Lesson Plan

Grammar: Common & Proper Nouns

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Steps
Induction
Set
(3 mins)

Thusday / 9 April
9.00 a.m. 10.00 a.m. / 1 hour
5 Mutiara ( low )
33 / 33
Grammar
Common and Proper Nouns
5.1
Nouns
5.1.3 Common Nouns
5.1.4 Proper Nouns
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
1. Tell the difference between common nouns and proper nouns
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
1. Orally identify at least 5 common nouns and 5 proper nouns
2. Arrange common nouns and proper nouns according to category
correctly
3. Underline and circle the correct common and proper nouns in the
worksheet given
1. Comparing and contrasting
2. Classifying
1. Cooperation
2. Attentiveness
1. Pictures (Set Induction)
2. Manila Card with short notes
3. Flashcards (Step 1)
4. 3 envelopes containing flashcards (Practice)
5. Worksheets 1 & 2
6. Tack-it
Pupils know a number of naming words for people, places and things such
as cat, girl, boy, names of people they know
Teaching Strategy

Language Content

1. Teacher puts up some pictures:

Look at these pictures.

2. Pupils identify the names of the

items in the picture

Can you tell me what they

are?
Expected answers:
Cat, mosque, boy, girl,
Dora, Diego, apple, pen

Notes
TM:
Pictures:
(i) cat
(ii) girl (Dora)
(iii) boy (Diego)
(iv) mosque
(v) apple
(vi) pen

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Grammar: Common & Proper Nouns

Step 1:
Presentation
(15 minutes)

1. Teacher introduces the topic for the

day.
2. Teacher pastes a piece of manila
card with a short explanation of
what common and proper nouns
are.

Today we are going to learn TM:

about Common Nouns and
1. Manila card
Proper Nouns. (Write title
with short
on board)
notes on
common
nouns and
proper nouns
2. Flashcards
3. Tack-it

3. Pupils are shown examples of

common and proper nouns through
the use of flashcards.
4. Teacher explains how common
nouns are different from proper
nouns.

CCTS:
Comparing &
contrasting
Common noun: Names any
thing, place or person
e.g. boy, girl, mosque, pen,
pencil, bananas, cat

Moral Values:
Attentiveness
LO1

Proper noun: names a

specific person, place or
thing. The first letter must
always be capitalised.
e.g. Melaka, Aisyah, Si
Comot
5. Pupils take turns to try and arrange
flashcards according to common
nouns and proper nouns
Step 2:
Practice
( 20
minutes)

1. Pupils gather in groups of four or

three (three groups)

I want everyone to be in
these groups:
Group 1: Adina, Noriza,
Syukri and Syahrizan
Group 2: Aisyah Muslim,
Aisyah Roslan and Suhana
Group 3: Alif, Syahmi,
Imran and Amirul

TM:
1. 3 envelopes
containing
flashcards
2. 3 manila cards
with tables
3. Tack-it for
each group

2. Each group is given one envelope

with a number of flashcards.

Each group will get 1

envelope, 1 manila card and
some tack-it. (Give
instructions before giving

CCTS:
Classifying
Moral Values:

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Grammar: Common & Proper Nouns

out materials)

Cooperation

3. Pupils must arrange all the nouns

provided in the envelope according
to the two categories of nouns.

You must arrange all the

common nouns together and
the proper nouns together.
(Show example)

LO2

4. The flashcards must be pasted on

the manila card provided using
tack-it.

Paste the answers in the

table provided in the manila
card.

5. Pupils are given 12 minutes to

complete the task.

You have 12 minutes to

finish this task.

6. After the task is done, the manila

cards will be pasted in front of the
class for everyone to see.

When you have finished,

paste your manila card on
the board.

7. Teacher and pupils check to see if

the answers are correct.
Step 3:
Production
(17 minutes)

1. Each pupil is given a worksheet to

work on.

I am going to give each

person one worksheet.

TM:
Worksheet 1 and 2

2. Pupils read the instructions

together, repeating after teacher.
They must find the common nouns
and proper nouns in the sentences
provided.

Underline the common

nouns and circle the proper
nouns.

CCTS:
Classifying

3. They must underline the common

nouns and circle the proper nouns.
4. If they can finish the task quickly,
they will be given a second
worksheet to work on. Here, they
must find the proper nouns and
capitalise the first letter of the
words.

LO3

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Closure
(5 mins)

1. Teacher asks pupils to state what

they have learnt today.

So class, what did you

learn today?

2. Teacher gives some words and

pupils must state what type of noun
they are.

Can you tell me if

___________ is a proper
noun or a common noun?

Moral Values:
Attentiveness