Sort the Nouns: People, Places, Animals and Things
Sort twenty-four nouns by what they name, using the four category areas.
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- Grades 1–3
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- B3.2 — demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of…
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This Sorting Nouns Worksheet is a great way for students to sort examples of nouns into categories to gain a better understanding of parts of speech. This activity is perfect for small groups, centres, or whole class instruction.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Sort nouns by the kind of entity they name
- Distinguish people and places from animals and objects
Teaching tips
- Read every bank word before beginning the categories.
- Review any disputed noun by asking what kind of entity it names.
Skills covered
- Noun identification — recognizing naming words
- Semantic classification — grouping nouns into four types
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
Ontario expectations
- B3.2 — demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of speech in sentences, including common singular and plural nouns, using the pronoun “I”, the past, present, and future verb tenses, common adjectives and adverbs, and common conjunctions, and use this knowledge to support comprehension and communicate meaning clearly
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Types of nouns
- Person, place, animal, and thing
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