Lesson plan 1 Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future Fourth Grade

Independent working time (10 minutes)


Hand out the Grammar Review: Articles worksheet to each student.


Instruct them to complete the worksheet and compare their answers to an elbow partner when they are finished.
Circulate the room and offer help as needed.


Differentiation


Support:


Allow students to work with a partner for the Independent Work Time.


For native Spanish speakers, make the connection between English articles and those in Spanish (el, la, los, las, un, una, unos, unas).


Enrichment:


Have advanced students complete the exercise on articles on a tablet or computer (see optional materials).


Assessment (5 minutes)


Make sure each student has a whiteboard and marker.


Read the following sentences one at a time and have students write the article they think should be placed in the blank spot on their whiteboard. Ask them to hold up their whiteboard with the answer so you can measure their understanding of correct article usage.
"Minna would like to borrow ____ black dress I wore the other day."


"It's starting to rain; did you bring ____ umbrella?"


"She is ____ tallest girl in the class."


"Pass me ____ potatoes please."


"It was ____ honest mistake."


"There is ____ spider on the wall."


Review and closing (5 minutes)


Ask students to choose one of the text sections from the Amanda and the Panda worksheet, and read the sentences aloud to the class with the articles omitted. Students will see how awkward the sentences sound without them.
Instruct students to find a piece of their own writing and cross out the articles. Have them each read a paragraph sans articles to a partner. Invite a few students to read aloud a paragraph with and without articles to compare.