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Sing this to the tune of Eener meener miner mo':

it's a good ol' camp-song; youtube it if you don't know the tune.

To the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandee:

Have the students bang on the tables or clap hands to the beat.

this way you can speed it up as you go.

They love to see how fast they can sing!

5.14 Past Tense song

To the tune of !La cucaracha!

*To make it more challenging, you can sequentially delete each pair as you sing until all you have are I ____, I ____, I _____, I ______.....and on and on.

I made it a game,--> if you forget the words, you must sit down. and like in a dance competition, I walk around the classroom and tap on your shoulder to sit down if I see your lips not moving!

I've had a horrible time trying to teach past tense to my 5th graders. The term beating a dead horse comes to mind. To them, it's a whole new language they have to learn all of a sudden. I have found the best way to teach irregular verbs is through song. here's my verse for the KEY past tense terms we use in lesson 14 for 5th grade. Feel free to make up your own verses!

*Special thanks to Senora Gomez @ Sehome High School, Bellingham, WA. for teaching me irregular spanish past-tense verbs using the same song!