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Plural Practice

Suffixes: -S and -ES

Day 103of 180
Week 21of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand when to add -s and -es to make words plural

2

Sort words correctly for plural forms

3

Read and create plural 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 we use plural words to describe multiple things

📦 Materials Needed

  • Sorting mat
  • Word cards
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and show pictures of single and multiple objects. Ask them how we talk about more than one thing.

💭 Review Question: What makes a word show there's more than one?
2Teaching (8 min)

Review rules for adding -s and -es. Demonstrate with visual examples.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Add -s to most words (dog/dogs)
  • Add -es to words ending in s, x, z, ch, sh (box/boxes)
  • Some words change spelling when becoming plural
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of a word that becomes plural?
  • What happens to a word when we want to show more than one?
3Activity: Plural Sorting Safari (8 min)
hands-on

Students sort word cards into -s and -es columns, then create a plural word poster

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out sorting mat
  2. Divide word cards into -s and -es piles
  3. Glue correct words in matching columns
  4. Draw a picture representing the plural words
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide pre-sorted cards

Challenge: Create own plural words without example cards

4Closing (4 min)

Review sorting activity and celebrate learning about plurals

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes a word plural?
  • When do we use -es instead of -s?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for giving us language to describe your wonderful world with all its amazing creatures.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll practice spelling our plural words!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 104:24

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

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Count the works (plural!) while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning to recognize and create plural forms of words

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice sorting at home with household items
  • Make plural word games fun and interactive
  • Encourage pointing out plurals in daily reading
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering when to use -es versus -s

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent application of plural rules

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 'Plural Scavenger Hunt' at home
  • Read books highlighting plural words
  • Play 'Guess the Plural' game during car rides

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