We consider nine parts of speech; noun family article adjective noun verb family Adverb verb joining words prepositions conjunctions The interjection or exclamation The pronoun In Casa the symbols are given to show the patterns in language, the words change but the patterns of the function remain the same. The symbols are …
The Story of the Naming Word – the noun
Story of the Naming Word Material Description: Black pyramid symbol, bible, telephone directory Method: This story is given to a small group of children, it can be told with drama. ‘Remember that we said it was so useful when the human being named the things around them in their environment. It was as though they …
The Study of the Article
First Presentation – The Study of the Article Material Description: Article Grammar Box II Noun and Article grammar box, filler box IIA, with long cards ‘a tree’ and one copy of the three articles, ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ symbol box. Method: Oral Introduction An exercise for two children, bring the symbol box. Begin with …
The Study of the Adjective
Presenting the Study of the Adjective Material Description: Adjective Grammar Box, filler Box IIIA, Box of Grammar Symbols, Noun family chart Access to the farm Adjective filler box contents: IIIA: colours, IIIB: Dimension and number The first two presentations can be done with any of the short chains form the bead cabinet and corresponding tickets. …
The Verb
Introduction The children will have completed a great deal of work with the noun family and will be familiar with the noun box, symbols and impressionistic chart. They will have the impression of the noun as a very solid, stable part of speech.and that the noun is not easily used. The red ball which is …
Adverb
Material Description: Symbol for the adverb, smaller orange circle and other symbols, grammar box 6 and filler box 6a. Method: Oral Introduction Ask the child to perform a verb and then modify the action with the adverb, for instance ask both children to ‘walk…quickly..slowly’ and then comment on other differences in the way they walked. …
Conjunction
Material Description: Symbol for the conjunction, pink line and other symbols, grammar box 8 and filler box 8a. Method: No oral introduction Activity In the same way as the verb, here one example has no conjunction, but has two sentences, the other example is joined by a conjunction. For example, ‘Do not …
Preposition
Material Description: Symbol for the preposition, green crescent and other symbols, grammar box 5 and filler box 5a Method: Oral Introduction Take a box of beads, put the beads inside the box, above, by the side of the box, in front to of the box. Activity In the same way as the …
The Study of the Pronoun
Introducing the Pronoun Material Description: Pronoun grammar Box 7, Filler Box VIIA, symbol box Method: Oral introduction Say to a small group of children,’When I want to talk about something I want to do I don’t have to say my name, I can say, “I can talk, I can walk, I can sing”, I am …
Study of the Interjection
Material Description: Interjection Grammar Box, filler Box IXA, Box of Grammar Symbols Method: Activity Show the child where the grammar box is kept and ask the child to arrange the long cards, and shuffle them. One child reads the first phrase from the long card, say, ‘This is such a special exercise, you have …