3rd Grade Income And Economic Activities Lesson Plan Example (Social Studies)

Topic: irregular verbs in past tense

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to write the correct irregular verb in past tense.

Materials

• Pencils
• Paper
• Irregular verb chart (provided by teacher)

Warm-up

• Review regular verbs in past tense by having students conjugate the verb "to eat" in different forms (e.g. ate, ate, eaten).
• Ask students to share any irregular verbs they know in past tense.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of irregular verbs in past tense.
• Write the irregular verbs that students mentioned on the board.
• Use a handout with the irregular verbs in past tense to give to the students.
• Have students read and understand the irregular verbs.
• Explain how to conjugate irregular verbs in past tense, using the example of "to eat" as a regular verb.
• Have students practice conjugating irregular verbs in past tense with the help of the teacher.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs and give each pair a list of irregular verbs in past tense.
• Have students work together to conjugate the irregular verbs in past tense.
• Have a volunteer from each pair come to the front of the class to present their conjugations to the rest of the class.
• Have the class review any irregular verbs that were conjugated incorrectly.

Independent Practice

• Have students work individually to write a short paragraph using an irregular verb in past tense.
• Encourage students to use their textbooks or dictionaries to check their spelling and grammar.
• Have students share their paragraphs with the class and have the class comment on their use of the irregular verb in past tense.

Closure

• Review the main points of the lesson: irregular verbs in past tense are those that do not follow the regular -er/-ed pattern, and they are usually formed by changing the ending of the infinitive (-er) or by adding -d or -ed to the infinitive.
• Ask students to share one thing they learned about irregular verbs in past tense during the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe students during independent practice to assess their understanding of the concept of irregular verbs in past tense.
• Collect and review their writing samples to assess their use of irregular verbs in past tense.