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I completely agree Mary. I will also be teaching First class and I think Academy Khan is suitable for this age range and I love that it caters to the child’s own learning pace.
Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
Age group: 1st Class
Subject: EnglishStrand’/Unit: Oral Language OL4 (Sentence Structure and Grammar)
🧠 Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Identify and differentiate between nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
Use body movement and storytelling to reinforce understanding.
Apply the words in simple oral sentences.
1. Warm-Up Game: “Word Detective!” (5–7 min)Purpose: Activate prior knowledge and get kids moving.
Say: “I’m thinking of a word that names a person, place, or thing… What is that kind of word called?” (Answer: Noun)
Repeat for verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb with simple examples.
Each time they get it right, they stand and do a quick action (e.g., jump, spin, clap).2. Word Card Activity: “Sort Yourself Out!” (10 min)
Materials: 10 word cards (2 for each word type)
Examples:Nouns: dog, school
Verbs: run, jump
Pronouns: he, they
Adjectives: red, happy
Adverbs: quickly, loudly
Instructions:Give 1 word card to each student or small pair.
Place 5 signs in corners of the room labeled Nouns, Verbs, etc.
Students walk to the correct corner.
Ask 1–2 from each group to act or use their word in a sentence.
Variation: If you have more time, do a second round where students swap cards.3. Active Game: “Act and Guess!” (10 min)
Purpose: Reinforce verbs, adjectives, adverbs
One student draws a word card and acts it out.
Class guesses the word and what type it is.
Use guiding questions like: “Is it something we do?” (verb), “How did they move?” (adverb).4. Mini Story Build: “Silly Sentence Chain” (10–12 min)
Group or circle time
Start with: “The dog (noun)…”
Go around the circle, each student adds one word (in order): adjective → verb → adverb → pronoun.
Example: “The happy dog ran quickly because he was excited!”
Write the sentence on the board and label parts of speech in colors.5. Wrap-Up & Reflect (5 min)
Ask:
What did we learn today?
Can you name a noun? A verb?
What’s a funny sentence you remember?It is clear AI can save teachers a lot of time but also make lessons more enjoyable and active for children. I think it allows teachers to keep lesson fun and relevant for children. In this lesson, I would use other AI tools such as quizizz to assess the learning. This can displayed on the interactive white board or ipads could be provided. I think Ari Assistant is also going to be very helpful for teachers and is something I look forward to using. I think it is very important for children to understand AI and how to use it properly. The fact that AI itself can provide us with a fun lesson to teach children about AI and how to use it, is great. I look forward to incorporating AI more into my teaching.
This is a great idea to start introducing AI to children in class. My class would really enjoy this and love coming up with questions to ask. Also a great active lesson that gets children active in their learning.
For teaching 1st class next year, I would introduce Khan Academy Kids to the class. I would start by doing an whole class introduction on the interactive whiteboard to show them how to use it and highlight how they can explore reading, problem solving and other maths topics in a fun and engaging way. The app is easy to use and I love how it can tailor to the child needs and allow them to follow at their own pace. I think the colourful characters and games will encourage interaction and support their learning. I think I would start with letting them explore individually and then in groups. I can track their progress to and provide support where needed. I think this app is kid friendly and will be a great educational benefit to the classroom. My class would love exploring different games and activities that can be tailored to their level. The fact that it can be continued at home with parents support is also great. I look forward to seeing how well it work sin the classroom.
I completely agree Inez, I can already imagine how excited my class would be in seeing their names in their maths problems and I think it would also help them generate their own maths problems. This can really transform maths lesson regarding a topic that can cause such stress for children to be more engaging and fun and meaningful.
This module provided so many AI tools and platforms that can save so much time in the classroom. I was particularly interested in Diffit, as differentiation is something that I find so time consuming in the classroom. Being able to create worksheets to suits the needs of each child in minutes was invaluable. The endless resources included that can be tailored to the child is amazing. It would support the teacher in assessment of the child’s learning.
Another platform I will enjoy using is gamma. When I think of the amount of time I have spent trying to create powerpoints and this platform allows me to create in minutes. Allowing me extra time to make it as engaging as I can for children. I am already thinking it will help me create a welcome powerpoint entailing rules and expectation for the year ahead.
I am looking forward to showing my class reading coach and I think this will really help to get children more engaged in reading and developing reading skills. A lot of issues I found is finding books that were of interest to the child. I think reading coach will allow them to create fun stories that will be enjoyable for them to read. Children also love when they can unlock other characters and settings, especially in the younger classrooms. This could be a game changer for my class this year and I look forward to using it.
Hi Annette,
I completely agree that immersive reader could be a game changer for EAL children and I will definitely be sharing it with my fellow colleagues. As for the case study from china, I agree that more CPD course should be available in ways we can ensure AI is used in the right way that does not impact the child’s well-being.
I found this module very insightful in ways I can improve my teaching with the use of AI. I had never heard or used immersive reader before and find that can be so helpful for children in my class who have difficulties with reading. It also can help children to engage in their learning and not have such a negative relationship with reading. I think this is something that can be used in homes with parents support which can be very beneficial. MS forms and google forms sounds extremely helpful when creating quizzes in the classroom and the way it does the correcting for you. I do feel this is something that will take time to create and also will need time to teach kids to use in the younger classes. The minecraft education would certainly have the interest of the children and is something I look forward to trying. I do not agree with the take china took and found this had a negative impact on the child well-being and their learning. Alerting parents regarding their attention and focus is not beneficial. Possibly a good resource to have to monitor a child who may have learning difficulties but china has taken it too far.
Hi Darren,
I agree that is is brilliant to have these tools to help you create material for your class and I look forward to exploring more way we can do this. I have also tried to use Chatgpt to create quizzes relating to the Titanic book we had read in the classroom but unfortunately they didn’t know the book so they were basing the questions off the film which in the end meant I had to edit each question to suit the book information. This did take more time, however I found that it saved me time even creating a template for the quiz so I think there are great benefits if it already has the information but not so much when it doesn’t.
It is clear that AI can support teachers in the classroom once used correctly. AI can be a great teaching assistant to support teachers in the classroom. As we already know, teachers has so much to do already and anything that can help us save time and assist us in teaching is very beneficial. I think it is really easy for teachers to continue doing the same lessons over and over again but it is great to get some suggestions at how we can make our lessons more engaging for the children. Using AI as a one on one tool can be very helpful for students when monitored and used properly. The way it can detect if someone is trying to cheat and allows the teacher to be able to see how they attempted to answer the question is a great support for teachers. It is so hard as teachers, to get around to everyone in the classroom so I would be very intrigued to see how it would support a student one on one. Saying this, I feel it more be more suited to older classroom ages. I think the problem could be becoming to reliant on such tools to help us with everything. I have already enjoyed exploring the generative AI in education and I am looking forward to learning more on how it can benefit me in the classroom.