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Butterfly Parade

Subject and Action
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DISCUSS:
What do YOU see the butterflies doing?
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Watch the video.
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Discuss: What could Ben write to make this sentence complete?
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Write the sentence on the board or somewhere everyone can see.
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Discuss: What is the subject in this sentence?
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Teacher: Draw a box around “The butterfly.”
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Discuss: What is the action in this sentence?
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Teacher: Draw a circle around “sits on the flower.”
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When you’re ready, go to the next step.
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Get your supplies.
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Write your name.
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Watch the video.
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Trace the box around “The butterfly.”
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Trace the circle around “opens its wings.”
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Add a check mark in the magnifying glass.
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Watch the video.
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Discuss: Who or what is the subject in this sentence?
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Draw a box around “The kid.”
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Circle the action in this sentence.
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Add a check mark in the magnifying glass.
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Watch the video.
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Trace over “The butterflies.”
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Watch the video.
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Finish your sentence.
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Draw a box around the subject part of your sentence.
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Draw a circle around the action part of your sentence.
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Add a check mark if your sentence is complete.
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sentence


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a group of words that tells a whole idea
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subject


2 of 3

who or what a sentence is about
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action


3 of 3

what the subject is doing in a sentence
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Butterfly Parade
Subject and Action

Students will...

Print Prep
  • learn that a sentence has 2 parts: subject and action.

  • identify, box and circle the parts of a sentence.

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What you’ll need for students
Butterfly Parade worksheet 30 copies
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Whiteboard, chart paper, or other big writing surface
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Prep Instructions

For the first part of the activity, the whole class will need to see both the video and the whiteboard (or another surface on which the teacher is writing).

For the second part of the activity (beginning at Step 9), each student will work independently. Students will probably need to sit at tables at this point.

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First Grade Lesson 1: Butterfly Parade

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