5th Grade Simple Past Tense Verbs Lesson Plan

Topic: Identify and use simple past tense verbs in sentences

Objectives & Outcomes

  • Students will be able to identify and use simple past tense verbs in sentences.

Materials

  • Whiteboard or chalkboard
  • List of simple past tense verbs (can be provided by teacher or taken from textbook)
  • Examples of sentences using simple past tense verbs

Warm-up

  • Ask students to share what they know about the past tense.
  • Write their answers on the board.
  • Ask students if they can give an example of a simple past tense verb.
  • Write their answers on the board.

Direct Instruction

  • Review the rules for forming the past tense with simple past tense verbs.
  • Have students repeat the rules after you.
  • Use the verb chart to show examples of simple past tense verbs and their endings.
  • Have students match the verbs to their endings.
  • Practice saying sentences using simple past tense verbs.

Guided Practice

  • Have students work in pairs.
  • Give each pair a set of sentence strips with simple past tense verbs.
  • Have students use the verb chart to identify the correct form of the verb and write it on the sentence strip.
  • Have students practice saying the sentence out loud.

Independent Practice

  • Have students work in small groups to create a short puppet show using the simple past tense verbs they learned.
  • Students should use the verb chart to choose the correct form of the verb for their puppet show.
  • Encourage students to be creative and use their imagination to tell a story with their puppets.

Closure

  • Review the past tense verbs that were learned today.
  • Ask students to share one new thing they learned about the simple past tense.

Assessment

  • Observe students during the group and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of the simple past tense.
  • Collect and review the completed worksheets to assess students' ability to identify and use past tense verbs.

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