B6 English Language · Term 3 Week 9: Using Naming Words/Nouns

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.5.3.1.4 - Identify and use abstract nouns to refer to concepts and ideas.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define an abstract noun as a word that names an idea, feeling, quality or concept that cannot be seen or touched.
Identify abstract nouns in a given text or passage.
Distinguish between abstract nouns and concrete nouns (words for things we can see, hear, smell, taste or touch).
Use abstract nouns correctly in their own sentences to express ideas and feelings.
Work in pairs to discuss and share sentences containing abstract nouns, practising clear communication and collaboration.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Naming Words/Nouns (5.3)
Content standard: B6.5.3.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of nouns in communication
Indicator: B6.5.3.1.4 - Identify and use abstract nouns to refer to concepts and ideas.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 9 (Week 33 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 212
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise abstract nouns.
- Have learners identify abstract nouns in texts and use them in sentences e.g. intelligence, knowledge, idea, patience i. I admire Ama because of her patience. ii. He appears to have a good knowledge of what we are saying.