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Day 17 · Verbs and time in an explanationYear 3 English · T1 W3–4 · Day 17 lesson

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Year 3 / English / Term 1 / Weeks 03 04

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Aim and link: Choose doing verbs and a consistent time frame to describe a grouping (AC9E3LA07, AC9E3LA08, AC9E3LY06). Prepare: Text E, planner; teacher models “We exchanged…” and “We exchange…”.

  1. Retrieve · 2 min. Ask which part changed in the stock example. Show both labels rather than demanding memory for five digits.
  2. Model · 5 min. On the planner write “We exchanged one ten-thousand bundle. The total stayed 24 306.” Contrast with present-tense procedure “First, exchange one bundle.” Explain that a recount of completed action and a general instruction use different time choices.
  3. Guided word/text work · 6 min. Build place → placing and use → using with final e drop. Sort four verbs from Text E as doing or relating; discuss why “is” links a label to a value. Avoid calling every verb an action.
  4. Practice · 7 min. Children complete Day 17 A, B or C. Teacher checks one selected verb and whether tense matches the child’s chosen text purpose.
  5. Explain/revise · 3 min. Read one anonymised invented line, “Yesterday we exchange one bundle.” Invite a past-tense repair or change the time word to “Today”. Do not require one valid register for every genre.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Child supplies/chooses a verb that tells the reader what happened, then says when. If only a base verb is offered, oral rehearsal precedes writing tomorrow.