english year3 grammar common & proper nouns lesson plan

Lesson Plan Grammar: Common & Proper Nouns

Day/Date: Thusday / 9 AprilTime/Duration: 9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. / 1 hourYear 5 Mutiara ( low )Enrolment: 33 / 33Units/Themes/Topics: Grammar

“Common and Proper Nouns”Skills: 5.1 Nouns

5.1.3 Common Nouns5.1.4 Proper Nouns

Objectives By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:1. Tell the difference between common nouns and proper nouns

Learning Outcomes: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:1. Orally identify at least 5 common nouns and 5 proper nouns2. Arrange common nouns and proper nouns according to category

correctly3. Underline and circle the correct common and proper nouns in the

worksheet givenCCTS 1. Comparing and contrasting

2. ClassifyingMoral Values: 1. Cooperation

2. AttentivenessTeaching Materials: 1. Pictures (Set Induction)

2. Manila Card with short notes3. Flashcards (Step 1)4. 3 envelopes containing flashcards (Practice)5. Worksheets 1 & 26. Tack-it

Prior Knowledge/Skills Pupils know a number of naming words for people, places and things such as cat, girl, boy, names of people they know

Steps Teaching Strategy Language Content Notes

Induction Set(3 mins)

1. Teacher puts up some pictures:

2. Pupils identify the names of the items in the picture

“Look at these pictures.”

“Can you tell me what they are?”Expected answers:Cat, mosque, boy, girl, Dora, Diego, apple, pen

TM: Pictures: (i) cat(ii) girl (Dora)(iii) boy (Diego)(iv) mosque(v) apple(vi) pen

Step 1: 1. Teacher introduces the topic for the “Today we are going to TM:


Presentation(15 minutes)

day.

2. Teacher pastes a piece of manila card with a short explanation of what common and proper nouns are.

3. Pupils are shown examples of common and proper nouns through the use of flashcards.

4. Teacher explains how common nouns are different from proper nouns.

5. Pupils take turns to try and arrange flashcards according to common nouns and proper nouns

learn about Common Nouns and Proper Nouns.” (Write title on board)

Common noun: Names any thing, place or persone.g. boy, girl, mosque, pen, pencil, bananas, cat

Proper noun: names a specific person, place or thing. The first letter must always be capitalised.e.g. Melaka, Aisyah, Si Comot

1. Manila card with short notes on common nouns and proper nouns

2. Flashcards3. Tack-it

CCTS:Comparing & contrasting

Moral Values:Attentiveness

LO1

Step 2:Practice( 20 minutes)

1. Pupils gather in groups of four or three (three groups)

2. Each group is given one envelope with a number of flashcards.

“I want everyone to be in these groups:Group 1: Adina, Noriza, Syukri and SyahrizanGroup 2: Aisyah Muslim, Aisyah Roslan and SuhanaGroup 3: Alif, Syahmi, Imran and Amirul

“Each group will get 1 envelope, 1 manila card and some tack-it.” (Give instructions before giving out materials)

TM:1. 3 envelopes

containing flashcards

2. 3 manila cards with tables

3. Tack-it for each group

CCTS:Classifying

Moral Values:Cooperation


3. Pupils must arrange all the nouns provided in the envelope according to the two categories of nouns.

4. The flashcards must be pasted on the manila card provided using tack-it.

5. Pupils are given 12 minutes to complete the task.

6. After the task is done, the manila cards will be pasted in front of the class for everyone to see.

7. Teacher and pupils check to see if the answers are correct.

“You must arrange all the common nouns together and the proper nouns together.” (Show example)

“Paste the answers in the table provided in the manila card.”

“You have 12 minutes to finish this task.”

“When you have finished, paste your manila card on the board.”

LO2

Step 3: Production(17 minutes)

1. Each pupil is given a worksheet to work on.

2. Pupils read the instructions together, repeating after teacher. They must find the common nouns and proper nouns in the sentences provided.

3. They must underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns.

4. If they can finish the task quickly, they will be given a second worksheet to work on. Here, they must find the proper nouns and capitalise the first letter of the words.

“I am going to give each person one worksheet.”

“Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns.”

TM:Worksheet 1 and 2

CCTS: Classifying

LO3

Closure 1. Teacher asks pupils to state what “So class, what did you Moral Values:


(5 mins) they have learnt today.

2. Teacher gives some words and pupils must state what type of noun they are.

learn today?”

“Can you tell me if ___________ is a proper noun or a common noun?”

Attentiveness

english year3 grammar common & proper nouns lesson plan

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