About the
Am I a Person? People Nouns
Lesson
Summary
Beginning readers will learn to recognize nouns as parts of speech. This lesson will show them nouns can be the names of people.
Lesson Objectives
• to teach children about parts of speech – nouns;
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to teach children that the name of any person is a noun;
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to encourage children to write their own people nouns.
Suggested Grades
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Lesson Excerpt
Nouns are words that we use every day. They are parts of speech that help us make sentences. Nouns can be the name of a person. Mom is a noun that talks about a person. Nouns can also be the name of a place. School is a noun because it is a place. Nouns can be the name of a thing. Ball is a noun because it is the name of a thing. Nouns can also be the name of an animal. Dog is a noun because it is the name of an animal.
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