Nouns
Nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, or thing (for example, nurse, goat, bedroom, and apple.)
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing (for example, David, New York, and Monday.) Proper nouns are capitalized.
1. Click on the "Nouns" link below.
2. Print the worksheet.
3. Look at the list of words and place them in the proper section of the table, person, place or thing.
4. When all the words have been place in the correct columns, circle the words that are proper nouns.
5. Click on the "Noun Brainstorming" link below and print the worksheet.
6. In the correct boxes, write 5 nouns and 5 proper nouns.
7. After completing the worksheets, click on the "Noun Dunk" link below to play the basketball game.
8. Click on the type of noun that is written on the basketball to get a slam dunk.
| Lesson Name: Nouns | |
| Objective: Students will learn about nouns. Students will complete a worksheet placing the nouns in their correct category—a person, place or thing. Students will then circle the proper nouns in the worksheet. Students will then make a list of nouns and proper nouns by brainstorming and filling in a worksheet. Students will then complete an online game defining the types of nouns. | |
| Grade: (1-2) | Lesson Login: nouns-a |
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Additional disciplines: Computer Skills ESL Languages other than English |
Materials: Computer with Internet access Pencil Printer |
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For AIS instruction, this lesson has been modified as follows: In the directions, the student has been asked to brainstorm 5 common and 5 proper nouns instead of 7 of each. Click here for the original version of this lesson. | |
