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All About English Nouns – Jeopardy

Objective: To teach the students what a noun is and then have them be able to correctly identify and implement it in English. Warm- Up: Review what a noun is, give some examples, and then have the students give some examples. Practice/ Presentation: – Divide the class into teams and play “Jeopardy ” to review all the nouns learned in the year. The five category topics can include: 1) classroom words, 2) animals, 3) vegetables, 4) fruits, and 5) days of the week . – Create a table with these categories and ask the students to fill it in with they words they remeber for each topic. Homework: Have the students try to write 10 sentences using nouns that we reviewed in the jeopardy game. For example: – I have a pen. – I have a dog. – I eat an apple. – I eat a tomato. – It is Tuesday.

Pluralizing Nouns

Objectives: That the students will be able to pluralize nouns. Warm-Up: Review what are vowels and consonants and then move into a review of the article lesson of when to use “a” versus “an.” Also check out this lesson plan on Vowels and Consonants. Practice/ Presentation: – Rule 1: To pluralize most nouns you simply add an “-s” ending. For example: apple – apple s dog – dog s cat – cat s – Have students then come up to the board to pluralize nouns and then have students orally repeat after you examples. – Write a list of words on the board (they can be known or unknown as long as they follow the pluralizing rule of adding an “-s”) and have the students practice writing the words and pluralizing. – Rule 2: To pluralize nouns that end in “sh / ch / ss / x” you have to add an “-es” to the noun. For example: wish – wish es sandwich – sandwich es class – class es box – box es – Have students then come up to the board to pluralize nouns using this rule and then have students orally repeat after the teacher. More examples: tax, kiss, couch, dish, bus, etc… – Rule 3: To pluralize nouns that end in a consonant + “y” you have to change the “y” to an “i” and add “-es.” But if the noun ends in a vowel + “y” you only have to add an “-s” ending. For example: Consonant and a “y” = ci ty – cities, ba by – babies, fami ly – families Vowel and a “y” = b oy – boys, d ay – days, k ey – keys – Have the students come up to the board to pluralize nouns using this rule and then have them orally repeat after the teacher for further practice. More examples: country, butterfly, library, monkey, toy, etc… – Note: Warn the students that there are still exceptions to these three rules and that some words have different ways of pluralizing. For example some are just irregular like woman – women, or tooth – teeth, or ox – oxen; while others don’t change at all from singular to plural like with deer – deer, or fish – fish, or sheep -sheep. – Make a chart on the board that consolidates the information above. Homework : With the new vocabulary words below have the students pluralize the nouns. Random Assortment of Vocabulary Words: 1. bush = 2. story = 3. pony = 4. glass = 5. radish = 6. candy = 7. berry = 8. donkey = 9. couch = 10. dress = 11. country = 12. fox = 13. ditch = 14. tax = 15. crutch = 16. bully = 17. fairy = 18. mattress = 19. leash = 20. pastry =

Singular and Plural Nouns

Objectives: Students should be able to use the articles “a” and “an” for singular nouns. They should be able to pluralize nouns . They should be able to use “is” and “are” correctly in a sentence. And finally they should be able to differentiate between singular and plural. Warm-Up: Review articles to make sure they remember (also then reviews vowels and consonants). Presentation: To make sure students understand that articles are only used with singular nouns do some examples. Such as: “a cow” vs. “few cows” or “an apple” vs. “3 apples” Practice: – Write words on the board that students are familiar with and have students raise their hands to indicate whether the words are singular (one) or plural (more than one). – On the board write fragments such as, “ ___ onion, 3 onion__.” And have students come up to the board to write either “a” or “an” before a singular noun or “s”, “ies”, or “es” to pluralize the nouns given. – Introduce “is” for singular nouns and “are” for plural nouns by giving examples. “A grape is a fruit.” “Grapes are fruits.” “A cow is an animal.” “Cows are animals.” – Have students read aloud for oral practice and then copy down in their notebook. – Give the students more examples to first do on their own and then to go over as a class. – Once students understand the concept have students write their own sentences both plural and singular using vocabulary they know. Homework: Give students new “clothing” vocabulary words, and have the students makes singular and plural sentences with these new words. 1. dress = 2. shirt = 3. jeans = 4. pants = 5. suit = 6. skirt = 7. blouse = 8. sweater = 9. t-shirt = 10. shorts = 11. sweatshirt = 12. sweatpants = 13. hat = 14. gloves = 15. jacket = 16. raincoat = 17. swimsuit = 18. pajamas = 19. socks = 20. shoes =

Common and Proper Nouns

Objective: That the students will be able to identify and use common and proper nouns. Warm-Up: Review singular and plural nouns. Practice/Presentation: – Introduce nouns again by giving examples of a person/place/thing/ or animal. Make sure the class is comfortable with nouns and can give some examples on their own. – Teach the differences between a common noun, which is not capitalized and a proper noun, which is always capitalized . – Common Noun : names any person, place, thing, or animal. – Proper Noun : names a specific person, place, thing, or animal and the first letter is always capitalized. – Proper Nouns Include the following: 1. Personal Names : Professor Jones Jane Doe Dr. Watson President Lincoln 2. Nationalities: Mexican American Italian 3. Religions: Buddhism Muslim Christian Hinduism 4. Geographic Names: Pacific Ocean Amazon River Russia Tien Shen Mountains 5. Holidays: Thanksgiving Christmas New Years Halloween 6. Months of the Year: November February August May 7. Days of the Week: Saturday Sunday Tuesday Monday Homework : Give the students the following paragraph and have them write down all the common nouns and all the proper nouns. Note that the common nouns are underlined and the proper nouns are bolded. Joe Smith is a teacher. He lives in Colorado . Colorado is a state. On holidays Joe likes to travel, but especially in the months of June, July, and August . Joe has one brother, and his name is Mike . Mike only works on the weekends, which is Friday , Saturday , and Sunday . During the week Mike lives in Mexico . Mike has a family. He is a father. He has two sons and one daughter. His sons’ names are Andrew and Jason. His daughter’s name is Sally . Joe sees his niece and nephews only at Christmas .

Collective Nouns

Objective: For the students to be able to identify and use a collective noun correctly. Warm-Up: Review nouns and the category of nouns we have covered thus far: singular, plural, common, and proper. Practice/Presentation: – Define what a collective noun is : it describes a group of people or things considered as a single unit. – For example, this will be all new vocabulary: 1. audience = 2. chorus = 3. congress = 4. gang = 5. group = 6. personnel = 7. band = 8. class = 9. faculty = 10. flock = 11. jury = 12. staff = 13. bunch = 14. committee = 15. family = 16. government = 17. orchestra = 18. team = – Once the students have copied down all the new words try to see if they can use them correctly in a sentence or phrase. – For example: The team is good. My family is big. The staff is nice. The class is smart. Homework: Have the students write a paragraph and identify all nouns in their paragraph, but they should also underline the collective nouns in the text. The more collective nouns used by the students the better.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Objective: That the students will be able to identify and use countable and uncountable nouns on their own. Warm-Up: Review all the noun categories, especially collective nouns. Practice/Presentation: – Define Countable and Uncountable Nouns. – Countable Noun: is a thing that a person can count. Ex. corn, lettuce, lake, day, movie – Uncountable Noun: is a thing a person cannot count. Ex. dust, grass, milk, water, sand – New Vocabulary Words: 1. lake = 2. movie = 3. dust = 4. grass = 5. milk = 6. water = 7. sand = 8. juice = 9. table = 10. cup = 11. picture = 12. rays = 13. guitar = 14. camera = 15. bucket = 16. bag = 17. ice = 18. rain = 19. flower = 20. snow = – Have the class first copy down the new words, but then identify which are countable and which are uncountable. Review their answers all together. Homework: Have the students write a paragraph and identify all the nouns in their paragraph, by underlining the countable nouns and circling the uncountable nouns in their text. The more countable and uncountable nouns used by the students the better.

Categorizing Nouns

Objectives: Students should be able to understand and categorize nouns . Warm-Up: Give students known vocabulary words and potentially some new words. Presentation: Review the definition of a noun, and also the definitions of all the categories of nouns . Then write the following headings on the board: singular, plural, common, proper, collective, countable, and uncountable ( and possessive if you want to add that too). Perhaps it is a good idea to also give examples of each. – Examples for each: 1. singular = dog 2. plural = dogs 3. common = day 4. proper = Sunday 5. collective = class 6. countable = cow 7. uncountable = grass Practice: – Give students a list of nouns and have the students write in their notebooks where that particular noun fits under which particular heading. – Once the students have done this on their own, go through the list of words as a class and have the students come and write them on board under the appropriate headings. Tell the students some nouns will be able to fit in more than one category so they should place the noun in the best possible category. – List of words to use 40 in total: 1. truck – sing /count / common 2. Mark Thomas – proper/count / 3. cat – sing / count / common 4. girl – sing / count / common 5. San Francisco – proper / count / sing 6. group – collective / count 7. month – common / count 8. Dr. Harry – proper / count / sing 9. Australia – proper / count / sing 10. team – collective / count 11. dust – uncount / common 12. Halloween – proper / count / sing 13. students – plural / common/ count 14. horses – plural / count / common 15. Atlantic Ocean – proper 16. Shakira – proper / count / sing 17. Eminem – proper / sing / count 18. water – uncount / common 19. band – collective / count 20. audience – collective / common 21. tree – sing / count / common 22. Nile River – proper / count 23. Talas – proper / count 24. children – plural / count / comm 25. family – collective / common 26. flowers – plural / count / comm 27. boat – common / sing / count 28. juice – uncount / common 29. Canada – proper / count / sing 30. Kyrgyz – proper 31. someday – common 32. book – sing / count / common 33. letter – sing / common / count 34. milk – uncount / common 35. Swedish – proper 36. January – proper / sing 37. Monday – proper / count / sing 38. papers – plural / count / common 39. music – common 40. sand – uncount / common Homework: Students should come up with two nouns on their own for each of the seven categories, so in total fourteen nouns.

Let’s go Shopping

Objectives: Using nouns in singular and plural Practice : Take students on an imaginary shopping trip (perhaps by using flashcards to indicate different shopping locations). The class builds a collective “wish list” in each store, identifying desired nouns for each place, applying singular and plural quantifiers and suffix markers as per the following example: Teacher: OK, we’re going into the toy store. What do we want here? Student 1: I want a toy car. Student 2: He wants a toy car and I want three dolls. Student 3: He wants a toy car, she wants three dolls, and I want a yo-yo. Student 4: He wants a toy car, she wants three dolls, she wants a yo-yo, and I want two robots. Student 5: He wants a toy car, she wants three dolls, she wants a yo-yo, he wants two robots, and I want a game CD. Other stores (such as supermarket, bakery, department store, etc) can be added to the shopping trip to repeat the practice with different nouns connected to appropriate contexts

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This powerpoint lesson reviews common nouns , proper nouns , and pronouns using a Valentine's Day theme and eye-catching animated graphics .  

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There are 14 sets of question and answer slides in this powerpoint presentation. For each slide, students must find a common noun, proper noun, and a pronoun in the sentence.

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• Four Days of Lessons On Nouns
• Noun, compound, common and proper
• Concrete, Abstract, Collective
• A noun made up of two or more words grouped together!
• mother-in-law
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• A single noun made up of more than
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• found in the dictionary.
• Nouns are either COMMON or PROPER.
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• any one of a group of persons, places
• things, or ideas.
• PROPER nouns name
• a particular person, place, thing, or idea.
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• CAPITAL LETTER.
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• L.A. Lakers
• Honda Center
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• Michael Jackson
• Nouns that you can experience with one or more senses
• There are some nouns that you CANNOT see, hear, taste, touch, or smell.
• These are the nouns that are ideas. One persons idea of a particular noun may be different than another persons idea.
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• Concrete Examples
• cotton candy, music, wool, puppies, garlic,
• cockroaches, spaghetti
• Abstract Examples
• love, commitment, jealousy, hate, revenge,
• freedom, justice, patriotism, anger, wisdom
• Christianity, fun, self-esteem, confidence
• A word that names a group but is in the singular form
• jury, team, class, council, herd,
• swarm, family, crew, litter, batch,
• committee, quartet, audience
• Worksheet page 28
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• Look through the sentence and check for people, places, things, ideas.
• Often these words will have articles preceding them.
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A PPT Guide to Noun Clauses

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If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I spend a lot of time teaching my students writing skills. Most importantly, I teach them about grammar. It can be difficult to teach, of course. That’s why I make carefully-crafted Powerpoint presentations. I use them year after year, editing them a little each time. They are essentially a fully contained lesson that explains everything to the students (and reminds me a little, too!).

I made a PPT overview of noun clauses to help in teaching my students this important area of grammar. It starts off asking what a noun is, then a clause, and from there it explains noun clauses. It makes use of some valuable examples and then concludes with a short test. If you like it, follow me on Slideshare and give it a like.

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David S Wills

I am a writer, editor, and educator. I have written various books on mid-20th century American writers and a few on grammar and IELTS preparation. I have been in the education field since 2008 and have worked in various countries. I started this website to share some ideas and resources to help my fellow teachers.

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What is Good Friday? What the holy day means for Christians around the world

Christians around the world observe Good Friday two days before Easter, but what is it, and why do they commemorate the holy day?

The holiday is part of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday kicks off the series of Christian holy days that commemorate the Crucifixion and celebrate Jesus Christ's resurrection.

"Good Friday has been, for centuries now, the heart of the Christian message because it is through the death of Jesus Christ that Christians believe that we have been forgiven of our sins," Daniel Alvarez, an associate teaching professor of religious studies at Florida International University, told USA TODAY.

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When is Good Friday?

Good Friday is always the Friday before Easter. It's the second-to-last day of Holy Week.

In 2024, Good Friday will fall on March 29.

What is Good Friday?

Good Friday is the day Christ was sacrificed on the cross. According to Britannica , it is a day for "sorrow, penance, and fasting."

"Good Friday is part of something else," Gabriel Radle, an assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, previously told USA TODAY. "It's its own thing, but it's also part of something bigger."

Are Good Friday and Passover related?

Alvarez says that Good Friday is directly related to the Jewish holiday, Passover.

Passover , or Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt.

"The whole Christian idea of atoning for sin, that Jesus is our atonement, is strictly derived from the Jewish Passover tradition," said Alvarez.

How is that possible?

According to the professor, Passover celebrates the day the "Angel of Death" passed over the homes of Israelites who were enslaved by the Egyptians. He said that the Bible states when the exodus happened, families were told to paint their doors with lamb's blood so that God would spare the lives of their firstborn sons.

Alvarez says this is why Christians call Jesus the "lamb of God." He adds that the symbolism of the "blood of the lamb" ties the two stories together and is why Christians believe God sacrificed his firstborn son. Because, through his blood, humanity is protected from the "wrath of a righteous God that cannot tolerate sin."

He adds that the stories of the exodus and the Crucifixion not only further tie the stories together but also emphasize just how powerful the sacrifice of the firstborn and the shedding of blood are in religion.

"Jesus is the firstborn, so the whole idea of the death of the firstborn is crucial," said Alvarez.

He adds that the sacrifice of the firstborn, specifically a firstborn son, comes from an ancient and "primitive" idea that the sacrifice unleashes "tremendous power that is able to fend off any kind of force, including the wrath of God."

Why Is Good Friday so somber?

Alavarez says people might think this holiday is more depressing or sad than others because of how Catholics commemorate the Crucifixion.

"I think [it's] to a level that some people might think is morbid," said Alvarez.

He said Catholics not only meditate on Jesus' death, but primarily focus on the suffering he faced in the events that led up to his Crucifixion. That's what makes it such a mournful day for people.

But, the professor says that Jesus' suffering in crucial to Christianity as a whole.

"The suffering of Christ is central to the four Gospels," said Alvarez. "Everything else is incidental."

According to the professor, statues that use blood to emphasize the way Jesus and Catholic saints suffered is very common in Spanish and Hispanic Countries, but not as prevalent in American churches.

Do you fast on Good Friday?

Father Dustin Dought, the executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, previously told USA TODAY that Good Friday and Ash Wednesday are the two days in the year that Roman Catholics are obliged to fast.

"This practice is a way of emptying ourselves so that we can be filled with God," said Dought.

What do you eat on Good Friday?

Many Catholics do not eat meat on any Friday during Lent. Anything with flesh is off-limits. Dought says this practice is to honor the way Jesus sacrificed his flesh on Good Friday.

Meat that is off limits includes:

Instead, many Catholics will eat fish. According to the Marine Stewardship Council , this is allowed because fish is considered to be a different type of flesh.

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Unlocking Engagement in Middle and High School Math

A small shift in lesson presentation can encourage older students to actively participate in class.

The usual classroom symphony of settling students, chattering friends, and whispered gossip was abruptly interrupted by groans and jeers when they saw another dull math warm-up. As a new seventh-grade math teacher, I yearned to make the lessons engaging, but I felt constrained by the curriculum and struggled to stay ahead of the students, often learning the material the night before I taught it. In my focus on mastering the content, I had neglected the student experience, which, as their growing disengagement and defiance made clear, was lacking.

One day, amid the usual classroom hubbub, a sense of resignation hung heavy in the air. Students went through the motions of learning, some with glazed eyes copying notes verbatim, while others chatted animatedly about weekend plans. In stark contrast, “Sofia,” usually a beacon of participation, slumped in her chair, and “Josiah,” who often fidgeted, leaned forward intently, gesturing toward a crucial note on the whiteboard.

The usual mix of focused energy and playful banter felt off-balance, replaced by a quiet apathy. It felt like a repetitive performance, and I knew I had to offer them something more meaningful. I also knew that many of them genuinely wanted to learn, but the classroom disarray forced them into survival mode, simply hoping to avoid embarrassment or disruption.

My train of thought was interrupted by a knock at the door, barely audible over the din of student protest. My math coach entered with a smile, but my initial flicker of hope was quickly extinguished by the self-doubt gnawing at me, questioning my career choice.

A Surprising Discovery

With gentle encouragement from my coach, I launched into the lesson, my nerves on edge from a potent mix of disengaged students, my own lack of confidence, and the looming presence of an external observer. My coach had mentioned that many students indicated a desire to learn, and I held on to that thought as I wrote the first step on the board. Whether due to nerves or to sleep deprivation, I found myself pausing after each step, struggling to recall what came next. During these pauses, I noticed my students surprisingly engaged, gesturing and discussing what might happen next.

After a few instances of this, my coach pulled me aside and suggested I continue pausing and ask the students to predict the next step. The transformation was gradual at first, but it quickly spread throughout the room. Once-rowdy students were eagerly waiting, anticipating the next step. The rest of the lesson unfolded completely differently. I no longer felt burdened by the content, and the students thrived on unraveling the mystery.

Inspired by this experience, my coach and I sought to refine this concept of student engagement. I decided to use existing examples from the curriculum, sequencing them and displaying each step on a slide with animation. Students would then predict the next step. My coach expressed concern about the potential loss of momentum if no one could guess correctly. I countered with the idea of presenting two steps, like step one and step two, and asking students to compare them. We were both excited, and I eagerly began crafting the initial iterations of what I called the spark sequence .

This simple yet impactful pedagogical strategy is designed to enhance student learning and engagement while reducing teacher workload. It leverages our natural pattern recognition abilities to do the following:

• Focus student attention on key details through a step-by-step process
• Develop critical thinking by comparing similarities and differences across each step
• Boost confidence by enabling students to share their observations and build upon their understanding

New Levels of Engagement

The next day, a mix of excitement and nervousness coursed through me as I began the lesson. The usual pre-lesson grumbling commenced, but as we reached the first example, a shift was palpable. I wasn’t burdened with the explanation, and the students were once again engaged by the challenge. With two steps presented, they could freely analyze and compare. I then employed the “same-different” strategy, where students compare two things and identify similarities and differences.

While it took some students a moment to grasp the concept, the classroom chatter had transformed. Students were actively discussing their observations, their faces lighting up with understanding as the lesson progressed. A chorus of “That was fun!” confirmed their enjoyment, and they walked away from the example knowing how to solve it.

I then revisited the complete example, but instead of lecturing, I had students take turns explaining each step, collaboratively constructing a narrative.

Steps in the spark sequence

• Briefly display each step with minimal distractions.
• Think-pair-share. After each step, ask students to silently identify what’s the same and different (<10 seconds). Then, have them share their observations with a partner (15 seconds each).
• Repeat steps two and three.
• Once the sequence is complete, reveal the final outcome or justification. Allow students time to recall (10–30 seconds), then have them discuss with their partners (<1 minute).
• Wrap up: The whole class shares out. The teacher clears up any remaining misconceptions and summarizes the day’s learning.

In the end, I learned more from the students’ explanations than I had from the countless hours spent preparing the night before. In essence, I had discovered a way to engage my students, reduce my prep time, and learn alongside them. They became active participants in their education, taking the driver’s seat in their learning journey. By stepping aside and letting them take ownership, I fostered engagement and a shared learning experience for all of us.

Looking back, these moments marked a turning point. They transformed my doubts about my career choice into a deep sense of purpose. My students continue to love this strategy and the framework for discussion it provides. We’ve even incorporated it into student work, as they strive to create their own sequences or explore different applications of the strategy. It’s a place where we’ve all thrived—an oasis of learning and mutual respect, and a space where this old student has learned from his younger ones.