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Past Continuous Game LearningPast Continuous Game Learning
Publisher
Vita Education Services
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Types
Learning Games
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For Teacher Use
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Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2006
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Past Continuous Game

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Your pupils were studying the past continuous when you realized that they could benefit from this game! Learners roll a die and complete the sentence they land on. They will have a chance to begin and end sentences.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the past continuous tense, verb tenses, Grammar, conjugating verbs, board games, the past progressive tense

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • As an extra step, have pupils write down the sentences they create
  • This would work best as a partner or small group activity
  • Replace or supplement past tense worksheets with this interactive game

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils will need to have some prior knowledge of the past continuous and how to use when and while before playing this game

Pros

  • Includes brief instructions on the second page
  • The game board can be printed out and used as is; all you need are dice and place markers

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.4.1.b L.5.1.a L.5.1.c L.6.1.a L.7.1.a L.8.1.a

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