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Verbs Show When

Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future

Day 131of 180
Week 27of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that verbs tell when an action happens

2

Identify past, present, and future verb tenses

3

Recognize how verbs change to show time

📖 Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

God created time, and verbs help us describe actions in different times

📦 Materials Needed

  • Verb tense cards
  • Colored sticky notes
  • Whiteboard
  • Markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Explain that words called 'verbs' tell us when something happens.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me an action happening right now?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce three verb time groups: past (already happened), present (happening now), future (will happen soon)

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Past verbs tell about things that already happened
  • Present verbs tell about things happening right now
  • Future verbs tell about things that will happen later
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What did you do yesterday?
  • What are you doing right now?
  • What do you want to do tomorrow?
3Activity: Verb Time Sorting (6 min)
hands-on

Sort verb cards into past, present, and future time groups

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each student three colored sticky notes
  2. Write 'Past', 'Present', 'Future' on notes
  3. Place sticky notes in different areas of room
  4. Read verb cards and have students move to correct time area
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Do activity as whole class with teacher guidance

Challenge: Students create their own verb cards to sort

4Closing (2 min)

Review what we learned about verb tenses

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the three verb times?
  • Can you give an example of a past verb?
  • How do verbs help us tell stories?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for giving us words to share our stories. Help us learn to use our words wisely.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about present tense verbs!

💎 Memory Verse

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Time Action Motions - Act out different actions for past, present, and future

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning how verbs change to show when an action happens

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of physical actions to demonstrate verb tenses
  • Make learning playful and interactive
  • Encourage child to notice verb changes in everyday speech
🤔 Common Struggles:

Differentiating between time groups and understanding verb changes

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to sort verbs and understand basic time concepts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a verb time scavenger hunt at home
  • Read a story and identify verb tenses
  • Play charades with past, present, and future actions

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