Subject-Verb Agreement

• Identify subject-verb agreement accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Identify subject-verb agreement independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain subject-verb agreement accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Explain subject-verb agreement independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain the reasoning behind subject-verb agreement using correct vocabulary.

  Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session

  Assessment — Extended written response, levelled

• Calculate subject-verb agreement accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Calculate subject-verb agreement independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Compare subject-verb agreement accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Compare subject-verb agreement independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain the reasoning behind subject-verb agreement using correct vocabulary.

  Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session

  Assessment — Extended written response, levelled

• Verb TensesUnit
• Modal VerbsUnit
• NounsStrand

• Action Verbs
• Auxiliary Verbs
• Modal Verbs
• Verb Tenses
• Active and Passive Voice
• Infinitives
• Sentence Structure

Confident students rush subject-verb agreement and skip the checking step.

Correction — Build in an estimate-before-solve routine so an unreasonable answer stands out.

Learners over-generalise a special case of subject-verb agreement to every situation.

Correction — Present a deliberate non-example and ask why the rule fails.