Introduction

Good morning everyone. Today we’re going to be covering proper nouns. Before we begin, can someone tell me what a noun is?

Great - a noun is a type of word which refers to a person, place, thing or idea. Today we’re going to be talking about proper nouns – these are specific nouns for specific people, places, things, or ideas.

Lesson Outline

1. We’re going to start by watching a short video to help explain what a proper noun is and when you would use it in your writing. Link to video explaining proper nouns for primary students

2. Time to get up and get active while we learn some more. Let’s play a game where I give you a noun and you have to tell me who or what it is. So I might say “dog” and you would shout back “animal”.

3. Now let’s look at some practice sentence examples that show when you would use proper nouns. Link to proper noun worksheet

4. To finish off, let’s have a discussion about famous proper nouns. Who in this room can think of someone or something famous?

Questioning

During the lesson, questions can include: - What is a noun? - What is a proper noun? - Can you name an example of a proper noun? - How did the video explain proper nouns? - Do you understand when to use a proper noun and when to write a common noun?

Assessment

The assessment for this lesson will take the form of a short quiz. The quiz will involve asking the students to identify which words are proper nouns and which are common nouns.

Differentiation

To differentiate this lesson, those that need help can use the Handwriting Time Proper Nouns Worksheet. This worksheet provides additional practice for those that need it.

Plenary

To finish off the lesson, let’s have a whole class discussion to review what we have learned. Can everyone tell me one thing they’ve learned about proper nouns today? Great – now everyone knows when to use a proper noun and when to use a common noun. Well done everyone!