Lesson Plan of Common and Proper Nouns English Grade 3

Lesson Plan of Common and Proper Nouns

Students’ Learning outcomes

· Recognize general naming words as common nouns and particular naming words as proper nouns.

· Classify nouns as common and proper nouns (names of people, pets, places, holidays, etc.)

Information for Teachers

· Nouns name people, places, and things.

· Nouns can further be classified as common nouns and proper nouns.

· The name of a common person, place or thing is called common noun. Common means, shared by all.

For example: girl is the name of common ( shared by all) for all the girls of the world.

· Common nouns do not begin with a capital letter unless they begin a sentence.

For example: country, chair, girl, boy, school, burger, city, etc.

· Proper nouns are the specific names of people, places, and things.

· They begin with the capital letter.

For example: Pakistan, Ali, Govt. High School, Lahore and Minar- e – Pakistan, etc.

Material / Resources

Chalks/markers, board, textbook and worksheets for all students 9if photocopy facility is not available, write the sentences on the board)

Activity 1

· Ask the students the definition and example of nouns.

· Make this chart on the board and ask any 2 or 3 students at random to give details.

Examples are given to aid the students:

Common nouns	Proper nouns
· City	· lahore
· Tell the names of boys/men living there	· Aslam/Ali/Ahmed
· Tell the names of girls/women there	· Faiza/Aneela/Alia

· Ask the students to tell about all the things, people and places common nouns or proper nouns.

Development

Activity 2

· Ask the students to choose a noun to write with each picture.

· Then ask them to write ‘C’ for common noun and ‘P’ for proper noun in the given boxes.

· National Park, Sana, Book, Badshahi Mosque, Table.

Sana National park Badshahi Mosque Book Table Activity 2 · Divide the students into pairs, give each pair a worksheet( worksheet is given at the end of lesson plan). · Tell the students that they have to underline the common noun in each sentence. · Monitor pairs to make sure that each student is participating. Help the students where necessary. Sum Up/ Conclusion · Conclude the lesson by telling the difference between common and proper noun. Assessment · Assess students’ understanding of common nouns through their performance on the worksheet. · Check the list students make in the follow up activity to assess their understanding of common nouns from the extended environment. Follow Up · Asl students to make a list of 10 common nouns and proper nouns that can be found in the market nearest to their homes (cloths jewellery, chocolates, shoes etc. Common and Proper nouns Name——————————————————————————-Class——————————— Date————————————— Underline common and proper noun in each sentence 1: This is a school. 2. This is a car. 3. Go to the doctor. 4. I live in Bahawal Pur. 5. Its name is Mickey. 6. I want to eat ice Cream. 7. Mr. Aslam is very kind. 8. I have to two pencils.