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Curated OER

Where No Student Has Gone Before

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a story about an unknown planet invaded by humans as a pre-reading activity for the novel, A Wrinkle In Time. They discuss good versus evil, and identify examples of the theme good vs. evil in books, film, and their own...
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Curated OER

What's the Scoop on Casey

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer and create a newspaper article about Casey's infamous at-bat.
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Curated OER

Analyzing a Science Fiction Movie

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch the movie "Contact" and write a review. They discuss in their review how scientists deal with technological problems, the movie's connections to the nature of science and how technology affects science. They share...
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Curated OER

What's for Dinner? (Using Adjectives)

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use adjectives to describe foods listed in restaurant menus. In cooperative groups, 6th graders create menus and identify the adjectives used in the menu created by their group.
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Curated OER

Forget Fragments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and correct fragments in writings. Students perform activities to write incorrect and correct fragments. They create puzzle pieces from fragments. Students participate in fragment activities.
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Curated OER

Roll Out the Run-ons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners participate in activities in order to investigate the concept of run-on sentences. They identify a complete sentence and the correct characteristics that it possesses.
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Curated OER

United States Holidays and Customs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and describe the importance of U.S. holidays and social customs. In groups, Students write a detailed description of a U.S. holiday and how it is celebrated. Descriptions are presented to the class. This lesson...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Common and Proper Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to distinguish common and proper nouns from one another!
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson is designed to help students identify proper nouns and properly capitalize them. Real Player is required.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Proper Noun Race

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson plan, students will review nouns and identify common and proper nouns in context. A short story will be written using both types of nouns. An interactive Internet site will be used to reinforce the lesson plan.
Handout
TES Global

Tes: Nouns: Revision: Explanation Booklet

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This seven-page resource provides definitions for different categories of nouns: common, proper, collective, hyphenated, compound, and abstract. Numerous examples with pictures are provided for each...
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Proper Noun

For Students 9th - 10th
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a proper noun in the context of a sentence.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
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Get It Write

Get It Write: Capitalization: Proper vs. Common Nouns and Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to distinguish proper nouns and adjectives from common ones so you will be able to capitalize them correctly. This tutorial gives several examples and detailed explanations. A brief quiz will check your understanding.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Common vs Proper Nouns

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Students will distinguish between common and proper nouns within this SMART whiteboard lesson by moving the noun to the correct target.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: What Is a Proper Noun?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines proper nouns and includes a short video about proper nouns.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to videos, images, and websites on common and proper nouns.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Nouns

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This page focuses on nouns including definitions, types of nouns (person, place, thing/idea), common vs proper nouns, types of common nouns (concrete, abstract, collective), nouns as subjects, nouns as objects, nouns as subjective and...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Noun Worksheets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this learning module, students will learn more about different types of nouns. Video lessons and reinforcement worksheets are provided for the following: singular nouns, plural nouns, plural possessive nouns, common nouns, and proper...
Interactive
University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: What Are Nouns?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In these interactive lessons you can learn all about different types of nouns including common, proper, concrete, abstract, count, non-count, and collective. Then play a noun game and take a quiz to show what you have learned.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Grammar: Proper Noun or Common Noun Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Label each underlined word as either a proper noun or a common noun in this twelve-question quiz.
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University College London

University College London: Noun Overview and Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of nouns and rules for use. Contains information on forming plurals, count and noncount, pronouns, numerals as nouns, and gender. Exercises interspersed in material.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Common, Proper, and Possessive Noun Worksheets

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This resource looks at the different classifications of nouns - common, proper, and possessive. These worksheets help students understand the use of each of these different types of nouns.
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Other

Grammaropolis: The Nouns

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This is a lesson in nouns including defining nouns, common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and collective nouns. It defines each type, shows its use in a sentence, and provides examples.

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