Lesson Idea | What is a Noun?

Teacher: Fatima Ravasco
Grade Level: K-1st
Length of Time: 30-40 Minutes

Students will be able to name nouns by telling about their favorite things, people, places or characters. The teacher can choose so many different areas of Grammar about nouns (e.g. Countable/ Uncountable; Proper/Common; Singular/Plural).

Common Core Alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.B - Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

Objectives and Outcomes

The learners would be able to state nouns by talking about their favorite things. To start grammar discussions with nouns, it can be recommended to begin with discussing countable and uncountable nouns.

Materials Needed

• blank papers
• pencils
• crayons
• flashcards

Procedure

Opening to Lesson
• Bring something to the class that represents something you like. Tell them that it is your favorite thing.
• Ask the children to think of their favorite thing. Give the students some hints of what they can draw (e.g. food, gift or toys).
• Tell them to draw it for 10 minutes and pass it forward to you.

Body of Lesson
• After all the drawings are handed to you. Pick 5 drawings that are interesting and showed the most effort in coloring and drawing. Ask them why it is their favorite thing. Ask others who want to share about their drawing to raise their hand and tell about it to the class.
• Tell them that their favorite things have names. These names are words we call “nouns.”
• Tell them that some things are countable while other are not, we call them uncountable nouns.
• Give examples of countable nouns and give examples of how to quantify uncountable nouns.
• Group students into two teams then each one would have their chance to tell if the flashcard showing things is countable or uncountable.

Closing
• Ask children about some of the nouns that were used in the lesson today. Now, give other names for places, things, and persons then ask them if they are nouns.
• They must realize that nouns are not only applied to naming things but also to places, things, and persons.

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