Big words for growing minds
-What is an adjective?
In its simplest form, an adjective is a word which describes a noun or a pronoun. These are the words that, in essence, add the real joy and life to our every day speech. Without adjectives, literature and language would be rather boring and getting truly passionate or excited about something would be tough to express verbally or in written form.
-How do we teach?
Adjectives come in many different forms in the English language. It is important that parts of speech are re-taught every year as they help to mold our speech and language as we get older.
There are 5 steps that need to be taken in teaching basic adjectives to students.
- Define
- Identify
- Edit
- Apply
- Revise
Each step is crucial in the process and requires special attention.
Practice creative speech with your child and you will foster wildly developed communication skills in your little future world leader.
-Year 2’s get Creative in Assembly:
My Year 2 class presented a creative yet educational performance on Adjectives in our Junior school assembly. They began by singing a song about adjectives, using their bodies to show the actions that would mimic the words. They danced and sang as the audience watched intrigued by the combination of literacy and dance . The little ones in the front were loving it – not even realizing they were hearing and repeating various simple adjectives as they sang along. After the song they moved into a long front-facing line on stage, each holding up a piece of paper. All dressed as bunny rabbits they looked great, as the audience waited to find out what was going to happen next. They went on to describe their class’s favourite animal, with each child announcing one adjective describing a bunny as they went down the line. They were super! How great it is to learn about adjectives in such a fun way!
Ms Siobhan Hendry
Year 2 Teacher
