boards for Preschool to 2nd Grade, plus a practice page with an answer key included, so kids learn nouns while they play.

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Activity1st GradePlurals Activity

Using Plurals Activity, students add the proper word ending to make a plural noun for correct usage in writing.

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Activity1st GradeCommon and Proper Nouns Activity

This common and proper nouns activity has 1st to 3rd grade students sort snowflake word cards on a winter mat, with a practice page and answer key included for easy checking.

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Activity1st GradeRaking Leaves Verbs Activity

This raking leaves verbs activity has 1st to 3rd grade children match fall action pictures to verbs in a memory game, then complete sentences. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeL.2.1 Common Core Activity

This L.2.1 Common Core activity has 1st-3rd grade students match picture cards for irregular plural nouns like mouse and mice, with a recording sheet, practice page and answer key included.

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Activity1st GradePlurals S IES Activity

This plurals s ies activity helps 1st to 3rd Grade students sort picture word cards that end in y by the rule: add s, or change y to i and add es. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeSentence Structure Activity

Build real sentences with this sentence structure activity for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade: 24 picture-coded word cards, a recording sheet and a practice page, with an answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeNutty Nouns Activity

This nutty nouns activity lets Kindergarten to 2nd grade students sort picture cards into person, place and thing, then practice with a word-box sort. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeUpwords Capitalizing Words Activity

Using Upwords Capitalizing Words Activity, students practice capitalizing days of the week, months of year, and names

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Activity1st GradeUsing Simple Verbs Past Present Future Activity

This using simple verbs past present future activity has 1st to 3rd graders sort 24 verb cards by tense and write verbs in all three tenses. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeMuffin Tops Antonyms Activity

Using this Muffin Tops Antonyms Activity, students match the cards to make antonym pairs of opposite meanings.

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Activity1st GradeSlap Shot Hockey Telling Sentences Activity

This slap shot hockey telling sentences activity for 1st and 2nd Grade has kids race pucks on a rink board by sorting telling and asking sentences. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeCharades Verb Activity

Using Charades Verb Activity, studentsplay Charades to practice reading and acting out action words!

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Activity1st GradeApples to Apples Adjectives Activity

Describing Words Activity, Adjectives Activity, Parts of Speech, Descriptive Words

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Activity1st GradeSnow Much Fun With Nouns Regular Irregular Nouns Activity

This Snow Much Fun With Nouns Regular Irregular Nouns Activity has 1st to 3rd Grade students sort snowball cards and pair singular and irregular plural nouns. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeA Frog and a Log Position Words Activity

This frog and a log position words activity helps K-2nd Grade children match picture cards to on, under, above, next to, in front of and behind, with practice and an answer key included.

From our teachers' playbook

Naming words, doing words, describing words!

What do 1st graders learn about parts of speech?

First graders meet the building blocks of sentences. Nouns are naming words for people, places and things, and kids learn proper nouns get a capital, like Max and Texas. Verbs are doing words, adjectives are describing words, and pronouns like he, she and they take the place of nouns. They also use joining words like and, but and or, and position words like under and over. The click comes when kids build a sentence like "The big dog runs fast" and can name every word's job!

Our favorite ways to teach parts of speech

First graders learn grammar best by sorting, describing and moving. Here's what works for us.

Sort the nouns

Give kids picture cards and three hoops labeled person, place and thing. They sort each card and say a sentence about it. Physical sorting helps them see what makes a noun a noun.

Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.

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Describe the picture

Show a silly picture, like a purple elephant. Kids name as many describing words as they can: big, purple, wrinkly, funny. Write them around the picture. Adjectives come alive when there's something to describe.

Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).

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Noun flash round

Flash a word card and kids shout "noun!" or "not a noun!" Mix in verbs and adjectives to keep them thinking. A quick daily round builds automatic recognition.

Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions teachers and parents ask

What parts of speech do 1st graders learn?

First graders learn nouns (including proper and plural nouns), verbs, adjectives and pronouns. They also learn simple conjunctions like and, but and or, and position words like on, under and beside.

How do you explain nouns, verbs and adjectives to kids?

Nouns are naming words, like dog or park. Verbs are doing words, like run or eat. Adjectives are describing words, like big or red. Simple names make them easy to remember.

How do you teach parts of speech in 1st grade?

Use pictures, actions and sorting. Have kids act out verbs, describe objects with adjectives and sort word cards into groups.

How can I practice parts of speech at home?

Play "I spy a noun" around the house, act out verbs, and describe your dinner with adjectives. Keep it fun and quick.