Nouns · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.3.1.1.3 - 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 texts.
Match common collective nouns to the groups they name (e.g., a swarm of bees, a bunch of keys).
Explain that a collective noun names a single group and therefore takes a singular verb.
Form original sentences using collective nouns correctly with singular verbs.
Use collective nouns appropriately in short speaking and writing tasks about familiar situations.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Nouns (3.1)
Content standard: B4.3.1.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of nouns in communication
Indicator: B4.3.1.1.3 - Identify and use collective nouns to refer to a group of objects and people
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 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. 34
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. team of players, a class of, 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 the collective nouns and their groups for learners to identify. Let them form sentences using the collective nouns.
e.g.
i. A bunch of keys is on the table. ii. A team of players is running around the field.
- Have learners form sentences with collective nouns.