Free 1st Grade Past Form Of The Verb Lesson Plan (English)

Topic:Using Past Tense in a Story

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to use past tense verbs in a story accurately and appropriately.

Materials

• Pictures or objects to represent the actions in the story
• Pencils and paper for students to write their stories

Warm-up

• Ask students to think of a story they have heard or made up before.
• Have them share their story with a partner, and encourage them to add new details and actions to make it longer.
• After a few minutes, ask a few students to share their stories with the whole class.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of past tense by explaining that it is used to describe things that have already happened.
• Using the word cards, demonstrate how to change a verb to the past tense by adding -ed or -d.
• For example, "jump" becomes "jumped," and "eat" becomes "ate."
• Have students practice adding -ed or -d to verbs on their own using the word cards.
• Encourage them to use the past tense when telling their stories, and have them listen to each other's stories to check for proper use of past tense.

Guided Practice

• Tell the story again and have students help you identify the verbs that should be changed to the past -ed or -d.
• Have students practice changing the verbs to the past tense as you continue to tell the story.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a story from a book or -ictionary and change the verbs to the past tense.
• Encourage them to use a variety of verbs and to pay attention to the correct spelling of the past tense forms.

Closure

• Have students share their stories with the class.
• Ask them to point out the past tense verbs and explain their meaning.

Assessment

• Observe students during independent practice and listen to their presentations to assess their understanding of the past tense verbs.
• Collect and review their stories for correct use of past tense verbs.