Your pupils were studying the past continuous when you realized that they could benefit from this game! Learners roll a die and complete the sentence they land on. They will have a chance to begin and end sentences.

Concepts

the past continuous tense, verb tenses, Grammar, conjugating verbs, board games, the past progressive tense

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• As an extra step, have pupils write down the sentences they create
• This would work best as a partner or small group activity
• Replace or supplement past tense worksheets with this interactive game

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils will need to have some prior knowledge of the past continuous and how to use when and while before playing this game

Pros

• Includes brief instructions on the second page
• The game board can be printed out and used as is; all you need are dice and place markers

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.4.1.b L.5.1.a L.5.1.c L.6.1.a L.7.1.a L.8.1.a