2. Grammar Garden Stand Alone Instructional Resource Created By Jennifer Blacker **All photos from the quizzes taken by author at Denver Botanical Gardens: Denver, CO The purpose of this activity is to provide opportunities for students to practice identifying parts of speech in context. Select one of the parts of speech to begin the lesson. Follow the arrows and links as you move through the lesson. There is a quiz at the end of each lesson. Target audience fourth grade students. Correlated to Common Core State Standard for 4 th grade L.4.1 Nouns VerbsAdjectivesAdverbs

3. Nouns Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Nouns are the words in sentences that identify people, places, and things. Car, driver, and helmet are all nouns

4. Nouns Examples: dog, fish, teacher, Ms. Blacker, Brad, forest, lake, or basketball Non-examples: I, she, it, flew, run, quickly, or hard Watch this School House Rock video about nouns.School House Rock video Nouns in this picture include shoes, hat, shorts, golf club, hair, grass, and hands.

5. Many times more than one noun appears in a sentence. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The nouns in the sentence are: dog, yard, and bone. Nouns Test your knowledge with a short quiz!

6. Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Two lilies bloomed in the garden. A. lilies and garden B. bloomed and garden C. two and bloomed Nouns – Question 1

7. Identify the noun in the following sentence: The sunflower is yellow. A. yellow B. sunflower C. the Nouns – Question 2

8. Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Cacti can survive the harsh heat in the desert. A. cacti, survive, and harsh B. desert, cacti, and the C. cacti, heat and desert Nouns – Question 3

9. Identify the nouns in the following sentence: The pink flowers are growing very close together. A. pink B. flowers C. together Nouns – Question 4

10. CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Proceed to the next question!next question

11. CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Proceed to the next question!next question

12. CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Proceed to the next question!next question

13. CORRECT! You successfully identified the noun. Choose another lesson to complete! Choose another lesson to complete

14. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

15. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

16. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

17. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

18. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

19. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

20. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

21. INCORRECT! Remember – nouns are people, places, and things. Re-read the sentence and look for the object the whole sentence is about. Please try againPlease try again!

22. Verbs Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Verbs are the words in sentences that describe actions or movements. Swim, kicking, laughing, talk, cry, or jump.

23. Verbs Examples: racing, drive, ski, sleeping, yell, hide, clapping, or sail. Non-examples: train, floor, softly, red, swiftly, fast, or cold Watch this School House Rock video about verbs (actions).School House Rock video Verbs to describe this picture include: speeding, racing, or driving.

24. Sometimes more than one verb appears in a sentence. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The verbs in the sentence are: ran and looking. Verbs Test your knowledge with a short quiz!

25. Identify the verb in the following sentence: The giant lily pads are floating on the water. A. lily pads B. floating C. water Verbs – Question 1

26. Identify the verb in the following sentence: The vine climbs carefully up the tree. A. climbs B. vine C. carefully Verbs – Question 2

27. Identify the verbs in the following sentence: The bee collects pollen and travels from one daisy to another. A. pollen and travels B. daisy and collects C. collects and travels Verbs – Question 3

28. Identify the verb in the following sentence: Water flows quickly over the rocks in the stream. A. flows B. stream C. quickly Verbs – Question 4

29. CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Proceed to the next question!next question

30. CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Proceed to the next question!next question

31. CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Proceed to the next question!next question

32. CORRECT! You successfully identified the verb. Select a new lesson! Select a new lesson

33. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

34. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

35. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

36. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

37. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

38. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

39. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

40. INCORRECT! Remember – verbs are action or movement words. Re-read the sentence and look for the action of the object in the sentence. Please try againPlease try again!

41. Adjectives Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Adjectives are the words in sentences that describe the appearance, size, feelings, and shape of nouns (people, places, and things). Orange, black, round, bumpy, and spherical are all adjectives.

42. Adjectives Examples: yellow, green, huge, strong, soft, shy, tiny, or frustrated Non-examples: crayons, playing, write, skip, jump, swiftly, or person. Watch this School House Rock video about Unpacking Adjectives.Unpacking Adjectives Adjectives to describe this picture include: colorful, pointy, and waxy.

43. Sometimes more than one adjective appears in a sentence. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The adjectives in the sentence are: little and white. Adjectives Test your knowledge with a short quiz!

44. Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: These pink and fuzzy flowers look like a plant from a Dr. Seuss book. A. pink and fuzzy B. plant and Dr. Seuss C. pink and book Adjectives – Question 1

45. Identify the adjective in the following sentence: The hydrangea flowers pictured bloom in round clusters. A. clusters B. bloom C. round Adjectives – Question 2

46. Identify the adjective in the following sentence: These huge palm leaves provide shade for animals living in the rain forest. A. animals B. huge C. living Adjectives – Question 3

47. Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: The spiky leaves on this plant protect it from hungry predators. A. predators and hungry B. spiky and plant C. spiky and hungry Adjectives – Question 4

48. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Proceed to the next question!next question

49. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Proceed to the next question!next question

50. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Proceed to the next question!next question

51. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adjective. Select a new lesson! Select a new lesson

52. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

53. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

54. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

55. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

56. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

57. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

58. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

59. INCORRECT! Remember – adjectives are words that DESCRIBE the objects in a sentence. Re-read the sentence and look for the color, size, feeling, or shape words. Please try againPlease try again!

60. Adverbs Lesson Objective: 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS, L.4.1) Swiftly, during, always, and cautiously are all adverbs Adverbs are the words in sentences that describe how, when, where, why, or how often something is happening.

61. Adverbs Examples: finally, quietly, since, eagerly, sometimes, or rarely. Many adverbs end in –ly Non-examples: swim, blue, water, large, wet, hat, cold, or she. Watch this School House Rock video about adverbs.School House Rock video Adverbs to describe this picture include: smoothly, gracefully, and quickly.

62. It is possible to use more than one adverb in a sentence, but doesnt happen always. The little dog ran swiftly through the yard looking for a white bone. The adverb in the sentence is: swiftly. Adverbs Test your knowledge with a short quiz!

63. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Colorful pods hanging from the stem, carefully protect the seeds of this plant. A. carefully B. seeds C. protect Adverbs – Question 1

64. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: The hibiscus flower balances delicately on its stem. A. stem B. balances C. delicately Adverbs – Question 2

65. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: This flower usually blooms in the early spring months. A. blooms and months B. early and usually C. usually and blooms Adverbs – Question 3

66. Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Water crashes loudly over the tops of these waterfalls. A. tops B. waterfalls C. loudly Adverbs – Question 4

67. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Proceed to the next question!next question

68. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Proceed to the next question!next question

69. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Proceed to the next question!next question

70. CORRECT! You successfully identified the adverb. Select a new lesson! Select a new lesson

71. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

72. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

73. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

74. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

75. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

76. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

77. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!

78. INCORRECT! Remember – adverbs are words that DESCRIBE how, when, or where the action is happening. Re-read the sentence and look for words that describe how the action is happening or end in -ly. Please try againPlease try again!