Practices: parts of speech, reading comprehension, visual association
- The teacher writes on the board an activity like “brush your teeth” or “pet the cat.”
- S/He picks one student, they come to the front of the class. The teacher then shows the student a card with an adverb written on it, such as “slowly”.
- The chosen student then does the activity in the way of the adverb. The other students have to guess the adverb. The one who guesses right gets a point and mimes the next action which the teacher writes on the board. If you think they need some help you can give them a list of options.
Activity suggestions:
| water the plants | Pet the cat | Pick the berries/fruit |
| Bathe the dog | Walk the dog | Rake the leaves |
Easy adverb suggestions:
| Slowly | Happily | Bravely |
| Quickly | Quietly | Softly |
| Angrily | Noisily | playfully |
Advanced adverb suggestions:
| Patiently | Calmly | Joyfully |
| Kookily | Daintily | Greedily |
| Lazily | Absentmindedly | Reluctantly |
| Fondly | Anxiously | Tenderly |
| Foolishly | Enthusiastically | solemnly |
| Vainly | Politely | Awkwardly |
| Warmly | Hungrily | blissfully |
Special thanks to Libby McArthur