Grade 3 ESL Teacher Resources: Present Continuous — Games, Activities and Exit Tickets

Learning Objectives

• Name 16 everyday action verbs (e.g. run, swim, read, dance).
• Make the present continuous with am, is or are + verb-ing.
• Spell -ing forms correctly using three simple rules.
• Make negative sentences with am not, isn't and aren't.
• Ask and answer "What are you/they doing?" and yes/no questions such as "Is she swimming? Yes, she is."

How to Use This Resource

• Action Charades: A student takes a card and mimes the action.
• Picture Talk: Student A chooses a person in the picture and asks: "What is the girl doing?"
• Who Am I?: One student goes outside. The class chooses one student to be "it".
• Exit tickets: hand out in the last 3–5 minutes and sort into got it / nearly / not yet.

Differentiation

Support: Give a sentence strip: [Name] + [is] + [verb-ing]. Challenge: Write 5 sentences about what family members are doing right now at home. English language learners: Mime every new verb. Students learn faster with movement.

Teacher Tips

Keep it physical: every lesson should have miming. The present continuous is for NOW. Use time words like "now" and "at the moment".

What's Included

• Activity 1: Action Charades (10 minutes, Whole class or two teams)
• Activity 2: Picture Talk (12 minutes, Pairs)
• Activity 3: Who Am I? (5–10 minutes, Whole class)
• 4 cut-out exit tickets with answers

Additional Files

• Grade 3 ESL Teacher Resources: Present Continuous — Games, Activities and Exit Tickets (DOCX)

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