Common and Proper

Noun Scavenger Hunt

KAREN HERNANDEZ
 Objective and Common Core
Standards

Students will identify and use common and proper nouns

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.B: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.A: Capitalize dates and names of people.
 Instruction/Teacher Modeling (5
minutes)

Tell class that they will be looking for examples

of common nouns and proper nouns.
Define a common noun as any person, place,
or thing. Examples: park, street, teacher, lake,
and book.
Define a proper noun as a special or particular
person, place, or thing. Examples: Baker Park,
Mrs. Smith, Lake Michigan
On the whiteboard, draw a t-chart and label
one side Common Nouns and the other
side Proper Nouns.
Remind students that the important words in
proper nouns are always capitalized
 Guided Practice/Interactive
Modeling (9 minutes)

Choose an example of a proper noun, such as Chicago. Ask students to

tell me which side of the chart it goes on.
Choose an example of a common noun, such as city. Ask students to tell
me which side of the chart it goes on.
Record answers in the correct columns.
Divide students into small groups (4). (By where they are sitting)
Ask each group to come up with two common and two proper nouns that
they see in the classroom.
Ask each group to add one of their nouns to the chart on the whiteboard.
Independent Working Time (5 minutes)

Have each student take out a notebook and a pencil.

Ask students to draw a t-chart on their paper or in their notebooks. Have
students title their charts just like I have on the board, with one side
titled Common Nouns and the other side titled Proper Nouns.
Let students know they will now be going on a scavenger hunt around the
classroom and they will need to be on the lookout for common and proper
nouns.
Tell them to find at least 3 common nouns and 3 proper nouns and write them
down.
Tell students to go back to their seats after they have at least 3 common and 3
proper nouns.
 Assessment (4 minutes)

Have each student list a common or proper noun on the chart I created at
the beginning of the lesson.
 Review and Closing (1 minutes)

Ask students to be on the lookout throughout the school day and at home
for common and proper nouns.
Remind students that common nouns are any person, place, or thing and
proper nouns are a special person, place, or thing.
Encourage students to record their findings on a t-chart for homework.
 Check for Understanding

Ask students to tell you a proper and common noun as they exit the
classroom.
 References

Tell students that the books they read at home contain common and
proper nouns and to circle them as they read.
Also the poster boards around the school have common and proper
nouns.