Past Tense Irregular Verbs - Ocean Animals Directed Drawing

Ocean animals such as a clownfish anchor each page: students write a sentence using the past tense of an irregular verb, then draw the animal by following numbered step boxes.
Year levels
Years 2–4
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Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Animals, Spelling, Grammar, Art, Life Sciences, Creative Arts, Writing, Science, Language Development, English
Topic
Irregular Verbs, Past Tense
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9E4LA09 — understand past, present and future tenses and their…

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Engage students in a special cross-curricular ocean animals directed drawing activity that combines art, grammar, science, and more. Students follow step-by-step instructions to draw 12 popular ocean animals like sharks, dolphins, and whales. The included 100 irregular verbs list helps students correctly write sentences about the animals using past tense verbs. Differentiated worksheets allow students to write a sentence with the correct past tense form of an irregular verb, illustrate, and draw the corresponding ocean animal. This 45-page resource covers art, critical thinking, English, grammar, reading, research, science, spelling, and writing. Use it for whole class, small group, or individual work. Applicable for Years 2–4. Check out more engaging resources at teachsimple.com like informative writing prompts, reading comprehension, and northern lights unit studies.

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Learning objectives

  • Form the simple past tense of common irregular verbs

  • Write a complete sentence about an ocean animal using a past tense verb

  • Follow a sequence of visual steps to draw an animal

Skills covered

  • Reference use — looking up an irregular verb's past form in the 100-verb chart before writing

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9E4LA09 — understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence

Core concepts

  • Irregular verbs

  • Past tense

  • Ocean animals

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