Naming words/ Nouns · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.5.3.1.3 - Identify and use collective nouns to refer to a group of objects and people

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify collective nouns in given sentences and match them to the groups they name.
Explain that a collective noun names a whole group and behaves like a singular noun.
Use collective nouns with correct singular verbs in sentences (e.g., “The team is playing well”).
Form their own sentences using at least five different collective nouns for people, animals, and objects.
Work in pairs or small groups to generate collective nouns for common Ghanaian groups (e.g., a choir of singers, a fleet of fishing boats).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Naming words/ Nouns (5.3)
Content standard: B4.5.3.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of nouns in communication
Indicator: B4.5.3.1.3 - Identify and use collective nouns to refer to a group of objects and people
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. 60
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners read sentences containing collective nouns e.g. a team of players, a school of fish, a swarm of bees, a troop of monkeys, a flock of sheep, a bunch of keys.
- Explain to learners that collective nouns behave like singular nouns. Therefore, they are used with singular verbs.
- Provide collective nouns and their groups for learners to identify. Let them form sentences using the collective nouns.