Enhance grammar instruction with a video highlighting verbs and verb phrases. Get insight into what verbs are, the different types of verbs, and what makes a verb phrase. Following the lesson, an interactive pop quiz and review concludes the learning process.

Concepts

verbs, verb phrases, helping verbs, action verbs, Grammar

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the classroom; assign the link as homework to prepare them for concept discussion and application the next day  
• Use a laser pointer to aid scholars in following along appropriately 

Classroom Considerations

• An ad appears at the beginning of the video 
• The narrator briefly mentions conjugating verbs, and makes it known to viewers that another video is available for further instruction

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator speaks clearly and not too fast 
• The video's overall look is simply made, with a clean and easy-to-read design 
• Examples include fun graphics and voices 

Cons

• A lot of information is presented in a short amount of time which may be overwhelming for some learners 

Common Core

L.3.1.a