Complete different tasks at the farm with every correct answer, from planting seeds to growing and collecting fruit, fixing tractors and mending fences. A farmer’s work is never done! Students will be motivated to practise grammar skills while helping the farm thrive with each successful response.

In this version, learners focus on verb tenses. They will read each sentence carefully and decide whether it is written in the past, present, or future tense. This activity strengthens grammar knowledge, supports sentence-level comprehension, and builds confidence in identifying how verbs signal time.

Let’s Farm – Select the Correct Tense is a flexible game that can be played on an interactive whiteboard with the whole class, as part of small-group literacy rotations, or independently via QR code. The combination of farm-themed tasks and grammar challenges makes it a fun and purposeful learning tool.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify past, present, and future tense verbs in sentences
• ✅ Strengthen understanding of how verbs indicate time
• ✅ Develop grammar knowledge for more accurate writing
• ✅ Improve comprehension of sentence structure and meaning
• ✅ Engage in interactive, gamified practice to consolidate learning

How to Play:

1. Read the sentence displayed on the screen carefully.
2. Decide whether the sentence is written in past, present, or future tense.
3. Select the correct answer from the multiple-choice options provided.
4. Each correct answer allows the player to complete a farm task, such as planting, harvesting, or repairing.
5. Continue playing to complete all farm jobs and master recognising verb tenses.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during literacy lessons as a warm-up to revise verb tenses before writing activities.
• 💡 Add to small-group rotations for targeted grammar support and independent practice.
• 💡 Encourage team play to spark discussion about verb forms and reasoning.
• 💡 Replay regularly to consolidate learning and build automaticity with tenses.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins.
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play.
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task.

Let’s Farm – Select the Correct Tense makes grammar practise hands-on and meaningful, giving students the chance to recognise verb tenses while completing fun farmyard challenges.