Parts of Speech

This material features adjectives, adverbs, nouns (singular, plural, possessive), pronouns, proper nouns, and verbs (past, present, and future tense).

Grade 3 - Grade 5

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    1. Mad Libs

      Use the mat to make up a funny short story by having students take turns jumping on different blocks and inserting a word into the sentence. It is okay to...
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    2. Bean Bag Decides

      Have a student toss three bean bags onto the mat. In the order they landed ask the student to make a sentence using each kind of word respectively. If they...
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    3. Race to It

      Choose a student to say a word while the other students see who can be the first to jump on the correct classification of that word on the mat. The...
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    4. Jump the Mat

      Have students jump down the mat while reading each part of speech and its definition to familiarize themselves with the mat.
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    5. Use It

      Once familiar with the mat, have students hop down the mat giving an example of each part of speech they land on. (Can use an example given as reference.)
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    6. Clipboard Jump

      With a โ€˜parts of speechโ€™ worksheet clipped to a clipboard, have students answer the questions using the mat.
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    7. Match it

      Give each student a word verbally or written. Then have students jump to its part of speech on the mat.
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    8. Sentence Label

      Write a simple sentence on the board. Have students jump on the mat while identifying the parts of speech in the sentence.
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
    9. Guessing Game

      Cover the parts of speech on the mat. Have students recall what each is based on its description and example.
      Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

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