Introduction:

Today, we’re going to talk about proper nouns. A proper noun is a type of noun, which names a particular person, place, thing, animal or idea. The first letter of a proper noun is always capitalised, like ‘Lucy’ or ‘London’. And did you know that the names of days and months are also proper nouns?

Outline:

• Explain what a proper noun is
• Examples of proper nouns and why the first letter is always capitalised
• Examples of days and months as proper nouns
• Activity figuring out which words are proper nouns and which are common nouns
• Classroom discussion

Questioning:

• What is a proper noun?
• Can you give me an example of a proper noun?
• What are examples of days and months that are proper nouns?

Assessment:

Students can demonstrate what they have learned by completing a worksheet (see below) where they are asked to identify which words are proper nouns and which are common nouns.

Differentiation:

To differentiate the lesson, the instructor can provide some higher-level students with additional examples of proper nouns and a few more difficult questions to answer.

Plenary:

To wrap-up the lesson students will then be asked to name some more examples of proper nouns as well as some words that are not proper nouns.

Resources:

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrFb8WES7Vg
• Worksheet: https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/proper-nouns.html