Nouns All Around
About the Nouns All Around Lesson
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Summary
This is another lesson about recognizing the differences between common nouns and proper nouns. Children are shown how nouns work in speech and print.
Objectives
• To confirm that children understand the difference between common nouns and proper nouns.
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To give children another opportunity to write their own common and proper nouns.
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To show how proper nouns of more than two words are capitalized.
Suggested Grades
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Excerpt
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
? Common nouns name any person, place, or thing.
? Proper nouns name a particular person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns that begin a sentence are also capitalized.
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