Grade 1 · Week 16verbs
Nibbles the Class Hamster
Students read a short passage about caring for the class hamster, answer 5 questions identifying action verbs, and use teacher and homeschool guidance to practice grammar.
On screen - your kid, alone
- 1Day 1 - Meet the story
- 2Day 2 - Word work
- 3Day 3 - What it means
- 4Day 4 - Fix & re-read
- 5Day 5 - Show what you know
Offline - with you
Print the pages for offline work together; the answer key is for you.
Read the story about Nibbles together, then say, "A verb is an action word — something a person or animal does. Let's find the actions on this page." Point to sentences one at a time and ask, "What is Sam doing? What is Nibbles doing?" Good answers name a single action word like fills, scoops, runs, eats, drinks, or holds, not the whole sentence. Your child does not need to use the word "verb" perfectly — listen for whether they can point to the action. If your child gets stuck, act out the verb with them: pretend to pour water, scoop food, or hold a tiny hamster, then ask, "What did I just do?" You can also reread one short sentence and ask, "Which word shows something happening?" To stretch the lesson, walk around the house and name actions you see — Dad cooks, the dog sleeps, you read — so your child hears that verbs are everywhere.
Nibbles the Class Hamster
Nibbles is our class hamster. Sam and Lin care for him each day. Sam fills the small water bottle. Lin scoops the brown pellets. Nibbles runs to the food dish. He eats the seeds fast. He drinks the cold water. Then the kids clean his cage. Sam holds Nibbles with soft hands. Lin pours fresh chips in the cage. The class watches Nibbles play. Nibbles spins on his bright wheel. We love our class pet.
What this lesson checks
- Grammar usage: Pick the action verb to fill in the blank: Sam ___ the small water bottle.
- Grammar usage: This sentence is missing an action verb: Lin ___ the brown pellets. Write the sentence with the correct action verb from the story.
- Grammar usage: Which sentence has an action verb?
- Grammar usage: Pick the action verb to fill in the blank: Sam ___ Nibbles with soft hands.
- Grammar usage: This sentence is missing an action verb: Nibbles ___ the seeds fast. Write the sentence with the correct action verb from the story.