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Verb Tense Story

Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future

Day 135of 180
Week 27of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Write a simple story using past, present, and future verb tenses

2

Demonstrate understanding of when actions happen

3

Practice creative storytelling with grammatical awareness

📖 Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 3:1

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

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

Just like our story has different times, God has a perfect time for everything

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colorful writing paper
  • Pencils
  • Crayons or markers
  • Story template sheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and remind them about the three verb tenses. Explain that today they'll create a story that shows things that happened, are happening, and will happen.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me an action that happened yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how to create a story using different verb tenses by drawing a simple story map with three sections: Past, Present, Future

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Past tense uses -ed or special endings
  • Present tense shows what is happening now
  • Future tense uses 'will' before the verb
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What might happen in your story?
  • Can you think of a character who does something now and will do something later?
3Activity: My Time-Traveling Story (10 min)
project

Students create a story showing actions in past, present, and future

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper into three sections
  2. Label sections: Past, Present, Future
  3. Draw and write a simple story using verb tenses
  4. Color and decorate your story
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use sentence starters for each tense section

Challenge: Include dialogue with different verb tenses

4Closing (3 min)

Share stories and celebrate creative writing

📝 Review Questions:
  • What verb tense did you use in your past section?
  • How is a present tense verb different from a future tense verb?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for giving us words to share stories and express ourselves.

Coming up: Next week, we'll continue exploring how words help us communicate

💎 Memory Verse

Ecclesiastes 3:1

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

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out different times with hand motions

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning to understand how verbs change to show when something happens

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in storytelling
  • Help child identify verb tenses if they struggle
  • Make grammar fun and not too serious
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between verb tenses and using correct endings

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to use -ed, present tense -s/es, and 'will' correctly

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Act out the story using different voice tones
  • Create a verb tense memory game
  • Make a family story using verb tenses

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