by Michelle Connaghan

Grade Level: 2-3

Content Area: Language Arts

• Students will learn what an adjective is.
• Students will learn what adjectives can describe.
• Students will apply their knowledge of adjectives by creating illustrations and completing a quiz.

Procedures

1. Begin by beamimg the “Adjectives” eBook to students. Have students pair up to partner read.
2. Gather for class discussion about adjectives. Reinforce that adjectives are describing words that give more information about nouns.
3. Have students brainstorm a list of nouns. Write these on the board (or chart paper) and number them. Explain that students will be using adjectives to help describe these nouns.
4. Using Prize Wheel, and the numbers from the list of nouns, allow the program to “pick” a noun (by number) for each student.
5. Challenge students to come up with at least three adjectives that could be used with their assigned noun.
6. Using Palm4kids, have students illustrate their phrases. They can write each phrase below its picture. Have students share what they created with the class (either by using a projection system to display the handheld screen to the class, or by getting together in small groups.)
7. Wrap up this activity by assessing student learning with the adjectives quiz and Quizzler.