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Action Words with -ING

Suffixes: -S, -ES, -ED, -ING

Day 98of 180
Week 20of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to add -ing to verbs

2

Practice spelling words with -ing suffix

3

Recognize when to drop final 'e' when adding -ing

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

God is always creating and working, and we use action words to describe His wonderful works

📦 Materials Needed

  • Word building tiles
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Suffix cards
  • Pencils
  • Worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Demonstrate adding -ing to different verbs by acting them out.

💭 Review Question: What happens when we add -ing to a verb?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain how -ing changes a verb into a present continuous action word

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • When we add -ing, we show something happening right now
  • Some words need special spelling rules
  • Drop the final 'e' before adding -ing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of an action you are doing right now?
  • How does -ing change what a word means?
3Activity: Verb Action Charades (7 min)
hands-on

Students act out -ing words while others guess

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a verb card
  2. Add -ing to the verb
  3. Act out the action
  4. Class guesses the verb
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use simple, common verbs

Challenge: Use more complex verbs with spelling rules

4Closing (3 min)

Review the -ing rule and practice a few more examples

📝 Review Questions:
  • What do we do to words when we add -ing?
  • Why do we drop the 'e' sometimes?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for giving us words to express the amazing things You do.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about spelling rules for suffixes

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 150:6

“Let everything that has breath praise Yahweh. Praise Yah!”

— Psalm 150:6 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out the verse using -ing words like 'praising', 'singing', 'clapping'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning how verb forms change with suffixes

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice -ing words at home
  • Encourage children to notice -ing words in reading
  • Make it fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to drop the final 'e' before adding -ing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Correct application of -ing suffix and understanding of present continuous tense

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create an -ing word scavenger hunt
  • Draw pictures of actions using -ing words
  • Write a short story using multiple -ing words

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