Verbs at Ohiopyle State Park

Practice verb usage at Ohiopyle State Park.  You can have your child practice use of future tense verbs by asking her what things she will do at the park.  Then, have her practice present tense verbs by having her narrate what she is doing at the park.  Finally, practice past tense verbs by having her tell you what she did at the park.  (Cue her to use full sentences.)  For more fun at home, play a game of charades where you and your child act out verbs from actions you performed at the park.

 

 Image retrieved from: http://www.cometoohiopyle.com/.

 Some verbs that you may practice include:

1. kayak

2. bike

3. walk

4. hike

5. fish

 6. raft

7. slide

 

 8. climb

 9. smell

 10. watch

Other verbs include:
run
jog
look
see
spot
swim
jump
sit
explore
touch
feel
hear
drive
park
camp
sleep
sing
cook
eat
boat
pick
find
rest.

To cue your child to use verbs in the future tense, a good rule of thumb is to say that something "will" happen.  Subject-verb structure is helpful for all tenses.  For example, "I will walk."

For the present tense, "I am walking" is a good structure to reference.  In this case, "-ing" is added to the verb.

For the past tense, "-ed" is added to regular verbs, as is the case with "I walked."

The "rules" for verb usage can be confusing, and are not easily taught.  Rather, think of language as an instrument you play by ear (as my AP Language instructor taught us in high school).  Practicing the same structure over and over will help your child learn.  Of course, modeling proper grammar is key so that your child will "absorb" the rules.

Images retrieved from: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohiopyle_State_Park 2. discoverohiopyle.com 3. http://www.cometoohiopyle.com/activities/biking-ohiopyle.html 4. http://www.stateparks.com/ohiopyle.html 5. http://wildernessvoyageurs.wordpress.com/category/fly-fishing-in-ohiopyle/ 6. http://www.cometoohiopyle.com/activities/whitewater-rafting.html 7. http://www.getoutzine.com/node/392.html 8. http://wilderness-voyageurs.com/rock-climbing-en.html 9. http://catbirdinamerica.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/ohiopyle-pennsylvania-a-slice-of-americana/ 10. http://www.triporati.com/interests/Bird+Watching/North+America/United+States/Pennsylvania/Ohiopyle_Laurel+Highlands+%28Summer%29/region