In this objective, children will learn how to add suffix -ed to bases to show “simple past tense”.  Over five 20-minute lessons, they will:

Revisit past learning on tense
Learn that suffix -ed is a vowel suffix
Recap bases that are verbs
Learn how to add the suffix -ed to regular verbs
Learn that irregular verbs need to use an alternate base when written in the past tense
Explore the different sounds that the suffix -ed can make when added to bases
Learn four suffixing rules for adding the vowel suffix -ed:

Double the final consonant letter when a word ends in a CVC pattern, then add the vowel suffix
Drop the final silent e vowel letter, then add the vowel suffix.
Change the final letter y after a consonant letter to i, then add the suffix
Just add the suffix

Use word sums to apply the suffixing rules
Reinforce learning with practical games

Resources included:

Editable PowerPoint covering five lessons (20 minutes each)
A suggested lesson plan for each lesson
Supporting worksheets
A range of practical activities including a time travel game and three differentiated boardgames.
2 fluency activities (with answers)
1 reasoning activity (with answers)
Optional homework tasks
A song demonstrating the rules for adding the suffix -ed
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