Simple Present Lesson Plan for 3rd Grade Students

Topic: Simple Present Tense in English

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to use the simple present tense correctly in their own sentences.

Materials

• Pencils and paper for each student
• Examples of sentences in simple present tense (e.g. "I wake up at 7 a.m. every day." "She likes ice cream.")

Warm-Up

• Ask students to think of a daily routine that they perform regularly.
• Have them share their routines with a partner and discuss when the routines happen (e.g. "I play video games after dinner." "We do our homework before watching TV.")
• Encourage them to use the simple present tense to describe their routines.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of the present simple tense and explain that it is used to describe regular actions that happen now.
• Use the chart to demonstrate how to conjugate regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present simple tense.
• Have students practice conjugating the verbs on the chart.

Guided Practice

• Divide students into small groups and give each group a set of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
• Have students use the chart to conjugate the verbs in the present simple tense.
• Have students share their creations with the class and correct any mistakes.

Independent Practice

• Ask students to choose a topic they are interested in (e.g. their favorite sport, a book they have read, a vacation they have taken).
• Have students write a paragraph about their chosen topic using -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present simple tense.
• Encourage students to use their vocabulary cards to help them with spelling and -comprehension.

Closure

• Review the main points of the lesson (e.g. when to use the present simple, how to conjugate -ar, -er, and -ir verbs).
• Ask students to share one thing they learned about the present simple tense today.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity to assess their understanding of the present simple tense.
• Collect and review the posters or drawings created during the independent practice activity to assess students' ability to use the present simple tense to describe a person, place, or thing.