### Lesson Plan: Verbs for Primary 6
**Grade Level:** Primary 6 (Grade 6)
**Subject:** English Grammar
**Topic:** Verbs
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#### Objectives:
1. **Understand** what verbs are and identify them in sentences.
2. **Differentiate** between action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.
3. **Use** verbs correctly in their own sentences.
4. **Recognize** and use verb tenses correctly (past, present, future).
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#### Materials Needed:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Chart paper and markers
- Flashcards with verbs
- Sentence strips
- Worksheets
- Textbooks or reading materials with sample sentences
- Notebooks and pencils
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#### Introduction (10 minutes):
1. **Greeting and Warm-up:**
- Welcome the students and ask them to share a sentence about their morning.
- Highlight the verbs from their sentences on the board.
2. **Purpose:**
- Explain the importance of verbs in sentences; they show actions, states of being, or help other verbs.
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#### Instruction (30 minutes):
1. **Discussion:**
- **Definition**: Explain that verbs are words that show actions, states, or occurrences.
- **Examples**: Write examples of sentences on the board and underline the verbs.
- "The dog **runs**."
- "She **is** a teacher."
- "They **have** finished their work."
2. **Types of Verbs:**
- **Action Verbs**: Describe what the subject does (e.g., run, jump, write).
- **Linking Verbs**: Connect the subject to more information (e.g., am, is, are).
- **Helping Verbs**: Used with another verb to form a verb phrase (e.g., have, will, can).
3. **Verb Tenses:**
- **Present Tense**: Actions happening now (e.g., walks, eats).
- **Past Tense**: Actions that happened before (e.g., walked, ate).
- **Future Tense**: Actions that will happen (e.g., will walk, will eat).
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#### Guided Practice (20 minutes):
1. **Identification Activity:**
- Distribute flashcards with verbs and have students identify the type of verb (action, linking, helping).
- Use sentence strips and ask students to come up to the board and underline the verbs, then label them.
2. **Verb Tense Exercise:**
- Provide a worksheet with sentences in different tenses. Students choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.
- Example: "He (eat/eats/ate) an apple every day."
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#### Independent Practice (15 minutes):
1. **Sentence Formation:**
- Ask students to write five sentences using different types of verbs and various tenses.
- Pair up students to exchange notebooks and peer review the use of verbs in each other’s sentences.
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#### Review and Closing (15 minutes):
1. **Recap:**
- Review the key points from the lesson: definition of verbs, types of verbs, and verb tenses.
- Ask students to share one thing they've learned.
2. **Exit Ticket:**
- Before leaving, students must write a sentence that includes an action verb, a linking verb, or a helping verb on a sticky note and place it on the verb chart.
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#### Assessment:
- Observe student participation during discussions and activities.
- Check worksheets and sentence formation for correct use of verbs and tenses.
- Use the exit tickets to gauge understanding.
#### Homework:
- Assign a reading passage. Ask students to highlight all verbs and categorize them into action, linking, and helping verbs. Also, identify the tense of each verb.
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#### Extensions:
- **Advanced Activity**: Students write a short story (1-2 paragraphs) and underline the verbs, noting their types and tenses.
- **Interactive Games**: Verb charades or online quizzes for additional practice.
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#### Reflection:
- At the end of the lesson, note what worked well and what could be improved for future lessons. Adjust activities and materials based on student engagement and understanding.