Play a game that allows children to act out the verbs in a sentence. Invite children to stand in a circle and select one child to start the game. Say a sentence and upon hearing the first verb in the sentence, the child that was selected must act out the word. For example, if the first verb in the sentence is "run," the child should run in place. The next child in the circle should act out the next verb she hears and so forth. It's likely that you'll finish one sentence before going around the circle, so start another sentence. If the child whose turn it is to act misses a verb, he must sit out of the game.
There are literally thousands of verbs in the English language. Possessing a large verb vocabulary is important for telling more interesting stories. For this activity, split children up into pairs or groups of three. Write a basic verb on the board, such as "walk" and instruct children to create a list of alternate verbs that also mean "walk": stroll, stride, pace and saunter, for example. After an allotted period of time, stop children from writing and ask them to share their lists. The pair or group with the largest list wins the game.
Have children create a collage book that illustrates different verbs. On the center of a sheet of construction paper, write a verb; write a different verb on each paper. Distribute magazines, newspapers and other resources that contain pictures and instruct children to cut out pictures that illustrate the verb written on their paper; they should glue the pictures they cut out around the verb. For example, a child with the verb "eating" should cut out pictures that illustrate eating and glue them onto the paper. Assemble the pages into a book, which children can use as a reference material while writing.
Select a child to stand in front of a chalk- or dry-erase board, with her back facing the board. On the board, write a verb. The rest of the children raise their hands and upon being called on, act out the word on the board and the person standing in front of the board tries to guess what the word is based on the actions. Call on different children to act out the verb until the person standing at the board is able to guess the correct word. The child who acted last takes the place of the child standing at the board.