What is this lesson?
The boy can throw a ball, jump, read a book, and even climb a ladder. He can do all sorts of things! Actions are put in sentences in this lesson.
This lesson goes with the lesson What is He Doing?, also on this DVD. Like that lesson, "What is the Boy Doing?" teaches action words or verbs. Verbs are the words that give sentences color and brightness. They communicate motion, that something is happening. Verbs are important, so pay extra attention to this lesson!
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How do I teach this lesson?
This lesson introduces even more verbs, both by themselves (present form and present participle form) and in sentences.
You can teach this lesson with flashcards, flashcard games, and even with action games such as the Stand Up! Game.
Since this lesson is so similar to the lesson What is He Doing?, it works well to teach these lessons together. In fact, the flashcard sheet for this lesson is a combination of the two lessons.
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Materials Links
The following materials are available for this lesson:
Flashcards: Go to Flashcard downloads
<Download What is the Boy Doing flashcards>
<Download All Verbs flashcard sheet>
BINGO sheets: Go to BINGO sheet downloads
Worksheets: Go to Worksheet downloads
Games: Go to Flashcard games / Go to Stand Up! Game
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New Words and Sentences in this Lesson
What is the Boy Doing?
Catch Catching
Throw Throwing
Kick Kicking
Jump Jumping
Roll Rolling
Eat Eating
Drink Drinking
Read Reading
Hop Hopping
Climb Climbing
The boy is catching the ball.
The boy is throwing the ball.
The boy is kicking the ball.
The boy is jumping.
The boy is rolling the ball.
The boy is eating lunch.
The boy is drinking juice.
The boy is reading a book.
The boy is hopping.
The boy is climbing a ladder.
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