Being back in first grade this year I’ve had to revamp the way I teach grammar and go back to the very introductory steps of teaching these skills. Second graders had some background knowledge on nouns, verbs, etc., but first graders are just starting out!
With teaching nouns, the first week we just focused on common nouns. We created an anchor chart together, made lists of common nouns, sorted nouns by type, and more.
The second week we added in proper nouns and kids had to understand the difference between the two. In addition to watching a Brainpop Jr. video and creating anchor charts, I also created this sort.
I also had students do the below activity which turned out to be easy and engaging…
Common vs. Proper Nouns Sort
To start off, I put common nouns and proper nouns written on index cards in a bucket. For example, cat, student, school, McDonald’s, Legos, etc. Students then got to pick out a card. They had to draw a picture to represent their nouns (I made sure it was nouns they would be familiar with) and then bring the card down to the carpet.
Once everyone was finished we took each card and sorted it one by one together into the correct category. They did a great job and their pictures were pretty cute too!
Just wanted to share this simple activity. If you are looking for more introductory noun practice, check out my Common Noun Task Cards below… They can be found in my TPT Store – Team J’s Classroom Fun.
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