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ACTIVITY 8

Walk this way

This is a way to help children choose verbs that make the most impact.

A game for three or more players.

Resources ●

Whiteboard or large piece of paper and pen.

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A copy of Walk this way cards on page 26.

Preparation ●

Photocopy page 26 and cut into cards. Place the cards in a pile on the table.

Before beginning the activity ●

Say, Before we can begin to play Walk this way, we need to write down some verbs that we use to show how people walk. We can walk slowly. Stand up and walk slowly.

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Ask the children to think of a verb that means to walk slowly.

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Write the words in a list under the heading walking slowly.

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Walk this way

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Repeat the same process with verbs to walk quickly, softly and angrily. You may need to use a thesaurus to introduce the children to a wider vocabulary.

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The children may think of the following:

walk slowly

walk quickly

walk softly

walk angrily

plod shuffle trudge slog traipse

scamper hurry dart dash scurry

tip-toe creep sneak sidle patter

stomp stamp clump march

Activity ●

Ask the first child to take the top card off the pile and then look at the words in the list under the same heading. Ask him to choose a word and keep it in his head.

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Ask the child to then walk around in the manner of the word he has chosen.

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Ask the other children: How is (name) walking? Look at the words in the list we have made under the heading (of how he is walking). Which word do you think best describes how (name) is walking?

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Once the children have found the verb the player is thinking of, cross it off the list.

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Repeat, giving each child a turn, or until all the cards have been used.

Extension

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Ask the children for verbs that mean said.

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Make sure you get a range that covers the different moods people may be in when they speak: quickly, softly, angrily, loudly.

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Write each word on a card (see table below for ideas).

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Write a list of verbs as before.

Decide on a sentence for the children to say as they perform the action.

The children may think of the following: speak quickly

speak quietly

speak angrily speak loudly

gabble babble jabber prattle

whisper murmur sigh

bark growl snarl grumble

Walk this way

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bellow shout yell scream roar

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