In this verbs instructional activity, students analyze a detailed picture of 15 children who are playing in a tree. Students write a sentence with a vivid verb to describe what each child in the picture is doing.

Read the descriptive paragraph (included) with your middle schoolers, and have them study the stylistic elements included. They'll look for vivid verbs, alliteration, assonance, similes, and personification. Before writers craft their...

Scholars take part in two exercises to boost their knowledge of personification. After reading a detailed description and excerpts from famous poems, writers list action verbs and objects then combine words to create a humorous...

Notes, an animated video and a five-slide PowerPoint presentation explaining strong, active verbs and how students can use them in their writing. [1:25]

This tutorial focuses on replacing weak verbs with strong verbs in writing. It offers a video of robots Peter and Lucy discussing his need to fix the weak verbs in his writing. This information is summarized in a slideshow that follows:...

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank in each sentence provided.

Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer.

Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer from weakest to strongest.

Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by acting them out with classmates in this fun verb game.

Students learn about the differences among verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order from least to most on a graphic organizer.

Six sets of three words with similar definitions but varying shades of meaning. Students cut out the words and place them in order of weakest to strongest.