The ING Song
(to the of Comin' Round the Mountain)
for Mrs. Alfier's Class

Verse 1

With an ING you can be whistling a tune!
(whistle, whistle)
With an ING you can be clapping in your room!
(clap, clap)
With an ING you can be jumping!
(jump)
With an ING you can be thumping!
(thump)
I-N-G 's a chunk for writing with a BOOM!
(Cheer:  Oh, YES!)

Verse 2

As a verb, I-N-G needs Dr. IS!
As a verb, I-N-G needs Dr. ARE!
Dr. WAS and Dr. WERE:
These words just make ING purr
As a verb, the I-N-G words need Doc-tor.

Verse 3

Adjectives with I-N-G help a noun.
Adjectives with I-N-G help a noun.
Flying birds,
Barking dogs,
Hopping little tiny frogs,
Adjectives with I-N-G help a noun.

Paper Practice:

Examples of  wonderful, complete sentences: 
A mouse IS eating cheese.       GOOD SENTENCE!
We ARE going to the park.       GOOD SENTENCE!
My friend WAS laughing at me. GOOD SENTENCE!
The birds WERE flying to their nests. GOOD SENTENCE!

Examples of a broken pieces of sentences or fragments: 
A mouse eating cheese.          SENTENCE FRAGMENT
We going to the park.      SENTENCE FRAGMENT
My friend laughing at me.    SENTENCE FRAGMENT
The birds flying to their nests.  SENTENCE FRAGMENT

Paper Practice:
Examples of  wonderful, complete sentences with ING adjectives:
Many flying birds tweeted loudly.  (Flying tells what kind of birds.)
Barking dogs scare me.                (Barking tells what kind of dogs.)
Hopping little tiny frogs came into my house. 
(Hopping tells what kind of frogs.)
Did you notice?  These sentences did not need the Dr. IS, Dr. ARE, Dr. WAS, or Dr. WERE because the ING words were used as adjectives.
Song and Lesson Examples by Suzy Red, 1999
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