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Strengthen grammar precision and purposeful writing with this complete teaching bundle for verb tense and auxiliary verbs. Designed to lighten the load, this premium resource combines explicit teaching slides, a structured lesson plan and differentiated student activities into one cohesive, classroom-ready solution for meaningful grammar instruction.

Aligned to the Gradual Release of Responsibility (I Do, We Do, You Do) framework, this bundle supports students as they identify, compare and deliberately apply verb forms in their writing. Through explicit modelling, guided practice, formative check-ins and independent application, students develop confidence using simple present, simple past and simple future tense, while understanding how auxiliary verbs signal time, strengthen meaning and improve sentence clarity.

What’s included in this teaching bundle?

Lesson Plan (PDF)

• A complete lesson sequence aligned to gradual release and explicit teaching practices
• Clear learning intentions and success criteria
• Explicit teaching of:
  • simple present, past and future tense
  • auxiliary verbs and their grammatical function
  • how verb choices affect timing, clarity and meaning
  • how deliberate verb selection strengthens sentence precision and coherence
• Teacher modelling, think-alouds and worked examples
• Guided and independent application opportunities
• Built-in check-ins for learning to monitor understanding throughout the lesson
• Reflective exit ticket to inform next-step teaching and differentiation

Interactive Teaching Slides (PowerPoint)

• 30 editable teaching slides for explicit instruction
• Clear explanations of verb tense and auxiliary verbs
• Modelled examples demonstrating accurate and purposeful verb use
• Guided practice tasks with scaffolded support
• Choral reading opportunities and sentence-level analysis
• Mid-lesson formative check-ins
• Teacher prompts and discussion questions embedded throughout

Student Activities (PDF)

• 3 differentiated printable grammar activities with increasing complexity
• Tasks that move students from:
  • identifying auxiliary verbs and verb tenses
  • comparing verb forms and analysing meaning
  • crafting their own sentences and short paragraphs
• Clear worked examples and scaffolded practice
• Explicit focus on simple present, past and future tense
• Answer sheets included for each level
• Flexible implementation for whole-class instruction, intervention, independent practice or assessment

Perfect for Australian classrooms, this high-quality English teaching resource bundle provides a practical solution that saves planning time while helping students strengthen grammar knowledge, improve writing clarity and make more purposeful language choices.

Formats: PowerPoint and PDF

Aligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome:
AC9E6LA06 – Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups.

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