Lesson Plan Template
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Grade
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Subject
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Section
First
ELA
Conventions of Standard English
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Competency
Nouns
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Aligned Standards
Language
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Strand
L.1.1.b
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Vocabulary
- Noun: A word that names a person, animal, place, or thing.
- Person: A human being.
- Animal: A living creature that is not a human.
- Place: A particular area or location.
- Thing: An object or item.
Noun Collector
Choose the Nouns
Prerequisite Skill
Materials and Preparation
- Picture cards of various nouns (persons, animals, places, things).
- Whiteboard and markers.
- Worksheet pack including guided practice, independent practice, exit tickets, homework, and assessment.
Learning Objectives
- Students will understand that a noun names a person, animal, place, or thing.
- Students will be able to identify nouns from a list of words.
Introduction
Start the lesson by showing pictures of a girl and a boy. Explain that these pictures represent people, and nouns that name people are called persons. Next, show pictures of a dog and a cat, explaining that these are animals, and nouns that name animals are called animals. Continue with pictures of a park and a home for places, and a car and a plane for things. Clarify that a noun can name a person, animal, place, or thing.
Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling
Define a noun as a word that names a person, animal, place, or thing. Use examples to illustrate each category:
- Person: girl, boy
- Animal: dog, cat
- Place: park, home
- Thing: car, plane
Write the words "flag," "front," and "stripe" on the board. Explain that only one of these words is a noun. Guide the students to understand that "flag" names a thing, making it the noun. Reinforce the key idea that a noun can name different types of entities.
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Guided Practice
Distribute picture cards of various nouns. Work with the students to sort these cards into the categories of person, animal, place, or thing. Use a chart on the board to display the sorted nouns and discuss each category together.
Independent Practice
Provide students with a worksheet where they will see sets of words. Students will circle the word in each set that is a noun and explain why it is a noun. Example sets: (teacher, run, happy), (dog, bark, quickly), (beach, swim, sunny), (book, read, blue).
Differentiation
Support
- Pair students with a partner for the independent practice.
- Provide additional picture cards for hands-on practice.
- Use simple and clear language, and offer visual aids to support understanding.
Extension
- Introduce more complex nouns that belong to more than one category (e.g., "pet" can be a thing and an animal).
- Create a classroom noun wall with pictures and labels for each category.
Assessment
Use the assessment worksheet from the worksheet pack to evaluate students' ability to identify nouns correctly. The assessment should include multiple sets of words and spaces for students to circle the noun in each set.
Review and closing
Review the lesson by discussing some of the examples from the guided practice and independent practice. Address common misconceptions, such as confusing verbs or adjectives with nouns. Allow students to ask any final questions, share their observations, or express any curiosities they have.
Misconceptions
- Students may confuse verbs or adjectives with nouns.
- Students may struggle to differentiate between places and things.
- Students might think that only living things can be nouns.