Negative Forms of verbs "To Be"
Negative Forms Of Verbs "To be"
A negative word means "no or not".
We can change sentences to the negative form.
Watch the video below to see how we can make sentences negative.
Follow up practice exercises.
Grade: 3
Subject: Language Arts
Strand: Grammar & Conventions
Duration: 1 Hour
Topic: Using Negative Forms of the Verb “To Be” for Writing
Objective: Students will be able to use the negative forms of the verb
“to be” to write for a variety of purposes..
Engage (10 minutes)
Purpose: Capture students' attention, activate prior knowledge, and
introduce the topic.
- Activity:
- Start with a simple class discussion. Write a sentence
on the board like:
"I am happy." - Ask students how they might say the opposite.
Introduce how we use negative forms of "to be," explaining that
it means changing the sentence to express something that is not true.
- Examples:
- "I am not happy."
- "They are not
here."
- "She is not tired."
Guiding
Questions:
- "How would you say that someone is not
something?"
- "What happens to the verb ‘to be’ when you make
it negative?"
2.
Explore (15 minutes)
Take
a few minutes to watch a video clip from teacher’s blog site on the topic in
question. Students will tell exactly what the video is conveying.
Purpose: Provide hands-on practice and discovery.
- Activity:
- Hand out sentence strips or worksheets with positive
sentences using the verb "to be" (e.g., “He is tall,” “They are
late,” “She is playing”).
- In pairs, students will rewrite these sentences in
their negative forms. For example, “He is not tall,” “They are not late,”
“She is not playing.”
- Walk around the classroom, providing guidance and
feedback.
Materials:
- Sentence strips/worksheets, whiteboard markers.
3.
Explain (10 minutes)
Purpose: Clarify the concept, ensuring understanding.
- Activity:
- Use examples from the class to discuss the structure
of negative sentences using the verb “to be.” Write on the board how the
negative form is constructed:
Subject + “am/is/are” + “not” + rest of the sentence. - Discuss any errors observed during the Explore phase,
using them as teaching moments. Reinforce that "not" is placed
after the correct form of the verb "to be."
- Give a few more examples, and ask students to explain
why they are correct or incorrect.
Teacher
Notes:
- Emphasize contractions if applicable (e.g., "I am
not" = "I'm not").
4.
Elaborate (15 minutes)
Purpose: Allow students to extend their learning through creative
and varied tasks.
- Activity 1:
- Ask students to write 3-5 sentences using the negative
form of “to be” about things in the classroom or their daily lives. For
example, “The book is not red,” “We are not going to the park,” or “The
weather is not cold.”
- Encourage students to vary their sentences (e.g., use
different subjects, affirmative and negative sentences).
- Activity 2:
- If time permits, let students read their sentences
aloud, and the class will identify the negative form used.
Materials:
- Notebooks, pencils
5.
Evaluate (10 minutes)
Purpose: Assess students' understanding and learning.
Three-Tier Task:
- Basic Level (Tier 1)
– Multiple-Choice Questions
- Students will choose the correct negative form of the
verb "to be" for given sentences. For example:
- "She is playing soccer.
(a) She are not playing. (b) She is not playing. (c) She am not
playing."
- Intermediate Level (Tier 2) – Fill-in-the-Blanks
- Students will complete sentences by filling in the
correct form of the verb “to be” and making them negative. For example:
- "He ___ (is/isn't) going
to the store."
- Advanced Level (Tier 3) – Writing Task
- Students will write 3-4 sentences about their favorite
hobbies or activities using the negative form of the verb "to
be." For example: "I am not playing football today."
Materials:
- Printed worksheets for each tier task.
Closure
(5 minutes)
- Review the key points of the lesson, asking students
what they learned about the negative forms of the verb “to be.”
- Ask a few students to share sentences they wrote during
the Elaborate phase.
- Encourage students to practice using negative forms
when they speak or write at home.
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