Identify common and proper nouns

Learning Objectives Define a common noun. Define a proper noun. Identify common nouns in a sentence. Identify proper nouns in a sentence. Explain that proper nouns need a capital letter. Sort a list of words into common and proper nouns. Do you have a favorite toy? 🧸 What is its special name? Today, we will learn about two types of nouns! We will learn about general nouns and special name nouns. It will help us become super writers! ✍️ Real-World Applications Writing your friend's name in a card 💌 Telling someone the name of your school 🏫 Writing about your favorite holiday, like Christmas 🎄 Labeling a map with names of cities and countries 🗺️

TermDefinitionExample NounA noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. 🧑‍🏫 🏞️ 🍎teacher, park, apple Common NounA common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing.The word 'dog' is a common noun. It can mean any dog. 🐕 Proper NounA proper noun is a special name for a person, place, or thing.The word 'Fido' is a proper noun. It is the name of one special dog. 🐾 PersonA person is a human being, like a boy, a girl, or a baby.boy, girl, firefighter 👨‍🚒 PlaceA place is a location, like a school or a city.school, store, beach 🏖️ ThingA thing is an object, animal, or idea.book, cat, holiday 🐈 Capital LetterA capital letter is the big letter at the beginning of a word.A, B, C are capital letters. a, b, c are lowercase letters.

The Proper Noun Capital Letter Rule Proper nouns ALWAYS start with a capital letter. Use this rule for special names. It shows the word is important! For example, we write 'Paris', not 'paris'. The Common Noun Rule Common nouns do not start with a capital letter. Use this for general words. The only time a common noun gets a capital is if it starts a sentence.