LESSON PLAN

First Grade
Subject: Writing
Core Standards :
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.B: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.A: Capitalize dates and names of people.

Learning Objectives
Students will identify and use common and proper nouns
Materials and Preparation
Paper or notebook
Pencil
Whiteboard
Common or Proper Noun? Worksheet
Key Terms
Common noun
Proper noun

LESSON: Common and Proper Noun Scavenger Hunt

Introduction (1 minutes)

Tell students that today they will be learning about different kinds of nouns.
Explain that they will become detectives, and will search for nouns around the classroom.

Instruction/Teacher Modeling (5 minutes)

Tell class that they will be looking for examples of common nouns and proper nouns.
Define a common noun as any person, place, or thing. Give class some examples. Great
suggestions include park, street, teacher, lake, and book. (slide 2) (Ask a student to read the
definition and examples on slide 2 & 3)
Define a proper noun as a special or particular person, place, or thing. Give class some
examples of proper nouns, such as Baker Park, Main Street, Mrs. Smith, Lake Michigan,
and Where the Wild Things Are. (slide 3)
On the whiteboard, draw a t-chart and label one side Common Nouns and the other side Proper
Nouns.
Remind students that the important words in proper nouns are always capitalized.

Guided Practice/Interactive Modeling (9 minutes)

 Choose an example of a proper noun, such as Chicago. Ask students to tell me which side of the
chart it goes on.
Choose an example of a common noun, such as city. Ask students to tell me which side of the
chart it goes on.
Record answers in the correct columns.
Divide students into small groups (4). (By where they are sitting)
Ask each group to come up with two common and two proper nouns that they see in the
classroom.
Circulate while groups are discussing to check for accuracy.
Ask each group to add one of their nouns to the chart on the whiteboard.

Independent Working Time (5 minutes)

Have each student take out a notebook and a pencil.

Ask students to draw a t-chart on their paper or in their notebooks. Have students title their charts
just like I have on the board, with one side titled Common Nouns and the other side titled Proper
Nouns.
Let students know they will now be going on a scavenger hunt around the classroom and they
will need to be on the lookout for common and proper nouns.
Tell them to find at least 3 common nouns and 3 proper nouns and write them down.
Tell students to go back to their seats after they have at least 3 common and 3 proper nouns.

Assessment (4 minutes)

Have each student list a common or proper noun on the chart I created at the beginning of the
lesson.

Review and Closing (1 minutes)

Ask students to be on the lookout throughout the school day and at home for common and proper
nouns.
Remind students that common nouns are any person, place, or thing and proper nouns are a
special person, place, or thing.
Encourage students to record their findings on a t-chart for homework.

Method of Evaluation:
Check for Understanding (CFU) (Walk around the classroom while they are working in
groups)
Participation
Reflection Notes:
-
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
-
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Sources:
http://www.education.com/lesson-plan/common-and-proper-noun-scavenger-hunt/
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/1/
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/1/2/a/