Lesson Plan
Let's Mingle with Irregular Verbs!
In this interactive lesson, students play a mingle game with their classmates to match the infinitive and past tense forms of irregular verbs. Students need exposure to irregular verbs in order to memorize them and this lesson makes it fun!
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to recognize and form the past tense of irregular verbs.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Display a piece of chart paper that is divided into two columns. In the first column, write the title "verbs" and make a list of verbs in their infinitive form. Include both regular and irregular verbs on the list. (Note: you may prepare this list prior to the lesson. See suggested resources for a sample list.)
- Point to the first verb on the list and have students turn and tell a partner the past tense form of the verb (i.e. paint/painted).
- Call on a student to share the answer and record the past tense form in the second column of the chart, which can be titled "past tense."
- Repeat for each of the verbs on the list, until the second column is filled in.
- Support students as needed during this activity.
- Tell students that today they will be reviewing irregular verbs.