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Adding -ed and -ing to Simple Words

Inflectional Endings

Day 127of 180
Week 26of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to add -ed and -ing to base words

2

Recognize the changes in words when adding inflectional endings

3

Practice using -ed and -ing in sentences

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Just as we learn and grow in language, we also grow in understanding God's word

📦 Materials Needed

  • Magnetic letters
  • Writing journal
  • Colored pencils
  • Word cards
  • Small whiteboard
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Begin with a quick prayer asking God to help us learn. Explain that today we'll learn how words change when we add -ed and -ing.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what happens to a word when we want to talk about something happening now or something that already happened?
2Teaching (8 min)

Demonstrate how base words change by adding -ed and -ing. Show examples like jump/jumped/jumping, play/played/playing.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • -ed shows something happened in the past
  • -ing shows something is happening right now
  • Most simple words just need -ed or -ing added directly
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when we want to talk about jumping yesterday?
  • How do we talk about playing right now?
3Activity: Word Transformation Station (8 min)
hands-on

Students use magnetic letters to transform base words by adding -ed and -ing

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a base word card
  2. Use magnetic letters to add -ed
  3. Use magnetic letters to add -ing
  4. Write the new words in your journal
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only 3-letter base words

Challenge: Create sentences using transformed words

4Closing (4 min)

Review the words we transformed and celebrate our learning

📝 Review Questions:
  • What happens to a word when we add -ed?
  • What does -ing tell us about an action?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Please help us understand how words work.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the special 'drop the e' rule for adding endings!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:11

“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”

— Psalm 119:11 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Write the verse with -ed and -ing variations

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Inflectional endings help children understand how words change to show time and continuing action

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice at home with simple words
  • Encourage child to notice word changes in everyday reading
  • Make it fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering when to add endings, understanding the meaning of changes

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent application of -ed and -ing to base words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a word transformation poster
  • Play a charade game using -ed and -ing words
  • Read books that highlight word changes

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