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Future Tense Forecasters

Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future

Day 39of 180
Week 8of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to form future tense using 'will' and 'going to'

2

Practice writing predictions about future events

3

Understand how future tense communicates upcoming actions

📖 Scripture Connection

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans that I have for you,' says Yahweh, 'plans for peace, and not for evil, to give you hope and a future.'”

— Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

God's plans remind us that the future is filled with hope and purpose

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blank white paper
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • Verb tense reference chart
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and explain that today we'll explore how to talk about things that will happen in the future

💭 Review Question: What do you think might happen in the future?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce future tense using 'will' and 'going to' with simple examples

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Future tense shows actions that haven't happened yet
  • 'Will' and 'going to' help us talk about future events
  • Examples: 'I will read my Bible' or 'I am going to help my family'
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some things you will do this week?
  • How is talking about the future different from talking about the past?
3Activity: Future Story Creators (10 min)
hands-on

Students create a colorful drawing showing future predictions using future tense verbs

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper into 4 sections
  2. In each section, draw a future event
  3. Write a sentence in future tense describing each picture
  4. Use 'will' or 'going to' in each sentence
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw 2 future events instead of 4

Challenge: Write a short paragraph about future plans using multiple future tense verbs

4Closing (5 min)

Share drawings and discuss future predictions

📝 Review Questions:
  • What words help us talk about the future?
  • Can you give an example of a future tense sentence?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for giving us hope and exciting plans for our future. Help us trust in Your guidance.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about keeping our verb tenses consistent in writing

💎 Memory Verse

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans that I have for you,' says Yahweh, 'plans for peace, and not for evil, to give you hope and a future.'”

— Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Future Verse Charades - act out words about hope and future

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Future tense helps children understand how language describes upcoming events

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creative thinking about future possibilities
  • Help child understand the difference between 'will' and 'going to'
🤔 Common Struggles:

Mixing up verb tenses or forgetting to use 'will/going to'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent use of future tense markers in spoken and written language

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a future time capsule
  • Write a letter to yourself 10 years from now
  • Play 'Future Charades' using future tense verbs

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