Students will have the opportunity to practise expanding descriptions of places to form noun groups with this interactive Noun Groups Accordion Activity.

Each accordion strip includes a photograph split in half with a matching determiner and noun. Students will cut out and fold the accordion strips and write words in the boxes to create detailed noun group phrases. They will enjoy holding their accordions so that each half of the picture connects and then opening them to reveal the rest of their noun group inside.

Extend students by having them use the noun group phrases to create descriptive sentences or paragraphs for each photograph. This resource makes a perfect link between visual prompts and expanded noun group construction.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and build noun groups to describe a place
• ✅ Use visual stimuli to guide descriptive word choices
• ✅ Develop confidence in writing expanded noun phrases
• ✅ Practise folding and formatting to enhance writing presentation

What’s Included:

• Accordion strip templates with photo prompts and matching nouns
• Boxes for students to expand noun groups with adjectives and modifiers
• Instructions for printing, folding, and completing the activity

Materials Needed:

• Printed accordion templates
• Scissors and glue or tape
• Pencils or coloured pens for writing and decorating

How to Use:

• • Cut out each accordion strip and fold along the lines
• • Students identify the noun and brainstorm describing words
• • Write expanded noun group phrases inside the accordion boxes
• • Display or store the finished accordions as writing references

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a descriptive writing or grammar unit
• 💡 Pair with photographs from current units of work (e.g. settings in narratives)
• 💡 Create a classroom display showcasing students' creative noun groups

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Model one or two examples together before starting independently
• 💛 Encourage students to refer to vocabulary walls or thesauruses for word variety
• 💛 Challenge students to extend their noun groups into full descriptive sentences

Noun Groups Accordion Activity is a fun and effective way to make grammar visual, hands-on, and creative—supporting students in mastering descriptive language structures.

This pairs perfectly with our Noun Groups POWERPOINT.