Tense Builder is the newest app in the line from the Mobile Education Store. All the apps Kyle develops are stellar and I couldn’t wait to test this one out. I’ve had in on my ipad for a few weeks and wanted to share a review with you today. Tense Builder is like YouTube for the Speech Room. The video factor had my groups eagerly grabbing for their turn at the app. So what do you get for the $14.99 app? 42 verbs are targeted (with an expansion planned). Each of the verbs includes the video clip to demonstrate past, present or future tasks. The movie clips are perfectly suited for our young ones. They use humor and portray age appropriate animations. One of things I love best about this app is the positive benefit for our students on the spectrum. Several of my youngster have benefitted from practicing verbs while seeing it happen rather than looking at a ‘photo’ of a verb. A verb is an action after all! Each video demonstrates the tenses and then prompts to the student to pick a picture that matches the tense demonstrated. For example in the photo above, The child is prompted to identify which picture shows the man WILL FINISH the painting. After the student identifies the correct image, an expressive task is presented. Students use the verb form in a sentence to complete the task. The clinician has control of which verbs are targeted, with the ability to focus on just one tense. Data collection is easily emailed or saved to the device The Mobile Education Store wants to give one copy of Tense Builder to a lucky Speech Room News Follower. Enter in the rafflecopter below! To keep up on all the latest news join the Mobile Education Newsletter http://mobile-educationstore.
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Sarah says
This seems like a great app! I love all of these giveaways, Jenna!
MsJocelyn says
I like to teach irregular verbs in rhmying clusters. For example, grew, threw, flew, etc.
movaly1 says
I like to teach verbs using repetitive books.
Missy Paoletti says
This is a great giveaway! Thanks!!
kreinacher says
I use both Yesterday’s verbs from superduperinc and made up materials
Anonymous says
I use the superduperinc card packs but love the idea of teaching the irregular verbs in rhyming clusters.
Shannon Giles says
I use Yesterday’s Verbs from Super Duper…and LOTS of repetition!
Felice Clark says
I like to teach verbs with my little ones using books and play activities
Brandi Roeker says
I use Super Duper’s Yesterday’s Verbs.
Anonymous says
I teach verbs using the Webber photo cards verb deck.
Jess Goodfred says
We play Simon Says when learning verbs. “What did __ do?” “___ jumped.” or “What will we do next?” “We will kick.”
AmySLP says
I don’t have a “favorite” way yet! I am back in the school setting after 7 years in skilled nursing. I am still figuring out my “favorite” way teach verbs. Kids have loved a “Phineas and Verb” game that I found on Pinterest.
Stacy says
I use webber’s photo verb cards and stories to teach verbs at my school.
Susan says
With my older kids I use Jenga blocks. I have verbs glued to the blocks and as they pull a block we discuss the verb or I have them use the verb in a sentence.
Amanda McEowen says
I like to give the kids an action that they can act out in the speech room, then let the creat today, tomorrow and yesterday sentences
Allison says
I’ve been using photo cards, stories, and our own acting out to teach verb tense.
Unknown says
I have a fabulous music therapy song that I use to introduce yesterday, today and tomorrow. Kids love it!
JenF says
I use a tense timeline!
stacey says
thanks for the giveaway. Love your blog!
stacey says
I use the webber photo cards and have had the kids act out the actions too.
Colbycait says
I sometimes use grammar gumballs to target verb tense. Thanks for the giveaway!
Rebecca says
I teach past tense using Webber action cards, a prepositions deck that is full of actions, and a pronouns deck which also is full of actions.
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Jen K says
WOW…I love all of these ideas. I haven’t had to teach verb tense in a while…and now I have a lot of children that need it.
Christina says
Love having students create an action, make the complete sentence….then turn that present action sentence into past (eg. yesterday, last week) and future (eg. tomorrow, next week).
Chris Cina says
Getting my ipad tomorrow. Love the ideas in this app!
Jocelyn Mogren says
This app looks like it would be really helpful for my kiddos!
Abby Beckman says
Weber photo cards are my fav
MeLissa says
Definitely use super duper decks all the time
Stephanie says
I love to use books
jrSLP says
Using pictures, writing and saying sentences and using books!
Anonymous says
I usually use the Irregular Verbs Fun Deck (cards) or Speech with Milo: Verbs (app). Thanks for the chance to win!
Tracey F
Anonymous says
Love the blog as well as the reviews. Thanks for all your hard work!
Queen Flip Flop says
I have started using Milo apps…but tenses are hard to teach!
Just Speechie says
I love to use videos.
Mindy Thompson says
I really need an app that works on verb tenses. I have nothing right now!
Jen and Andy says
I like to play verb bingo, and sometimes I use Early Action flashcards or iPad Actions.
danielle says
I use whatever cards I have on hand that show any kind of action happening, then make up a story where the ending is a summation of the action that happened in the story (i.e. past tense) I leave it up to the kids to “finish” the story… since there’s no guidelines the stories can get hilarious, and fun of course!
Kellie says
Love all the Builders!
AJJ says
To teach verb tenses, I use a story from the classroom or we use play binoculars and “spy” kids in the room doing things and comment on them as they happen. Thanks everyone for the great ideas!
Marisa says
I have some verb cards and bingo games. Thanks for the giveaway!
Julie says
I like to use my camera and take pictures of the kids demonstrating a variety of actions in their classroom/around the school, then we use those pictures for a variety of activities.
Kate Curatola says
I have a verb bingo game that I like. I also have them tell me what they did yesterday, what they are doing now, and what they plan to do tomorrow, using the phrases, ‘Yesterday I….’, ‘Today I…..’, and ‘Tomorrow I will…..’.
ShannanW says
I use the Super Duper decks. One of my colleagues also showed me to take pictures with my IPhone/Ipad. I start taking pictures of students doing various actions. We talk about what they are doing as we take the picture (present), what they did in the pictures when we get back to my room (past), and plan what actions we will do next session (future) which we write down so we remember.Ofcourse I make sure we do some irregular verbs like throw, bring, draw, eat, drink, etc. Students love that the pictures are of them and I email them to myself, print them off and send them home with the student for practice.
Mallory says
I have parents send in pictures from over the weekend and we work on past tense!
Susan White says
I like to use Super Duper decks. I’ve had them around for quite a while but they are still goodies. I can take a handful to do therapy on the go when I push in to kindergarten or set up activities back in my room.
Meghan says
Lots of hands on practice for present progressive and super duper decks.
kbarden says
I love your PB & J irregular past tense cards! So cute. I also use SUper Duper decks to target irregular past tense.
Oceanside hotel says
just wanna comment on this one that its really well written and I enjoyed reading this
jztjzt says
As much as possible I like to include movement/action when teaching verbs (for preschoolers). It makes it more concrete for them. I have little songs that I have made up that go with them describing what we are doing and then afterwards you are able to target the past tense.
robyn says
this would be so helpful for my kids!
Brittany Barraco says
I love apps! This would be a great addition to my iPad!
Christina Frenzel says
We talk about the “verb timeline”. Very helpful for teaching the relationship between past, present, and future tense verbs.
Rachel says
I always have the students tell me something they did the day before, using the carrier phrase, “Yesterday I…”
I’ve also had them make an -ed chart based on what the ending of the word sounds like (/t/, /d/, -id). My newest activity revolves around the StoryCubes Actions cubes (very reasonable in cost)… they kids write or tell a story using the action cubes and then are challenged to change the story into past or future tense!
Carly says
I use a combination of materials but I prefer letting the kids act out various actions and then discuss what they are doing and what they just did. Movement helps!
Hannah says
I have a bunch of kids working on verb tenses- this app looks great!
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