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Kindergarten Parts of Speech Resources

22 kindergarten parts of speech resources: 10 flash cards, 6 activities, 3 songs and more. How teachers use these

Kindergarten Parts of Speech Resources

22 kindergarten parts of speech resources: 10 flash cards, 6 activities, 3 songs and more. How teachers use these

Flash Cards
Flash CardsKindergartenContractions Flash Cards

These contractions flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students see how two words join to make a contraction, with 24 fold-over cards and a practice page. Answer key included.

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Flash CardsKindergartenAdjective Flash Cards

These adjective flash cards help kindergarten through 4th grade children describe 18 bright pictures with fold-over word cards and model sentences. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Flash CardsKindergartenPrefix Flash Cards

These prefix flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students learn 24 common prefixes, their meanings and an example word for each. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.

Video
VideoKindergartenVerb Rap Song (MP3)

Using the Verb Rap Song (MP3), students will be able to define, give examples and use verbs in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsKindergartenSuffix Flash Cards

Students learn 24 common suffixes, their meanings and example words with these suffix flash cards for kindergarten to 4th grade. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.

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Flash CardsKindergartenAction Verbs Flash Cards

These action verbs flash cards help preschool through 3rd grade children name 18 actions with fold-over picture and word cards and model sentences. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Flash CardsKindergartenOpposites Flash Cards

Opposites flash cards for Preschool through 1st Grade: 12 fold-over picture cards teach 24 opposite words, with a practice page and answer key included for fun, hands-on vocabulary review.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenPosition 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.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsKindergartenNoun Flash Cards

These noun flash cards for preschool to 4th grade pair 18 bright pictures with their nouns so children learn people, places, animals, and things. Answer key included.

Video
VideoKindergartenVerb Rap Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Verb Rap Song (Original Music Video), students will be able to define, give examples and use verbs in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenNoun 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.

Bundle
BundleKindergartenSongs for Kids (MP3 Album)

Songs for Kids Download by Have Fun Teaching has 18 fun and educational songs for kids.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsKindergartenInterjection Flash Cards

These interjection flash cards teach K to 4th grade students 18 lively words like Wow! and Oops!, the feelings they show and how to use them. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Flash CardsKindergartenCommon and Proper Nouns Flash Cards

Using this Common and Proper Nouns Flash Cards, students sort the Common and Proper Flash Cards to the appropriate category.

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Flash CardsKindergartenVerb Flash Cards

These verb flash cards give kindergarten to 2nd grade children 24 fold-over action picture cards, each with its verb and a short model sentence. Answer key included.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenSentence 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.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenNutty 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.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenWriting Language Assessment Worksheet

This writing language assessment worksheet helps kindergarten teachers rate seven written grammar and sentence skills on a simple three-point scale, making writing progress easy to track and share.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenSpeaking Language Assessment Worksheet

A one-page speaking language assessment worksheet for Kindergarten teachers, with six observation statements and a three-point rating scale. Watch how each child speaks and know exactly which language skill to teach next.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenA 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 kindergartners learn about parts of speech?

Kindergartners meet parts of speech in the friendliest way: as word jobs. Nouns are naming words for people, places and things, like dog or park. Verbs are doing words, like jump and eat. Adjectives tell about a noun, like big or red. They also learn position words like in, on and under. Kids sort pictures, act out verbs and build tiny sentences: The big dog runs. The click comes when a child points at a word and says, "That's a doing word!"

Our favorite ways to teach parts of speech in kindergarten

Five-year-olds learn word jobs by seeing, moving and sorting. Here's what works for us.

Sort the picture cards

Mix noun picture cards and have kids sort them into people, places and things. Then hold one up and use it in a sentence together. Sorting with pictures comes before sorting printed words.

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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Act out the verb

Flash an action verb card and the whole class acts it out: hop, clap, wiggle! Then ask, "Is that a naming word or a doing word?" Moving makes verbs unforgettable.

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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Describe it every day

Pick one classroom object each morning and have kids add describing words: "The soft, blue, fuzzy pillow." Use adjective cards for ideas. A daily minute of describing grows vocabulary fast.

Why it works: spreading practice out over days is one of the two most effective study methods in a major research review (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions parents and teachers ask about kindergarten parts of speech

What parts of speech do kindergartners learn?

Mostly nouns, verbs and adjectives, plus position words like in, on and under. Kids learn them as naming words, doing words and describing words.

How do you explain a noun to a kindergartner?

A noun is a naming word for a person, place or thing. Point around the room: teacher, door, ball. If you can touch it or see it, it is probably a noun.

How do I teach verbs to a 5-year-old?

Make them move! Say an action word and have your child do it. Then ask them to tell you what they are doing. Doing words are easiest to learn by doing.

How can I practice parts of speech at home?

Play "I spy" with describing words, act out verbs during play time, and name things you see on a walk. Short games every day work better than worksheets alone.