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Name the Animals: Nouns
A Trip to the Zoo Unit | Lesson 1 of 4
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Name the Animals: Nouns

A Trip to the Zoo Unit | Lesson 1 of 4
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What NOUNS do you see?
(Remember, a noun is an animal, person, place, or thing)
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Teacher: get your supplies.
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Sound out the word. How many letters are in the word?
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Sound out the first sound. What letter goes with this sound?
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Write the letter B.
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Sound out the next sound. What letter goes with this sound?
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Write the letter A.
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Sound out the last sound. What letter goes with this sound?
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Write the letter T.
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Get ready to write more words.
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Get your supplies.
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Write your name on your worksheet.
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Find the first sound of the word "MOTH."
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Trace the noun.
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Find the first letter of the word "HIPPO."
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Trace the noun.
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Color in the animals.
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Grade K

Sentence Writing

Identifying Nouns

5 reviews

Activity Prep

Print Prep
  • learn that a noun is a word for an animal, person, place, thing.

  • practice sounding out a noun.

  • trace two nouns.
Preview activity

Before this lesson...

  • This lesson is designed to be the beginning of the unit.

  • If your students are still learning to form letters, that’s okay! They should still be able to complete this unit successfully.

Bat printout Print 1 copy
Nouns worksheet 30 copies
Crayons
60
Markers
1
Post-Its (3")
3
Prep Instructions

For the first part of the activity (where the class sounds out the word BAT), all students will need to be able to see the bat printout and sticky notes posted on a wall, board, or other surface.

Grade K

Sentence Writing

Identifying Nouns

5 reviews
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