Nouns · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.3.1.1.1 - Identify and use nouns to identify people, animals, events and objects

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify nouns that name people, animals, events and objects in simple sentences read aloud or written on the board.
Sort given words into the four categories: people, animals, events and objects.
Form simple sentences using nouns from each of the four categories.
Underline the nouns in sentences they have written or read.
Recognise that common nouns begin with small letters and apply this when writing their own sentences.

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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: B4.3.1.1.1 - Identify and use nouns to identify people, animals, events and objects
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 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. 33
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners read simple sentences having names of people, animals, events and objects from 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 nouns in the sentences.
- Have them note that common nouns start with small letters.
- Have learners identify common nouns from paragraphs/passages.