Nouns
Although understanding nouns is the most basic part of speech, it doesn't mean it is an easy concept to master. We start off with an understanding of nouns in a more concrete form, but then, the concept turns abstract as students are required to understand nouns such as “friendship” and “anger.” This plan addresses nouns in stages, from concrete to abstract t o reinforce this basic part of speech on which all other language concepts are built.
Instructional Video
Song Video
Review Video & Follow These Instructional Guidelines
Kindergarten
- Point to and discuss nouns and everyday objects everywhere you go. Remember to emphasize that you can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste nouns. Look around the classroom, grocery store, church, playground, or anywhere else you go to identify the nouns you find in your real life experience.
- When reading picture books, notice that every single picture you see within the book is an example of a noun.
- During show-and-tell emphasize that everything presented is an example of a noun.
First Grade
- Complete grammar worksheet “Identifying Basic Nouns.”
- Extra Engagement: Use the information presented within the sheet to model sentences on a whiteboard or smartboard to create a whole class lesson. Cut the sheet apart, gluing the related answers from the answer key on the back to use within a cooperative learning structure or as a self-checking center activity.
- Complete grammar worksheet “Sorting Basic Nouns.” Emphasize that nouns can be people, places or things.
- Extra Engagement: “Hands-on Basic Noun Sort” Cut the words from the sheet into strips for a hands-on partner activity. Allow students to take turns choosing a noun strip and physically placing it in the proper category. You could also use this idea as an independent literacy center activity. Check student work as a formative assessment tool and clear up any misconceptions before moving on. *Provide printed copy of answer key for a self-checking center or activity.
Second Grade
- Complete grammar sheet “Identifying Basic Nouns” independently as a formative assessment tool.
- Extra Engagement: Use the noun activities listed under the first grade section of the digital plan (“Hands-on Basic Noun Sort” and “Sorting Basic Nouns”) as review or “I do” and “We do” activities to review and support this skill before completing the independent grammar sheet.
Third Grade
- Review that a noun is a person, place, thing, or event. Complete grammar sheet “Categorizing Nouns.”
- Extra Engagement: Use the information presented within the sheet to model sentences on a whiteboard or Smart Board to create a whole class lesson. Cut the sheet apart, gluing the related answers from the answer key on the back to use within a cooperative learning structure or as a self-checking center activity.
Fourth Grade
- Focus on verse two of the song. Complete grammar sheets “Identifying Tangible and Intangible Nouns” and “Categorizing Tangible and Intangible Nouns.”
- Extra Engagement: Print out and cut apart “Tangible and Intangible Noun Cards” to practice sorting nouns in a hands-on way as a whole class, at an independent literacy center, or withing a cooperative learning structure.
- Extra Engagement: Use “Hands-on Advanced Noun Sort” as another activity to follow-up with more practice or use as an individual assessment tool.
Fifth Grade
- Focus on verse two of the song. Complete grammar sheets “Identifying Tangible and Intangible Nouns” and “Categorizing Tangible and Intangible Nouns".
- Extra Engagement: Print out and cut apart “Tangible and Intangible Noun Cards” to practice sorting nouns in a hands-on way as a whole class, at an independent literacy center, or withing a cooperative learning structure.
- Extra Engagement: Use “Hands-on Advanced Noun Sort” as another activity to follow-up with more practice or use as an individual assessment tool.