KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Teacher Candidate: Mychala Sfida Date: 2/4/2020

Cooperating Teacher: Alicia Zwoyer Coop. Initials: ______
Group Size: 26 students Allotted Time: 30 minutes Grade Level: 4th
Subject or Topic: Grammar/Writing: Reviewing Irregular Verbs Section: 390

STANDARD: (PA Common Core):

Standard - CC.1.4.4.F
Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English
grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation and spelling.

I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes)

● Students will be able to correctly identify irregular past tense verbs by playing the “I
have… Who has…?” game

II. Instructional Materials

● Irregular verb correction slip
● Irregular verb video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVlyEhdYVDI)
● Smart board
● Pencils
● “I have… Who has…?” game irregular past tense verb edition
● Irregular past tense verb word search
● Highlighter

III. Subject Matter/ Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea, new content)
A. Prerequisite Skills
● Knowledge of verbs
● Knowledge of irregular verbs
B. Key Vocabulary
● Regular past tense verbs: add -ed or -d to the end of the verb
● Irregular past tense verbs: do not end with -ed or -d; have to change the spelling
of the verb
C. Big Idea
● Correctly identifying irregular past tense verbs
D. New Content
● Irregular past tense verbs

IV. Implementation
A. Introduction
● “Today we are going to do some review of irregular past tense verbs.”
● “First, I want you to complete this short introduction slip.”
● Explain introduction slip
● Pass out introduction slip
 ● Allow time to complete
● Have one student from each side collect the papers
● Go over answers

B. Development
● I DO
○ “Now we are going to watch a video on irregular past tense verbs.”
○ Play video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVlyEhdYVDI)
○ “The video explains what we already know about regular past tense verbs
and irregular past tense verbs. For regular past tense verbs, you have to
add an -ed. For irregular past tense verbs, you have to change the
spelling.”
○ “Now we are going to play a game. It is called I have… Who has…”
○ “Everyone will get a card with I have… Who has…”
○ “I will be the start person and ask Who has…. All of the who has
questions ask about the past tense of a verb so you need to know what the
present and past tense of the verb is to be able to say I have…”
○ Pass out cards
● WE DO
○ “We are going to do an example round to make sure you all understand the
game.”
○ “I will start by saying who has the past tense of grow. Everyone will look
at their paper and whoever has “I have grew” on their paper will say “I
have grew” and then ask their who has question. Once you say your card,
you will sit down. Then we will keep on going until we reach the person
who has “THE END” on their paper.”
○ Thumbs up/thumbs down check on understanding of the game
● YOU DO
○ “Now we are ready to play! Stand up and stand behind your seat only.
Remember when you say your card, sit back down.”
○ Begin playing game
○ Have one student from each side collect game cards when game is done
○ If time have students do the irregular past tense verbs word search
■ “For this word search, you will need to look at the verb at the
bottom and write the past tense verb. Then you will go into the
word search and find the past tense verb.”
■ Past out word searches
■ Allow time to complete
■ Have one student from each side collect word searches

C. Closure
● “What is one thing you have learned about irregular past tense verbs over these
last few days?”
● Call on some students for responses
● “Do we still have any remaining questions about irregular past tense verbs?”

D. Accommodations / Differentiation
 ● For struggling ESL students, I will provide them with the correct answer during
the “I have… Who has… game.
● For ESL students, I will allow a longer wait time after asking questions.

E. Assessment/Evaluation plan
1. Formative: “I have… Who has…” game
2. Summative: irregular past tense verb assessment on 2/5/2020

V. Reflective Response

A. Report of Students’ Performance in Terms of States Objectives (Reflection on

students performance written after the lesson is taught, includes remediation for
students who failed to meet an acceptable level of achievement)
●
● Remediation plan
○

B. Personal Reflection (Questions are written before the lesson is taught.)(Reflective

answers to questions recorded after the lesson is taught.)
1. Did I effectively review irregular past tense verbs?
●
2. What would I improve on in this lesson if I taught it again?
●

VI. Resources
August, D. (2016). Wonders. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Kiswardys. (n.d.). Irregular Past Tense Verbs Word Search. Retrieved from
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Irregular-Past-Tense-Verbs-Word-
earch-4421490

(2019, April 10). Retrieved January 31, 2020, from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVlyEhdYVDI
Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Read the sentence. Circle the incorrect irregular past tense verb. Write the correct
irregular past tense verb on the line.

Irregular Past Tense Verb Introduction Slip

1. I seen Dave at school yesterday. _______________________

He telled me about our test. _______________________

2. I speaked to Tom about fixing the sink. ____________________

He said he done that before. ____________________

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Read the sentence. Circle the incorrect irregular past tense verb. Write the correct
irregular past tense verb on the line.

Irregular Past Tense Verb Introduction Slip

1. I seen Dave at school yesterday. _______________________

He telled me about our test. _______________________

2. I speaked to Tom about fixing the sink. ____________________

He said he done that before. ____________________