Hop a Little: action language and games · Answer guide

Lesson 1 · Make action words meaningful

Distinguish movement and rest words by description.

1. Which description matches hop in our demonstration?

   Answer: spring using one foot. A hop uses one foot in this demonstration.

2. Which action means pausing to relax?

   Answer: rest. Rest is a pause from activity.

3. Which word means extend a body part?

   Answer: stretch. Stretch involves extending.

Discuss: Choose three comfortable actions or pictures. Say the words in an order for an adult to follow.

Teaching note: Recognising an action does not require a learner to perform it. A yawn does not prove that someone is already asleep. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Lesson 2 · Say what a scene shows

Describe people and actions using picture evidence.

1. The scene has two children drawing. Which sentence fits?

   Answer: They are drawing.. They are matches the two children.

2. An adult is reading in the scene. Which word names the action?

   Answer: reading. Reading tells what the adult does.

3. Which is supported by the stated scene?

   Answer: Two children are drawing.. Only the drawing activity was given.

Discuss: Use a family-safe picture, including a drawing you make. Give two observations and one question about something the picture does not reveal.

Teaching note: We cannot know a person’s name, pronoun or feeling just from appearance. Use the description supplied with the scene. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Lesson 3 · Follow a route and spell an action

Use order words, turn-taking and letters in a short game.

1. Moving forward from box 1, which box is next?

   Answer: 2. The route goes 1,2,3,4,5.

2. Returning from box 5, which box is next?

   Answer: 4. The return path starts 5,4.

3. Which letters spell hop?

   Answer: h-o-p. Hop is written h, o, p.

Discuss: Make a three-box letter route a-b-c. Tell a partner how to move forward and return, using a counter or a finger.

Teaching note: Next depends on the direction you are travelling. Moving a counter can practise the same route language as a movement game. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Final check · Set 1

Try one set after the lessons. Use the other set after reviewing any errors.

1. Which words are actions in “Wave to a friend, then rest at the end”?

   wave and rest. Wave and rest tell what to do.

2. A puppet changes the angle at its waist. Which word fits?

   bend. Bend fits making an angle at a joint.

3. Jo and Kim are drawing. Who does they refer to here?

   Jo and Kim. The preceding group is Jo and Kim.

4. The picture does not show tomorrow. Which response is accurate?

   We do not know tomorrow’s plan.. The scene does not provide that information.

5. Which is the full forward route?

   1,2,3,4,5. The forward route follows the increasing boxes.

6. Which is the return route?

   5,4,3,2,1. Returning follows the path backward.

Final check · Set 2

Try one set after the lessons. Use the other set after reviewing any errors.

1. A person yawns. Which conclusion is safe from that fact alone?

   The person yawned.. We only know the observed action.

2. How can a learner show understanding without moving?

   Choose the matching action picture.. Matching the picture can show understanding.

3. Which sentence clearly uses a supplied name?

   Jo draws.. Using the given name identifies the person.

4. If a detail is uncertain, what can a speaker do?

   Ask a question about it.. A question keeps uncertainty clear.

5. Which letter is missing in h_p to make hop?

   o. Hop has o as its middle letter.

6. How can two players share practice?

   Take turns.. Taking turns gives both players practice.