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Past Tense with -ED

Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future

Day 133of 180
Week 27of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to form past tense verbs by adding -ed

2

Practice spelling past tense verbs

3

Understand how verbs change to show something happened in the past

📖 Scripture Connection

Philippians 3:13

“Brothers, I don't count myself to have taken hold of it yet, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,”

— Philippians 3:13 (WEB)

This verse shows how we can think about past actions while focusing on what's ahead

📦 Materials Needed

  • Pencils
  • Worksheet
  • Colored markers
  • Verb tense cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and explain that today we'll learn how to talk about things that already happened

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me something you did yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Explain how adding -ed to a verb shows an action happened in the past

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Regular verbs change by adding -ed
  • Some words change spelling when adding -ed
  • Examples: walk → walked, play → played
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What verb can you turn into a past tense verb?
  • How does adding -ed change a word?
3Activity: Past Tense Verb Hunt (6 min)
worksheet

Students complete a worksheet finding and creating past tense verbs

📝 Instructions:
  1. Circle the past tense verbs
  2. Draw a picture of the verb action
  3. Write the past tense version of given verbs
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only one-syllable verbs

Challenge: Include irregular past tense verbs

4Closing (2 min)

Review what we learned about past tense verbs

📝 Review Questions:
  • How do we make a past tense verb?
  • Can you give me an example of a past tense verb?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Bless our minds as we learn about words.

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

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 25:7

“Don't remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness' sake, Yahweh.”

— Psalm 25:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out the words 'remember' and 'forget' to help memorize

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

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

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice past tense verbs during daily conversation
  • Use physical actions to demonstrate past tense
  • Be patient with spelling variations
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to add -ed and understanding when to use past tense

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child can correctly identify and create simple past tense verbs

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a past tense verb memory game
  • Draw a comic strip using past tense verbs
  • Play charades with past tense actions

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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