Simple Present Fun: Learning English Signatures for Kids

Simple Present Fun: Learning English Signatures for Kids

Learning Objective

Understand the concept of present simple tense and use it in sentences.

What do you already know about the present simple tense in English?

What is the Present Simple?

The present simple is used to talk about habits, routines, and facts.

Forming the Present Simple

For most verbs, we add 's' to the base form for he, she, it.

Negative Sentences

In negative sentences, 'do not' or 'does not' is used before the base form of the verb.

Question Form

To form questions, 'do' or 'does' is used at the beginning of the sentence.

Practice Time: Verb Conjugation

Interactive activity: Students conjugate verbs in the present simple tense.

Using Present Simple in Daily Life

Discuss how present simple is used to talk about daily routines and habits.

Conclusion and Recap

Summarize the key points of the lesson and encourage students to practice using the present simple.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.