Classroom Resource

Singular and Plural Nouns

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2, 3

Overview

In this classroom resource, students will learn about nouns. Every word is a part of speech and has a role in our language. The biggest "star" of the English language is a noun because it names things. A noun names person, place, thing, feeling, idea, or any concept. This resource offers videos, games, and worksheets to help further understand the concept taught in this lesson.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.45

Demonstrate understanding of standard English language conventions when writing.

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Vocabulary

  • English Language conventions

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The English language has grammatical conventions that must be followed when writing.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Correctly use standard English language conventions in writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • To clearly communicate through writing, they must use standard English language conventions.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.45a

Identify the role of a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb within a sentence and explain the type of the information it conveys.

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Vocabulary

  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Adjective
  • Adverb
  • Conveys

Knowledge

  • There are different types of words within a sentence, and each word provides a particular type of information.
  • The role of a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb within a sentence.

Skills

  • Identify a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb in a sentence.
  • Explain the type of information nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs provide in a sentence.

Understanding

  • Each word in a sentence plays an important role in conveying meaning.
  • A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea and tells who or what the sentence is about.
  • A verb expresses an action or a state of being and tells what the noun is doing.
  • An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun and tells attributes of the noun.
  • An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb, and provides more description about another word in the sentence.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.36

Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar including punctuation, capitalization, sentence formation, and spelling appropriate for third grade.

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Vocabulary

  • Demonstrate
  • Knowledge
  • Rules of standard English grammar
  • Punctuation
  • Capitalization
  • Sentence formation
  • Spelling

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Standard English grammar and spelling conventions.
  • Punctuation marks and their appropriate usage.
  • Capitalization rules for standard English.
  • Complete sentences have a subject and predicate and end with an ending punctuation mark.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar.
  • Use appropriate punctuation.
  • Use correct capitalization.
  • Form sentences correctly.
  • Spell third grade level words correctly.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are rules to forming grammatically correct sentences in standard English.
  • When writing, they must use punctuation correctly, capitalize appropriate words, form complete sentences with subject-verb agreement, and spell the words that are appropriate for third graders.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.36c

Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives, including irregular plural nouns and verbs.

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Vocabulary

  • Form
  • Plural noun
  • Plural verb
  • Plural possessives
  • Irregular plural nouns
  • Irregular plural verbs

Knowledge

  • A plural shows there is more than one of something.
  • An -s or -es suffix is added to the end of regular nouns and verbs for subject-verb agreement and to form plurals.
  • Possessives show ownership and an apostrophe is used in the formation of possessives.
  • A plural possessive is used when a plural noun has ownership, or possession, of something.
  • Some nouns and verbs do not follow the regular pattern when forming a plural.

Skills

  • Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives in writing.
  • Form irregular nouns and verbs in writing.

Understanding

  • There are standard English grammar conventions to make nouns, verbs, and possessives plural, and following these conventions helps make their writing clear.
  • Some nouns and verbs do not form plurals in a regular way.
Link to Resource
https://www.turtlediary.com/game/singular-and-plural-nouns.html

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

Turtle Diary
Accessibility
License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.turtlediary.com/terms-and-conditions.html

Approved Date

yvetteakridge
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