noun song
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Common & Proper Noun Song CD Song #1
Tune: “if Your Happy and You Know It”
A noun is a person, place or thing.
A noun is a person, place or thing.
A common noun is general.
And a proper noun's specific.
A noun is a person, place or thing.
Directions: Lay all cards face down so that the blank side is facing
upwards. Players take turns turning over one pair of cards over until
they find a pair of common and proper nouns that match. For example
Ms. Gregory would match teacher. The player with the most matches in
the end wins.
For a more active approach, pass out all the cards. Students can get up
and move around the room to music. When you turn the music off,
students must go find the other student who has the matching card
with theirs. Then students can sit down together on the floor until all
the students finish their matches. Students can then stand up in pairs
and read their match to the rest of the class.
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Columbus
Zoo
zoo
Asia
place
3
Far East place
The Ringling
Brothers
Circus
circus
Ziggy
zookeeper
4
Aunt Sue
person
California
place
Pacific
Ocean
ocean
5
Jack
boy
Elizabeth
girl
Texas
place
6
Buckingham
Palace
castle
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Name: __________________
*Common & Proper Nouns
Use the spinner to find the type of noun you need
to write. Make sure you put the word in the
correct column.
Common Nouns Proper Nouns a A
b B
c C
d D
f F
g G
h H
j J
k K
l L
m M
n N
p P
r R
s S
t T
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Found a Pronoun CD Song # 2
(Sung to the “Clementine”)
Found a pronoun! Found a Pronoun!
Found a pronoun just now.
Just now, I found a pronoun.
Found a pronoun just now.
He, she, I, they,
We and it are used as subjects.
Yes, they are!
He, she, I, they,
We and it are used as subjects.
Yes, they are!
Him, her, me, them,
Us and it are used in predicates
We know.
Him, her, me, them,
Us and it are used in predicates
We know.
His, her, my, their,
Our and its are possessive pronouns,
It is true.
His, her, my, their,
Our and its show possession
For me and you.
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*Pronoun Pounce Unit 1:2
START 1
she
3
them
2
we
4
he
5
him
13
we
FINISH 6
your
7
they
12
they
11
it
8
it
10
she
9
he
10
Directions:
Cut out the cards below and put them facedown. Players take turns flipping over a
card and moving a game piece to the first correct pronoun on the game board.
After a card has been used, it is put at the bottom of the pile, so it can be used
again. Players may have to move backwards at times. The first player to land on
the last “we” next to the finish is the winner.
Clara
Barton
You and I
my family
Tomas
the
explorers
Christopher
Columbus
James Cook
Ant’s
brother
the book
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Verbs is Action CD Song #3
Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”
All action words are verbs.
They Make writing superb.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
All action words are verbs.
A verb tells what you do,
Like jump or swim or chew.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
A verb tells what you do.
Each sentence must have one-
The verb adds all the fun.
Heigh-ho, the derry-o,
Each sentence must have one.
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*Action Verb Antics! START
1
We drove for
eight hours.
3
Then I read a
book for one
hour.
2
I slept for
three hours.
4
We ate lunch at
12:00 noon.
5
At night, we
walked by the
lake.
13
The cat ran
away from the
dog.
FINISH 6
Ice hockey
players wear ice
skates. 7
This summer,
we went
swimming. 12
We walked to
school.
11
She told you all
about the
story.
8
I like to swim.
10
The lifeguard
watches me
swim.
9
Sometimes I
dive for pennies
in the pool.
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Directions:
Players take turns rolling a dice and moving that number of spaces. Players read
the sentence in the box they land on and identify the action verb. Using the
answer key below, the other players can check to see if they are correct. If the
player is right, they can stay on that space. If they are wrong, they must move
back to the space they were before they rolled the dice. The first player to reach
the finish is the winner.
Extension:
Use without the answer key and have students number a paper from 1 to 13 and
record all the action verbs from the game board.
Answer Key:
1. drove 7.went 13. ran
2. slept 8. like
3. read 9. dive
4. ate 10. watches
5. walked 11. told
6. wear 12. walked
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Possessive Noun Relay
Directions:
Cut out cards and either pass them out to students or place them
facedown in front of small group relay lines. Each student takes turns
flipping over a card, reading it and deciding if is gets a ‘s or s’ to be
correct. Students then run up to the correct one and put it under it (if
the label is on the board) or in it (if you have attached the label to a
cup/container). Labels:
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Jeff_ favorite is
mystery.
The librarian_
suggestion was very
helpful.
Megan_ brother is
Nathan.
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I want to borrow
Megan_ and
Martin_ book.
The book_ pages
were torn.
Megan_ mother
works at the
library.
18
He brought
Andrew_ book to
the library.
The student_ desks
were dirty.
The teacher_ pens
were on her desk.
19
The children_
backpacks belong on
their chairs.
I read my friend_
comic book.
The girl_ dresses
were green.
20
The book_ cover
was colorful.
The kid_ books
were all checked
out.
The girl_ jump
ropes were all out
at recess.
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The boy_ footballs
were all out on the
field.
Andrew_ book was
all about dinosaurs.
Nathan_ cries kept
her mother from
reading the story.
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The librarian_ book
was sitting on her
rocking chair.
Megan_ book Fly Up
High saved the day!