Naming words/ Nouns · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.5.3.1.1 - Identify and use nouns in sentences to identify people, animals, events and objects

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a noun as a naming word for a person, animal, event or object.
Identify nouns in given sentences and short paragraphs by pointing them out and explaining what they name.
Sort nouns into four groups: people, animals, events and objects.
Form their own sentences using nouns from all four groups and underline the nouns correctly.
Write common nouns beginning with small letters in their own sentences.

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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: B4.5.3.1.1 - Identify and use nouns in sentences to identify people, animals, events and objects
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 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. 59
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners read simple sentences with names of people, animals, events and objects on the board.
- Put learners in groups to identify the names of people, animals, events and objects as nouns.
- Have learners form sentences with names of people, animals, events and objects and underline these names/nouns in the sentences.
- Have them note that common nouns start with small letters.
- Have learners identify common nouns from paragraphs/passages.