Introduction: Today we are going to be discussing a very important part of English language and grammar, called ‘proper nouns’. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing, and it always has a capital letter at the start. For instance, we can say that the capital of England is London, or that the prime minister of England is Boris Johnson. Can anyone here provide any other examples of proper nouns?

Lesson Outline: 1. Introduction and definition of a proper noun. 2. Watch the Clip ‘Proper Nouns Explained for Kids’ and discuss. 3. Watch a second video providing examples of proper nouns. 4. Complete the worksheet ‘Proper Noun Practice’. 5. Take a quiz to assess understanding.

Questions: 1. What is a proper noun? 2. Name some examples of proper nouns. 3. How can you tell if a word is a proper noun?

Assessment: Students will be assessed informally through questioning and discussion as well as through a quiz at the end of the lesson.

Differentiation: For struggling students, provide examples of simple proper nouns and give them a chance to answer first. For higher achieving students, set a challenge to come up with unique examples of proper nouns and explain why they are the name of a person, place, or thing.

Plenary: Create a fun game to reinforce understanding. Divide students into teams and provide them with a list of sentences with proper nouns. The teams must race to identify the proper nouns from the sentences.

Resources: Clip - ‘Proper Nouns Explained for Kids’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA_uzaUa7go

Second Video - ‘Learn Proper Nouns for Kids’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jHz_CFvwMc

Worksheet - ‘Proper Noun Practice’: http://www.primaryleap.co.uk/worksheet/proper-nouns/