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Past Continuous Lesson Plan

The Adventures of the Past Continuous

Subject

ELA

Grade

4

Methodology

Direct Instruction

Duration (minutes)

45

Overview
  • Introduction (5 mins)

  • Present New Material (10 mins)

  • Guided Practice (10 mins)

  • Individual Practice (10 mins)

  • Assessment and Reflection (5 mins)

  • Review and Closure (5 mins)

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.D, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1

Background Knowledge

Students should have a basic understanding of past simple tense, and familiarity with storytelling and sentence structure.

Skills

Oracy , Communication , Critical thinking

Objectives

  • Students will understand and use the past continuous tense in sentences.

  • Students will enhance oracy, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Materials

  • Interactive Whiteboard: For displaying visual aids and multimedia content.

  • Story Cards: Pre-made cards with images and prompts for storytelling.

  • Past Continuous Worksheets: For guided and individual practice.

  • Audio Clips: Short audio stories illustrating the use of past continuous.

  • Reflection Journals: For students to write about their learning experience.

  • Group Activity Sheets: For collaborative storytelling tasks.

Lesson Activities

Introduction (5 mins)


Hook

Ask students, "What were you doing at this exact time yesterday?" to activate prior knowledge and spark curiosity.


Discuss

Briefly explain the past continuous tense with examples. For instance, "I was reading a book at this time yesterday."


Teacher Note

Use enthusiastic tone and body language to engage students right from the start.



Present New Material (10 mins)


Storytelling

Use the interactive whiteboard to display a short story with visual aids, highlighting sentences in the past continuous tense. Example: "While the cat was sleeping, the mouse was eating cheese."


Audio Clips

Play short audio stories and pause to discuss the use of past continuous. Ask students, "What actions were happening at the same time?"


Teacher Note

Encourage students to visualize the scenes and actions as they listen to the audio clips.



Guided Practice (10 mins)


Story Cards Activity

In pairs, students use story cards to create sentences in the past continuous tense. Provide immediate feedback and support. Example prompt: "The children were playing while the dog was barking."


Teacher Note

Walk around the classroom to monitor progress and offer assistance as needed.



Individual Practice (10 mins)


Worksheets

Students complete past continuous worksheets, focusing on sentence formation and usage. Example task: "Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the past continuous tense."


Teacher Note

Provide differentiated worksheets to cater to varying levels of understanding.



Assessment and Reflection (5 mins)


Quick Quiz

Conduct a short quiz to check for understanding. Example question: "What were you doing at 8 PM last night?"


Reflection Journals

Students write a brief reflection on what they learned and how they used the past continuous tense. Prompt: "Write about a time when you were doing something interesting."


Teacher Note

Look for accurate use of the past continuous tense and thoughtful reflections on learning.



Review and Closure (5 mins)


Group Sharing

Students share their reflections or a sentence they wrote using the past continuous.


Recap

Summarize key points and answer any remaining questions. Reinforce the importance of using the past continuous tense in storytelling.


Teacher Note

Celebrate students' efforts and progress to boost their confidence.

Downloads

Reflection Journal Prompts

Reflection Journal Prompts

Presentation

Presentation

Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Task Cards

Task Cards

Resources

Simple Past Tense Short Story Learning || Effective Learning || Quick English tutorials ||

Video

Simple Past Tense Short Story Learning || Effective Learning || Quick English tutorials ||
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