Past tense verbs
The boy walks to the park
Yesterday, the boy ______ to the park.
Yesterday, the boy walked to the park.
The rabbit runs.
The rabbit runs.
It started raining, and Maya forgot her umbrella. What will probably happen next?
(expected idea: she will get wet, run inside, find shelter, etc.)
The child chose three chips.
The child chose three chips.
“The red rabbit ran across the road.”
“The red rabbit ran across the road.”
The girl plays outside
Yesterday, The girl _____ outside
The girl played outside
The red robot rolled down the road.
The red robot rolled down the road.
The boy studied all week for his spelling test and answered every question. What will probably happen next?
(expected idea: he will do well, get a good grade, feel proud)
The teacher told the children to share their chocolate chips.
The teacher told the children to share their chocolate chips.
I give you the verbs go — eat — play — find.
Tell a short story using all of them in past tense.
(targets: went, ate, played, found)
(targets: went, ate, played, found)
First, the dog chases the ball, then he finds it and brings it back.
Yesterday the dog ______ the ball, then he ______ it and ______it back.
First, the dog chased the ball, then he found it and brought it back.
Ryan rode his red rocket around the room.
Ryan rode his red rocket around the room.
The children built a tall tower of blocks, but it started to shake and lean to one side. What will probably happen next?
(expected idea: tower will fall, they will fix it, etc.)
The cheerful child ate lunch and then watched the chickens in the yard.
The cheerful child ate lunch and then watched the chickens in the yard.
The teacher dropped a glass on the hard floor. What will probably happen next?
(targets: prediction using context clues)
The children see a bird in the tree, climb up carefully, and take a picture.
Yesterday, the children ___ a bird in the tree, ____ up carefully, and _____ a picture.
The children saw a bird in the tree, climbed up carefully, and took a picture.
The race car driver raced around the rocky road near the river.
The race car driver raced around the rocky road near the river.
Sofia heard thunder, saw dark clouds, and noticed the wind blowing papers off her desk. She was about to walk home from school. What will probably happen next?
(expected idea: it will storm, she will hurry home, find shelter, call for a ride, etc.)
The three children thought the chocolate chips were delicious, so they chose to eat them together at lunch.
The three children thought the chocolate chips were delicious, so they chose to eat them together at lunch.
“The children chose chocolate chips after lunch.”
“The children chose chocolate chips after lunch.”
Today, the boy goes to the beach, builds a sandcastle, finds shells, and makes a path in the sand.
Yesterday, the boy____ to the beach, ____ a sandcastle, ____ shells, and _____ a path in the sand.
Yesterday, the boy went to the beach, built a sandcastle, found shells, and made a path in the sand.
The friendly rabbit ran across the road to reach the red roses near the river.
The friendly rabbit ran across the road to reach the red roses near the river.
Daniel practiced every day for the race, but on the morning of the event he woke up feeling very tired and began coughing. He still went to the starting line. What will probably happen next?
(expected idea: he may struggle, not finish, slow down, need help, etc.)
After the cheerful teacher read the story, the children thought about the characters and chose which chapter they liked the most.
After the cheerful teacher read the story, the children thought about the characters and chose which chapter they liked the most.
Carlos put a tray of cookies in the oven and then smelled something burning a few minutes later. What will probably happen next?
(targets: making logical predictions using context clues — cookies may burn, he takes them out, alarm goes off, etc.)