Standard: 1.L.1e – Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
Grade level: Grade 1
Subject: English Language Arts
Domain: Language
Teacher Overview
This standard focuses on helping students understand and use verbs to indicate different times: past, present, and future. Mastery of this standard is crucial as it lays the groundwork for effective communication and narrative skills. Students should understand basic sentence structure and recognize verbs as action words. They should also have some practice with simple sentences.
After mastering this standard, students will be able to write more complex sentences and narratives, enhancing their overall communication skills.
Common Misconception 1
A common misconception is that verbs do not change form with time. This is incorrect because verb tenses are essential for indicating when an action takes place.
Intervention 1
Using visual aids like timelines and verb charts can help students see how verb forms change with different tenses.
Common Misconception 2
Another common misconception is confusing the forms of irregular verbs when changing tenses. This happens because irregular verbs do not follow standard rules.
Intervention 2
Providing repetitive practice with irregular verbs through engaging activities can help students learn the correct forms.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should be familiar with basic sentence structure and have a foundational understanding of verbs as action words.
Subsequent Knowledge
Students will develop the ability to write more complex sentences and narratives, and understand the nuances of verb tenses in reading comprehension.
Instructional Activities
- Daily journal entries using different tenses.
- Identifying verb tenses in reading passages.
- Role-playing activities to practice verb tenses.
- Creating timelines of daily activities using past, present, and future tenses.
