ALEX Learning Activity

Noun Town

A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.

  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Lane Kulovitz
System:Talladega County
School:Talladega County Board Of Education
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2297
Title:
Noun Town
Digital Tool/Resource:
You Tube- Noun Town
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

This catchy video introduces students to nouns. Students will discover that nouns are all around them! While watching, students will record nouns from the video which will lead to a class discussion in nouns and the difference in common and proper nouns.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
30. Write legibly, using proper pencil grip.

a. Print upper and lowercase letters fluently, using proper approach strokes, letter formation, and line placement.

b. Print first and last names using proper letter formation, capitalization, and punctuation.

Examples: De'Andre McGill, Kim Mi-Sun, Juan de Jesus, Janie Parker

c. Use lower case letters in the majority of written work, using capitals only when appropriate.

d. Write letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order from memory.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
32. Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

a. Identify the required features of a sentence, including capitalization of the first word and end punctuation.

b. Transcribe spoken words to demonstrate that print represents oral language.

c. Compose a simple sentence, including a subject and a predicate, that expresses a complete thought.

d. With prompting and support, identify the role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective within a sentence and describe the type of the information it conveys.

e. Write the correct number of words, with proper spacing, for a spoken phrase or sentence.

f. Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

g. Capitalize the pronoun I and names of individuals.

h. Use commas in dates and words in a series.

i. With prompting and support, recognize, name, and correctly use end punctuation, utilizing appropriate academic vocabulary.

Example: period for declarative sentences, question mark for interrogative sentences, exclamation mark for exclamatory sentences
Learning Objectives:

I can:

  • Identify common and proper nouns.

  • Capitalize proper nouns.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
Before/Engage
Activity:

  • The teacher will display the teacher created T-chart “Noun Town” on chart paper.

  • The teacher will pass out two small notecards to each student.

  • Play Noun Town video for the whole group.

  • While watching, students will record two nouns from the video (one on each notecard.)

  • After the video, the teacher will lead the class in a whole group discussion on the nouns students collected. (Nouns in the video are common nouns. Explain proper nouns and challenge students to change some of their common nouns to proper nouns. Point out the need to capitalize proper nouns.)

  • The teacher will call students up to tape their noun under the proper heading- common or proper noun.
Assessment Strategies:

The students will be assessed by classroom observation during this introductory lesson. The teacher will record students who struggle to identify nouns and ones who forget to capitalize proper nouns on this checklist. This will help to differentiate future lessons.

Advanced Preparation:

  • Create a T-chart titled “Noun Town”. Create a column for common and proper nouns.

  • Ensure that your school has not blocked the Noun Town video.

  • Cut index cards in half. (You will need 2 halves for each student.)
Variation Tips (optional):

Students can use nouns collected and write a story using a predetermined number of nouns.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
 
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