Using this Adjectives Mini Pack, students learn how to use adjectives in their writing through ten fun worksheets and three activities.
Big, red, fluffy and fun!
Preschoolers do not need the word "adjective" yet, but they love describing words! They learn that some words tell us more about things: colors (red apple), sizes (big dog), shapes (round ball) and feelings (happy friend). They also learn words for how things feel, taste and sound, like soft, sweet and loud. The big moment is when a child stops saying "a dog" and says "a little brown fluffy dog!" all by themselves.
Describing words grow from talking and playing. These moves fill little vocabularies fast.
Hold up a picture and ask, "What can you tell me about it?" Write every describing word kids say around the picture. Then read them back together. Simple, playful and a great vocabulary builder.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withAdjectives Mini PackWorkbooksOpen it →Put a soft, rough or squishy object in a box and let kids touch it without looking. Ask for one word that tells how it feels. Hands-on describing builds words kids actually understand.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Sing a simple tune like "I see a big, red ball" and let kids take turns swapping in new describing words. Songs give kids a pattern they can play with.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Yes, but as describing words, not grammar terms. Preschoolers learn colors, sizes, shapes and feelings, which builds vocabulary for reading and writing later.
Start with colors, big and little, hot and cold, happy and sad, soft and hard, and fast and slow. Add new words as your child is ready.
Talk a lot, describe what you are doing and ask open questions like "What does it look like?" Reading picture books together every day is one of the best ways.
Most children learn the term in 1st or 2nd grade. Preschool focuses on using describing words in everyday talk.
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