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Future Tense with Will

Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future

Day 134of 180
Week 27of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to use 'will' to show future actions

2

Create sentences using future tense verbs

3

Recognize the difference between present and future tenses

📖 Scripture Connection

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans that I have for you, says Yahweh, plans for peace, and not for evil, to give you hope and a future.”

— Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

God knows our future and has good plans for us, just like we can talk about things we will do in the future

📦 Materials Needed

  • Verb tense cards
  • Colored markers
  • Large white paper
  • Picture cards
  • Clipboard
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and explain that today we'll learn about talking about things that haven't happened yet

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me something you will do later today?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce future tense by using 'will' before a verb to show something that hasn't happened yet

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Future tense tells about actions that will happen later
  • 'Will' helps us talk about things in the future
  • Examples: 'I will play', 'She will read', 'They will sing'
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is something you will do this weekend?
  • Can you make a sentence using 'will'?
  • How is 'will play' different from 'playing'?
3Activity: Future Action Charades (8 min)
hands-on

Students act out future actions for others to guess and write

📝 Instructions:
  1. One student thinks of a future action
  2. Act out the action without speaking
  3. Other students guess the action
  4. Write the sentence using 'will'
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use picture cards to help students

Challenge: Create a story using multiple future tense verbs

4Closing (4 min)

Review what we learned about future tense

📝 Review Questions:
  • What word helps us talk about the future?
  • Can you make a sentence with 'will'?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Help us understand how to talk about the wonderful things you have planned for us.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll put all our verb tense knowledge together in a fun story!

💎 Memory Verse

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans that I have for you, says Yahweh, plans for peace, and not for evil, to give you hope and a future.”

— Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Future Verse Hop - Children jump forward when saying 'future' words

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning to understand time concepts through verb tenses

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of examples
  • Make learning playful
  • Be patient with verb conjugation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to use 'will' consistently

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to use future tense in conversation

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a future action drawing
  • Write a letter to future self
  • Play 'Future Tense Bingo'

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