Get Busy with Our Interactive Verbs Game

Go ahead — Jump! Smile! Laugh! 

Just be sure you do it 10 times if you want the points. 🧮  

Through this engaging verbs exercise, students will read and perform action words. Players take turns choosing cards until all players have completed 100 actions, including:

Scaffolding + Extension Tips 

If students need help with counting to 10, have them count together with a partner or as a small group as they complete each action.

Challenge fast finishers who already understand the concept to create their own task card with a new action verb to act out 10 times. 

Plus 3 More Action Card Activities!

We created this resource to use with your students to celebrate the 100th Day of School, but it can also be used in the following ways: 

🔍 Scavenger Hunt

Hide all cards around the room when your students are not around. Pair up students into teams and set them loose. As soon as they find a card, they do the action, leave it in the same spot they found it, and then set off to find the others. (Note: You may want to make a rule of only one student/team at a time per card. If not, things could get a little crazy!)

🎭 Charades

Divide your class or small group into two teams. Teams will take turns sending up one student at a time to act out the card for their team while you keep score and hand the cards to the players. If their team guesses correctly, everyone does the action, and the team gets to keep the card. The first team to get 10 cards wins!  

🧠 Memory Match

Bonus points for this version of the game as it helps students with their memorization skills! Print two sets of cards. Students will shuffle the cards and lay them all face down in equal rows. Each player takes their turn flipping two cards to find a matching set. When they find a match, they do the action 10 times and set the cards aside to keep score. The first one to make it to 100 (10 pairs) wins!

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Print on cardstock for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access. 

To keep the task cards out of pockets or under desks, punch a hole in the corner of each to place them on a binder ring. 

Before You Download

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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