Using Action Words · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.5.4.1.2 - Explore the use of the simple past verb form and participle form

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the simple past form and the past participle form of at least 10 common action words (verbs) when given a list.
Differentiate between the simple past form and the past participle form by explaining how each is used in a sentence.
Complete sentences correctly using the simple past form or the past participle form of given verbs.
Write a short story about “What happened after school on Monday” using both the simple past form and the past participle form of verbs correctly.
Edit a partner’s story by checking for correct use of simple past and past participle forms.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Action Words (5.4)
Content standard: B6.5.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of verbs in everyday language
Indicator: B6.5.4.1.2 - Explore the use of the simple past verb form and participle form
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. 213
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners write a story. E.g. about what happened after school on Monday.
- Discuss 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 for editing as teacher guides by focusing on the past verb form and participle form.
- Assist those whose essays are only in the simple past to some in the past participle tense.
- Learners rewrite their essays incorporating the corrections.
- Have learners write on another topic individually using the simple past verb form as well as the past participle form.