Discovering Nouns: The Building Blocks of Sentences

Discovering Nouns: The Building Blocks of Sentences

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify nouns and understand how they work in a sentence.

Introduce the learning objective to the students.

What do you already know about nouns?

What are Nouns?

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.

Introduce the concept of nouns to students with examples.

Types of Nouns

Common nouns name general people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns name specific people, places, things, or ideas and always start with a capital letter.

Explain the difference between common and proper nouns and give examples.

Concrete vs Abstract Nouns

Concrete nouns name things that you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell. Abstract nouns name things that you cannot see, touch, taste, hear, or smell.

Introduce the concept of concrete and abstract nouns and give examples.

Countable vs Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns are things that can be counted, while uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted.

Explain the difference between countable and uncountable nouns and give examples.

Subject and Object Nouns

Subject nouns perform the action of the verb in a sentence, while object nouns receive the action of the verb.

Introduce the concept of subject and object nouns and give examples.

Identifying Nouns

To identify a noun, look for words that name people, places, things, or ideas.

Explain how to identify nouns and give examples.

Practice Exercise

Identify the nouns in the following sentence: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Instruct students to identify the nouns in the given sentence.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.