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Past Tense Stories

Action Words Everywhere

Day 14of 180
Week 3of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand what past tense verbs are

2

Learn to add -ed to create past tense verbs

3

Retell a simple Bible story using past tense verbs

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 14:21

“Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.”

— Exodus 14:21 (WEB)

Demonstrates past tense action words in a powerful Bible story

📦 Materials Needed

  • Sentence strips
  • Pencils
  • Crayons
  • Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children and explain that today we'll learn about past tense verbs - words that tell us about actions that already happened

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me something you did yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce past tense by explaining how we add -ed to most verbs to show something happened in the past

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Most verbs get -ed at the end to become past tense
  • Examples: walk becomes walked, play becomes played
  • Some special verbs change differently
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What did Jesus do when He helped people?
  • How can we use past tense verbs in Bible stories?
3Activity: Moses' Red Sea Adventure (8 min)
hands-on

Retell the Exodus story using past tense verbs, acting out the actions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Read Exodus 14:21 together
  2. Identify past tense verbs like 'stretched', 'caused', 'made'
  3. Create a simple story acting out Moses' actions
  4. Write simple sentences using past tense verbs
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only 2-3 past tense verbs

Challenge: Create a longer story with more complex past tense verbs

4Closing (4 min)

Recap what we learned about past tense verbs

📝 Review Questions:
  • What happens when we add -ed to a verb?
  • Can you give me an example of a past tense verb?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for helping us learn and understand Your wonderful words.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a fun verb game!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 86:5

“For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.”

— Psalm 86:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create hand motions for each verb: 'good', 'forgive', 'call'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to understand how verbs change to show when an action happened

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice past tense verbs during daily conversations
  • Encourage children to tell stories about their day using past tense
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to add -ed and understanding irregular verbs

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to use past tense verbs correctly in conversation

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a past tense verb drawing book
  • Play 'Yesterday I...' verbal game
  • Write a simple past tense story about a Bible character

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