Enhance your simple past tense verb instruction with this video that clearly demonstrates when to use I was and you were through song and engaging graphics.

Concepts

the simple past tense, pronouns, singular pronouns, plural pronouns, the verb to be

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create an anchor chart similar to the one shown in the video 
• Begin your lesson with this song and reference it as the lesson progresses 
• Provide pupils with the link to this music video so they can continue learning from it while at home

Classroom Considerations

• Pronouns and the simple past tense verb to be may need further explanation after watching the music video

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The chart showcasing the correlating pronouns and simple past tense verb is color coded for easy viewing
• The song's lyrics are listed to give singer enthusiasts a chance to sing along 
• The song runs twice without having to replay it    

 

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.1.a