Lesson Plan: Simple Past Tense for Primary 4 Children

Subject: English Language Topic: Simple Past Tense Grade Level: Primary 4

Introduction: - Begin the lesson by asking the students if they know what past tense means. - Explain that past tense is used to talk about actions or events that have already happened. - Show a short video clip that demonstrates the use of past tense in a story or conversation. (Video resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j3_iPskjxk)

Lesson Outline: 1. Warm-up Activity: - Engage the students in a quick discussion about their favorite activities from the previous day. - Ask them to share their experiences using past tense verbs.

1. Explanation of Simple Past Tense:
   • Present the concept of simple past tense using examples and visuals.
   • Explain that regular verbs usually add “-ed” to form the past tense.
   • Discuss irregular verbs and their unique past tense forms.
   • Provide a list of common irregular verbs and their past tense forms. (Worksheet resource: https://www.teach-this.com/images/resources/past-irregular-verbs.pdf)
2. Guided Practice:
   • Distribute a worksheet with sentences in the present tense.
   • Instruct the students to rewrite the sentences in the simple past tense.
   • Walk around the classroom to provide assistance and guidance as needed. (Worksheet resource: https://www.teach-this.com/images/resources/simple-past-tense-regular-verbs.pdf)
3. Questioning:
   • Engage the students in a discussion by asking questions related to past events.
   • Encourage them to respond using the simple past tense.
   • Provide prompts such as “What did you do last weekend?” or “Did you visit any interesting places during the holidays?”

Assessment: - Conduct a short quiz to assess the students’ understanding of the simple past tense. - Use a mix of multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises. - Provide immediate feedback and discuss the correct answers as a class.

Differentiation: - For students who need additional support, provide sentence frames or word banks to assist them in constructing sentences in the past tense. - For advanced students, challenge them to create their own sentences using irregular verbs in the past tense.

Plenary: - Summarize the lesson by reviewing the key points of the simple past tense. - Ask the students to share one interesting thing they learned about using the past tense. - Conclude the lesson by showing a short video that reinforces the concept of simple past tense. (Video resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j3_iPskjxk)

Note: The provided video resources are suggestions and can be replaced with other suitable videos based on availability and appropriateness for the classroom.