Grades: 3rd and 4th (Resource)
Subject: Language Arts/Grammar
Standards:
L.4.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
B. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.
C. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
E. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
Objective:
Students will distinguish verbs being used as a linking verb and verbs being used as a helping verb.
Activities:
Anticipatory Set:
• Show “Shoulda Woulda Coulda” Video to review helping verbs. Review which words are often used as helping verbs and which are always used as helping verbs.
Process:
• Review the definition for all three types of verbs on the board. Write each verb in three different columns and list three examples.
Guided Practice:
• Have students list words under all three categories.
• Play Linking Verb and Helping Verb Sorting Game. Students will have a sentence written on a card, and they must identify if a verb is being used as a linking verb or helping verb. They will sort them into two categories. We will play as a class.
• Explain the directions of the “Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs” Worksheet.
Independent Practice/Check for Understanding:
• Students will complete the “Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs” Worksheet
Closure:
• Put three sentences on the board and have students fill in the missing helping verb as an exit ticket.
Materials:
• “Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda” Video
• SMART Board
• :Linking and Helping Verb Sorting Game Index Cards
• “Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs Story” Worksheet
• Cloze Reading Handout
Differentiation: Students who have trouble writing a story may need a Cloze Reading Handout to help them write their story.
Assessment:
• “Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs Story” Worksheet