Lesson Plan

Book Summary: The book used for this mini-lesson is Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan
London. In this book, Froggy has his first day of school. He says he isnt nervous, but his dream
says otherwise. At school, he learns how to read his name, but it is hard for him to pay attention.
By the end of the day, Froggy realizes that school is fun.

Rationale: Froggy Goes to School can be used for the purpose of teaching nouns because the
book features many nouns. For example, Froggy, the school, bus, teacher, etc.

Objective: Students will be able to identify common and proper nouns used in Froggy Goes to
School.

Procedure
To introduce this lesson the teacher will explain to the class that a noun is a person, place
or thing. Then, the teacher will give examples using Froggy Goes to School. She will show that
the teacher is a noun, because she is a person. The school is a noun, because it is a place. The bus
is a noun, because it is a thing. The teacher will then go on to explain that when these nouns are
given a name they become proper. For example, Miss. Witherspoon is a proper noun.

Application: The students will be given a foldable for their notebook. It will contain the
definition of a noun, and a foldable for a person, place and thing. The students will first glue this
in their notebook, so that they are able to flip the foldables up and down (shown in example).
The students will look through Froggy Goes to School to find a person, place and thing. They
will draw this under the appropriate foldable.

Effectiveness of the Lesson: In order to assess students understanding of nouns, the teacher will
collect their foldables. If they have a correct person, place and thing from the story, then the
lesson is effective.