Verbs and nouns in poetry. Worksheet + game. 'Open It' by Diana Noonan

In this poetry lesson Open It, by Diana Noonan, is used as a starting point for discussing nouns and verbs. The worksheet reinforces core language skills and the game uses physical actions to reinforce the fact that verbs show action.

Learning Objectives:

• to learn about nouns
• to learn about verbs
• to learn about a well-known poet

This document includes lesson notes, poem page, worksheet and game instructions.

This is part of a New Zealand poetry unit. Over the lessons students will be exposed to a variety of well-known New Zealand poems and taught the main language features of poetry.