3rd Grade Simple Tenses Lesson Plan (English)

Topic: Simple tenses

Objectives & Outcomes

• Understand the different simple tenses (present, past, and future) and how to use them in your writing.

Materials

• Pen or pencil
• Paper
• Interactive whiteboard or chalkboard

Warm-up

• Ask students if they know what tenses are and if they can give an example of a tense.
• Write the following tenses on the board: present, past, future.
• Ask students to point to the tense that matches each example: ___ sees, ___ saw, ___ will see.
• Review the concept of verb tenses and the different names for each tense (present progressive, past perfect, future perfect).

Direct Instruction

• Explain that there are six simple tenses in English (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect).
• Write the tenses on the board and have students repeat after you.
• Review the usage and pronunciation of each tense, using the handouts as a reference.
• Explain the difference between present and past tense, and between future and future perfect tense.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to complete a matching exercise using the tenses on the board. You can use flashcards or simply write the tenses on the board and have students identify and match them.
• As a class, review the correct matches and discuss any issues or difficulties students encountered.

Independent Practice:

• Have students choose a story they've previously read or heard and write a short paragraph using one of the tenses they've learned in class. Encourage them to use the tense appropriately and accurately in their writing.

Closure

• Review the different tenses and have students give examples of each.
• Ask students to share one thing they learned about tenses during the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe students during the guided and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of simple tenses.
• Collect and review the written work to assess students' ability to use simple tenses correctly in a paragraph.