Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and define vocabulary words that can be used to describe different actions and movements connected to a specific sport and a template and vocabulary word bank to compile and record lists of verbs that can be used to describe different sports.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to compile and record lists of verbs that can be used to describe actions and events connected to different sports.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to select and combine descriptive vocabulary words to compose and perform poems describing actions and events connected to competing in different sports. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.