Introduction: Welcome to your lesson on proper nouns! A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea. That means it starts with a capital letter. Together we’re going to learn some tips and tricks to help you identify them and use them correctly.

Lesson Outline: - Review examples of common and proper nouns - Explain the value of proper nouns - Identify proper nouns in conversations/sentences - How to use proper nouns in writing - Practice writing sentences with proper nouns

Questioning: - What is the difference between a common and proper noun? - Can you name some people, animals, places, and things? - What is a proper noun for each of these? - What does it mean to capitalize a proper noun? - What rules do you need to consider when using proper nouns in sentences?

Assessment: - To assess understanding, you could run a competition where the student that can identify the most proper nouns in a sentence or conversation. - Use a student survey to ask your pupils direct questions about proper nouns and the rules surrounding their use.

Differentiation: - You may want to pair up your higher performing students with your lower performing students to enable more collaborative learning. - For the less able students, you could consider asking them to create examples of their own using online resources or worksheets. - For the more able students you could ask them to create a short story that incorporates multiple proper nouns.

Plenary: - To conclude the lesson, you could play a game of hangman. - Ask the students to complete a crossword which requires them to identify proper nouns.

Resources: - Video: Introduction to Proper Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZsO_PprGzw - Worksheet: Proper Nouns Activity: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-83-proper-nouns-activity