This lesson introduces children to the idea that a verb can be more than just one word, helping them recognise and use verb phrases correctly in their writing. The teaching slides break down the concept step by step, showing how a being verb can work with an action word to form a phrase. Pupils then apply this understanding through practical activities where they identify verb phrases in sentences and practise creating their own. The accompanying task sheet reinforces learning by encouraging children to highlight both the subject and verb phrase before completing unfinished sentences with their own verb phrases. This lesson builds naturally on previous sessions about subjects and verbs, giving pupils a clearer sense of how sentences are constructed.