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More Than One

Suffixes: -S and -ES

Day 101of 180
Week 21of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to make words plural by adding -s

2

Recognize and read words with the -s suffix

3

Identify singular and plural forms of words

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:21

“God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:21 (WEB)

God created many different creatures, showing us how one becomes many

📦 Materials Needed

  • Suffix cards
  • Picture cards with singular and plural objects
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Small toys or objects to demonstrate
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and introduce the concept of 'more than one' by showing a single toy and then multiple toys

💭 Review Question: What happens when we have more than one thing?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain how adding -s makes one thing become many things

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • One cat becomes many cats
  • One dog becomes many dogs
  • One book becomes many books
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of something that becomes many when we add -s?
  • How do we know when something is more than one?
3Activity: Plural Sorting Game (7 min)
hands-on

Students sort picture cards into singular and plural groups

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out picture cards
  2. Have students identify singular form
  3. Add -s to make plural
  4. Sort cards into two columns
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer cards with clear singular/plural differences

Challenge: Include irregular plurals like mouse/mice

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about making words plural

📝 Review Questions:
  • What do we add to make one thing many?
  • Can you give me an example of a word that becomes plural?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for creating so many wonderful things in the world

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about when to use -es instead of -s

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Count creatures while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning basic grammatical concepts about plurals

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice at home by pointing out singular and plural objects
  • Make it fun by turning it into a game
  • Use everyday objects to demonstrate
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children may find adding suffixes challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to recognize when a word needs an -s to become plural

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a plural scavenger hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures of single and multiple objects
  • Play 'I Spy' with plural words

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