Using action Words · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.4.1.2 - Use the simple past verb form to express past needs, feelings and interest

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the simple past form of regular and common irregular verbs in a given passage.
Use the simple past verb form correctly to write at least three sentences expressing needs they had in the past.
Use the simple past verb form correctly to write at least three sentences expressing feelings they had in the past.
Use the simple past verb form correctly to write at least three sentences expressing interests they had in the past.
Write a short paragraph (5 to 7 sentences) about what happened after school on a chosen day, using the simple past form consistently.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using action Words (5.4)
Content standard: B5.5.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of verbs in everyday language
Indicator: B5.5.4.1.2 - Use the simple past verb form to express past needs, feelings and interest
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 143
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners write on a story.
E.g. What happened after school on Monday?
- Discus the essay topic with learners and use the webbing strategy to help them write on the chosen topic. Learners write individually.
- Learners exchange their work and edit as teacher guides by focusing on the past verb form and past participle form..
- Guide learners to rewrite the essay incorporating the corrections.
- Let learners write on another topic individually using the past verb form.