Grade 1 · Lesson 11 — A noun names a person, a place, or a thing

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Nouns · student sheet is G1_L11_Worksheet.html

Ask the question, then answer. Noun: “Can I put “the” in front of it?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Before you mark: All three kinds together from the start. MCT gives nouns eight pages and no separate person/place/thing sections; splitting them over three lessons was my invention, not his.

Find the noun.
The teacher opened the door.
the noun in “The teacher opened the door.”
Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Find the noun.
My brother rode the bus.
the noun in “My brother rode the bus.”
Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Find the noun.
The cat sat on the chair.
the noun in “The cat sat on the chair.”
Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Find the noun.
A boy dropped his pencil.
the noun in “A boy dropped his pencil.”
Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Find the noun.
The girl reads a book.
the noun in “The girl reads a book.”
Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Find the noun.
My mother filled the cup.
the noun in “My mother filled the cup.”
Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.

Secure looks like: Given a sentence with two nouns — one concrete, one idea — the child finds both and justifies at least one with the spot test rather than by pointing at what it means.

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