During ELD class on Mondays I like to have students talk and write about what they did over the weekend. I begin the lesson by asking student what today's date is, and then what yesterday's date was. Writing about their weekend gives students a fun opportunity to learn about past tense verbs (went, played, watched, cooked, bought, rode, etc) while sharing about their family's weekend activities. Some past tense verbs follow a familiar -ed pattern (walked, listened, jumped, visited, talked, etc.). Some other past tense verbs are called irregular because they don't follow an easy spelling pattern. Students will have to memorize these past tense verbs (went, brought, told, ran, made, won, slept, drove, said, etc.). Other verbs don't change when used in the past tense:
You can help students at home by asking them to think about what they did on Saturday and Sunday so they have some ideas of what to write about. I usually ask students to tell me one thing they did on Saturday and one thing they did on Sunday. As the school year continues, I ask students to include more details about their weekend. Students will have a chance to read their writing and ask each other questions about their weekend.
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