Adverb Charades

I saw this wonderful lesson in a third grade classroom this morning!

After a brief review of adverbs, the teacher divided the class into small groups. She gave each group an index card with a verb written on it and an index card with an adverb written on it.

When it was the group's turn, they showed the class the verb card. The group then had to act out, charades-style, the adverb.

To make this a game, the team that guessed the adverb first received a point!

The students loved this game and were very engaged!

(One tip: make sure you pre-select which verbs and adverbs you give each team. Some combinations can be very difficult to act out! Loudly blink?

What do you think? If you try this activity, let us know how it went!

Being a Design Coach for the past few years has been an amazing opportunity! I have learned so much about teaching I can't keep it all to myself! This blog will allow me to share some of the amazing - yet practical - teaching ideas I have picked up from conferences, workshops, various trainings, and most importantly - my colleagues!

I will share some of the best teaching ideas, tips and strategies I have seen or used myself in this blog. And since I am an avid reader of children's books and young adult books, I'll throw in the occasional book review and how the book might be used in a classroom.

It is my hope that these ideas will not only inspire you to try new things in the classroom, but will put the fun back in teaching for you AND your students!

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