305 Review
Convention: Using _saw_ and _seen_
👩🏫 Teacher’s Guide
Objective
Students will review word choice skills from Unit 3 and practice using saw and seen correctly in sentences.
Teaching Notes
- Review Unit 3 skills: strong verbs, describing actions, adjectives, and exact nouns.
- Explain that saw is used alone to talk about the past.
- Explain that seen is used with helping verbs like have or has.
- Model correct and incorrect examples and fix them together.
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🧒 Student Worksheet
Helping Material
Use these rules:
- saw = past tense (I saw a dog.)
- seen = used with have/has (I have seen a dog.)
Choosing the correct word helps sentences sound right.
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Modeled Improvement (Before → After)
1. Before: I seen a bird.
After:
Why it’s better:
2. Before: I have saw the movie.
After:
Why it’s better:
3. Before: She seen the dog.
After:
Why it’s better:
4. Before: We saw the zoo before.
After:
Why it’s better:
5. Before: I have seen the park yesterday.
After:
Why it’s better:
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Writing Choices Q&A
1. When do we use saw?
2. When do we use seen?
3. Is I seen a movie correct?
4. Is I have seen a movie correct?
5. Do verbs need to be correct?
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Mini Activities
1. Choose the Right Word
I ___ a bird at the park.
2. Choose the Right Word
I have ___ that movie.
3. Fix the Sentence
I seen the cat.
4. Say It Correctly
We have ___ the zoo.
5. Write a Sentence
Use saw or seen correctly.
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Writing Samples
(5 samples · 5–8 sentences · strong word choice + correct saw/seen usage)
At the Zoo
A Fun Day
At the Park
My Family Trip
After School
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Reflection
- How do you know when to use saw or seen?