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Common & Proper Noun Song CD Song #1

Tune: “if Your Happy and You Know It”

A noun is a person, place or thing.

A noun is a person, place or thing.

A common noun is general.

And a proper noun's specific.

A noun is a person, place or thing.

Directions: Lay all cards face down so that the blank side is facing

upwards. Players take turns turning over one pair of cards over until

they find a pair of common and proper nouns that match. For example

Ms. Gregory would match teacher. The player with the most matches in

the end wins.

For a more active approach, pass out all the cards. Students can get up

and move around the room to music. When you turn the music off,

students must go find the other student who has the matching card

with theirs. Then students can sit down together on the floor until all

the students finish their matches. Students can then stand up in pairs

and read their match to the rest of the class.

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Columbus

Zoo

zoo

Asia

place

3

Far East place

The Ringling

Brothers

Circus

circus

Ziggy

zookeeper

4

Aunt Sue

person

California

place

Pacific

Ocean

ocean

5

Jack

boy

Elizabeth

girl

Texas

place

6

Buckingham

Palace

castle

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Name: __________________

*Common & Proper Nouns

Use the spinner to find the type of noun you need

to write. Make sure you put the word in the

correct column.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns a A

b B

c C

d D

f F

g G

h H

j J

k K

l L

m M

n N

p P

r R

s S

t T

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Found a Pronoun CD Song # 2

(Sung to the “Clementine”)

Found a pronoun! Found a Pronoun!

Found a pronoun just now.

Just now, I found a pronoun.

Found a pronoun just now.

He, she, I, they,

We and it are used as subjects.

Yes, they are!

He, she, I, they,

We and it are used as subjects.

Yes, they are!

Him, her, me, them,

Us and it are used in predicates

We know.

Him, her, me, them,

Us and it are used in predicates

We know.

His, her, my, their,

Our and its are possessive pronouns,

It is true.

His, her, my, their,

Our and its show possession

For me and you.

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*Pronoun Pounce Unit 1:2

START 1

she

3

them

2

we

4

he

5

him

13

we

FINISH 6

your

7

they

12

they

11

it

8

it

10

she

9

he

10

Directions:

Cut out the cards below and put them facedown. Players take turns flipping over a

card and moving a game piece to the first correct pronoun on the game board.

After a card has been used, it is put at the bottom of the pile, so it can be used

again. Players may have to move backwards at times. The first player to land on

the last “we” next to the finish is the winner.

Clara

Barton

You and I

my family

Tomas

the

explorers

Christopher

Columbus

James Cook

Ant’s

brother

the book

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Verbs is Action CD Song #3

Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”

All action words are verbs.

They Make writing superb.

Heigh-ho, the derry-o,

All action words are verbs.

A verb tells what you do,

Like jump or swim or chew.

Heigh-ho, the derry-o

A verb tells what you do.

Each sentence must have one-

The verb adds all the fun.

Heigh-ho, the derry-o,

Each sentence must have one.

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*Action Verb Antics! START

1

We drove for

eight hours.

3

Then I read a

book for one

hour.

2

I slept for

three hours.

4

We ate lunch at

12:00 noon.

5

At night, we

walked by the

lake.

13

The cat ran

away from the

dog.

FINISH 6

Ice hockey

players wear ice

skates. 7

This summer,

we went

swimming. 12

We walked to

school.

11

She told you all

about the

story.

8

I like to swim.

10

The lifeguard

watches me

swim.

9

Sometimes I

dive for pennies

in the pool.

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Directions:

Players take turns rolling a dice and moving that number of spaces. Players read

the sentence in the box they land on and identify the action verb. Using the

answer key below, the other players can check to see if they are correct. If the

player is right, they can stay on that space. If they are wrong, they must move

back to the space they were before they rolled the dice. The first player to reach

the finish is the winner.

Extension:

Use without the answer key and have students number a paper from 1 to 13 and

record all the action verbs from the game board.

Answer Key:

1. drove 7.went 13. ran

2. slept 8. like

3. read 9. dive

4. ate 10. watches

5. walked 11. told

6. wear 12. walked

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Possessive Noun Relay

Directions:

Cut out cards and either pass them out to students or place them

facedown in front of small group relay lines. Each student takes turns

flipping over a card, reading it and deciding if is gets a ‘s or s’ to be

correct. Students then run up to the correct one and put it under it (if

the label is on the board) or in it (if you have attached the label to a

cup/container). Labels:

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16

Jeff_ favorite is

mystery.

The librarian_

suggestion was very

helpful.

Megan_ brother is

Nathan.

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I want to borrow

Megan_ and

Martin_ book.

The book_ pages

were torn.

Megan_ mother

works at the

library.

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He brought

Andrew_ book to

the library.

The student_ desks

were dirty.

The teacher_ pens

were on her desk.

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The children_

backpacks belong on

their chairs.

I read my friend_

comic book.

The girl_ dresses

were green.

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The book_ cover

was colorful.

The kid_ books

were all checked

out.

The girl_ jump

ropes were all out

at recess.

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The boy_ footballs

were all out on the

field.

Andrew_ book was

all about dinosaurs.

Nathan_ cries kept

her mother from

reading the story.

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The librarian_ book

was sitting on her

rocking chair.

Megan_ book Fly Up

High saved the day!