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Curated Video
Using Specific Nouns to Enhance Your Writing
This video is a tutorial on using specific nouns in writing to express ideas precisely. The speaker explains the concept of nouns and how important it is to use specific nouns to make writing clear and effective. The video provides...
Curated Video
Possessive Nouns
This program introduces possessive nouns to young students. Learns will come to know that a possessive noun shows that a person, animal, place, thing or idea can possess something. "Possess" means to have or to own. Through real life...
Wonderscape
Commonly Confused Homophones
This program meets Common Core 4th grade language standards by introducing and differentiating between commonly confused homophones, such as to/too/two and there/their/they're. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as...
Curated Video
Nouns
Through live-action footage, colorful graphics and animation, students will learn that nouns are words that name a person, animal, place, thing or idea. Students will also come to realize that nouns can also name more than one person,...
Wonderscape
Understanding Abstract Nouns: What They Are and How to Use Them
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of abstract nouns and how they differ from concrete nouns. Abstract nouns are ideas or feelings that cannot be seen or touched, such as knowledge, generosity, and sadness. The teacher also...
Curated Video
Understanding Verbs: Identifying Actions and States of Being
In this video, students will learn how to identify verbs by recognizing actions or states of being in sentences. The lesson explains the common mistake of mistaking nouns for verbs and emphasizes the importance of understanding what a...
Curated Video
Learning about Pronouns and Their Functions in a Sentence
This video is a beginner's guide to pronouns and their functions in a sentence. The instructor explains what pronouns are, how they replace nouns, and how they help make writing smoother and less repetitive. The video covers both subject...
Curated Video
Expanding Sentences with Prepositional Phrases
In this video, the teacher explains how to use prepositional phrases to add details and visual imagery to writing. The lesson includes examples and practice exercises to help students understand and apply this concept.
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Singular & Plural Nouns
This TurtleDiary video lesson [11:03] is designed for students to explore singular and plural nouns. Practice exercises, a video, and a lesson are included to supplement this singular and plural nouns lesson.
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Prepositions
This TurtleDiary interactive video lesson [0:37] features information about prepositions. Explanations are provided to clarify how to use "at", "in", and "on" as prepositions. A game is provided to supplement this prepositions lesson.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns
A screencast lesson discussing the difference between common and proper nouns and providing many examples capitalizing proper nouns and not capitalizing common nouns. [5:22]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Nouns
A noun is a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples of nouns include names, locations, objects in the physical world, or objects and concepts that do not exist in the physical world; for example, a dream or a theory.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Common and Proper Nouns
What's the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Concrete and Abstract Nouns
A concrete noun refers to a physical object in the real world, such as a dog, a ball, or an ice cream cone. An abstract noun refers to an idea or concept that does not exist in the real world and cannot be touched, like freedom, sadness,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Irregular Plural Nouns Foreign Plurals
You don't need to know how to speak Latin and Greek in order to understand English, but some words in English come from those languages. It's helpful to know how some Greek and Latin words change from singular to plural.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Useful Nominalizations
A slideshow explaining nominalization, the act of turning a verb or adjective into a noun. See examples and learn how to use them properly in different situations.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nouns: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces nouns and how they are used. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Nouns." Practice with identifying nouns is provided at the end of the video lesson.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Count and Non Count Nouns
This lesson discusses count and non-count nouns and gives examples of each. [5:07]
