Introduction: Today’s lesson is on proper nouns. In this lesson we will be exploring what a proper noun is, how they are identified, and look at some examples. What is a noun?

Outline:

1. Explain what a proper noun is—a proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

2. Explain how to identify a proper noun—proper nouns are usually capitalized.

3. Provide some examples of proper nouns—e.g., people: Barack Obama, places: The Great Wall of China, and things: Coca Cola.

4. Introduce some worksheet activities for pupils to practice identifying proper nouns.

5. Show some instructional videos on proper nouns and allow pupils to practice identifying proper nouns.

Activity Resources:

-Instructorate Video on Proper Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUdGmBV7+T8

-Free Worksheets on Proper Nouns: https://www.education.com/worksheets/grammar/proper-nouns/

Questioning:

Encourage pupils to ask and answer questions as they go through the lesson. Some example questions could be:

-What is a proper noun?

-Can you give me an example of a proper noun?

-Can you explain how to identify a proper noun?

Assessment:

To assess the pupils’ understanding of the lesson, have them complete the worksheet activities and answer questions related to the video.

Differentiation:

For pupils who are struggling to understand the lesson, provide extra visual and tactile resources such as posters and paper cut-outs that clearly show and explain proper nouns.

For pupils needing more challenging activities, provide more complex worksheet activities that focus on case-sensitive words, e.g., individual names, brand names, and titles.

Plenary:

To end the lesson, ask the pupils to recall and summarise the key elements of a proper noun by completing the sentence:

A proper noun is the name of a…