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 Navigator
Identify Whether the Noun Is a person, animal, place, or Thing
Prerequisite Skill
None Assigned
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 categorize nouns into one of these four groups.
Introduction
Begin 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 duck and a cat, explaining that these are animals, and nouns that name animals are called animals. Continue with pictures of a park and a zoo for places, and a hat and a train 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, zoo
- Thing: car, train
Write the word "ball" on the board and ask the students to identify what it names. Guide them to categorize "ball" as a thing. 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 pictures of nouns. Students will write the word for each picture and categorize it as a person, animal, place, or thing. Example pictures: (teacher, dog, beach, book).
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 can 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 categorize nouns correctly. The assessment should include multiple nouns with pictures and spaces for students to label each one.
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 animals with things or places with things. Allow students to ask any final questions, share their observations, or express any curiosities they have.
Misconceptions
- Students may confuse animals with things.
- Students may struggle to differentiate between places and things.
- Students might think that only living things can be nouns.