Nouns: Singular and Plural Nouns

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Describing the numeracy of particular nouns within or as phrases. A noun identifies a person, place, thing, or idea. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea, while a plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

1. Singular and Plural Nouns
First Grade Core Language Lesson

2. On behalf of Splash! Publications, we would like to welcome you to Singular and
Plural Nouns a First Grade Core Language lesson designed by teachers with you
and your students in mind.
The Format
We’ve created a color Singular and Plural Nouns poster for your classroom, a color
copy of the lesson for your Smart Board, and black line masters of the lesson and
activities for your students. Our goal is a lesson that you can use immediately.
Center or Whole Group
Singular and Plural Nouns can be used in a Center or Whole Group setting. No
matter what you decide, we suggest that you read the Singular and Plural Nouns
lesson aloud with your class and have students cut and paste their Singular and
Plural Nouns card into a Language Notebook. A Composition Book works well for
this purpose. The activities following the Singular and Plural Nouns lesson can
then be completed as Center work or as part of your Whole Group instruction.
Core Standards: The “Big Ideas”
Core Standards help teachers prioritize instruction and connect the “big ideas”
students need to know in order to advance. Singular and Plural Nouns was
created in alignment with the First Grade Common Core Language Standards
The Lesson Plan
After reading about Singular and Plural Nouns, students will:
• trace the words on the Singular and Plural Nouns card, color the
penguins on the card, and glue the Singular and Plural Nouns card into
their Language Notebooks.
• cut and paste singular or plural nouns from a Word Bank to complete
sentences.
• identify and color singular and plural nouns in a puzzle to reveal a
mystery picture.
Note: Answers for the activities are at the end of the lesson.
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3. The Copyright
Text Copyright © 2012 by SPLASH! Publications, Glendale Az
Illustration Copyright © 2012 by SPLASH! Publications, Glendale Az
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted
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Lesson may be reproduced by the original purchaser only for use in the original
purchaser’s classroom and may not be sold or used for purposes other than those
specifically permitted by the publisher.
Illustrations and cover design by Victoria J. Smith
The rest of our First Grade Language Lessons can be found in our
First Grade Language Bundle at splashpublications.com
Nouns (CC.1.L.1b)
Proper Nouns (CC.1.L.1b, CC.1.L.2a)
Possessive Nouns (CC.1.L.1b)
Personal, Possessive, Indefinite Pronouns (CC.1.L.1d)
Present Tense Verbs (CC.1.L.1e, CC.1.L.4c)
Past Tense Verbs (CC.1.L.1e, CC.1.L.4c)
Future Tense Verbs (CC.1.L.1e, CC.1.L.4c)
Adjectives (CC.1.L.1f)
Conjunctions (CC.1.L.1g)
Articles (CC.1.L.1h)
Demonstratives (CC.1.L.1h)
Prepositions (CC.1.L.1i)
Sentence Types (CC.1.L.1j, CC.1.L.2b)
Commas (CC.1.L.2c)
Context Clues (CC.1.L.4a, CC.1.L.5a)
Prefixes (CC.1.L.4b)
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4. means more
means one.
than one.
Singular
Plural
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5. Singular
means one.
Plural
means more
than one.
Singular means one. Plural means more than one.
Adding the letter “s” turns most singular nouns into plural
Charlie loves penguins. The zoo in Charlie’s old town
was very small. It only had one penguin. The zoo in
Charlie’s new town has two penguins. The letter “s” turned
Charlie’s new zoo into a great place for watching penguins.
Ideas can be singular or plural. Adding the letter “s”
to fear turns one fear into many fears. Joy becomes joys.
You can have one belief or many beliefs.
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6. Singular
means one.
Plural
means more
than one.
Singular means one. Plural means more than one.
Adding the letter “s” turns most singular nouns into plural
Charlie loves penguins. The zoo in Charlie’s old town
was very small. It only had one penguin. The zoo in
Charlie’s new town has two penguins. The letter “s” turned
Charlie’s new zoo into a great place for watching penguins.
Ideas can be singular or plural. Adding the letter “s”
to fear turns one fear into many fears. Joy becomes joys.
You can have one belief or many beliefs.
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7. Directions: Use your pencil to trace the words on the
Singular and Plural Nouns Card.
Neatly color the picture of the penguin.
Use your scissors to cut out the
Singular and Plural Nouns Card.
(Cut on the dotted lines.)
Glue the Singular and Plural Nouns
Card into your Language Notebook.
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8. Singular and Plural Noun Practice
Directions: Read the five sentences on the next page.
Choose and cut out a singular or plural
noun from the Word Bank to complete
each sentence.
Glue the words into the boxes.
Rewrite the sentences on the lines.
The tree is growing.
The tree is growing.
______________________________________
birds flower person
child boy pools
man planes bugs
ducks kites girl
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9. Name ________________
1. I saw a in the yard.
___________________________________________
2. Tia saw two .
___________________________________________
3. The are flying.
___________________________________________
4. One is reading a book.
___________________________________________ .
5. Many are pretty.
___________________________________________ .
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10. Directions: Color all of the singular nouns in the
puzzle yellow and the plural nouns orange.
flags
rocks
l
farms circles
pai
hills tables
parks
ts
pads ca arm
ke
be
fans hog ps s sh
y
racks s ca s
nut frog
sign
net buns
fe
d
books
li
al
floo
ir
clams
me
hips
ha
ab dog s
goats cr cat fang
paper
r
day
ai
s act
es
ba
flag
tub toad
pi
rs
ys
ske
o son
s
pen
da
do
s
bid
gs
aw pins
ts
s pets cubes
pe
r
sun table
he
lips sip pie
pig
ac
lid
rat
baby
te
heat man
toe
ape rock girl bath
mom milk
rt
seas
hens
ofs
di
nd
ns
apes
e
chins
fri
bea
rs
owl bi
frogs ts a
kite
be
e
rs
fig
s
cup
sky
ho
bees
bus
desk boy
dolls
be
d n il ants
bu ja
s fan calls house
le seed watches
ho lamp lts pots eye
s
be m
bell stars ap
pups
g
jobs
bu
ib buds
cr gs
bu bags knots
plans
es
car
pi
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11. Answers
Singular and Plural Noun Practice
1. child, man, flower, boy, person,
or girl
2. birds, ducks, planes, kites,
pools, or bugs
3. birds, ducks, kites, or planes
4. child, man, boy, person, or girl
5. birds, ducks, planes, kites,
pools, or bugs
Singular Plural Puzzle
flags
rocks
l
farms circles
pai
hills tables
parks
ts
pads ca arm
ke
be
fans hog ps s sh
y
racks s ca s
nut frog
sign
net buns e
d
lif
books
al
floo
ir
clams
me
hips
ha
ab dog s
goats cr cat fang
paper
r
day
ai
s act
es
ba
flag
tub toad
pi
rs
ys
ske
o son
s
pen
da
do
s
bid
gs
w pins
ts
sa pets cubes
pe
er
sun table
h
lips sip pie
pig
ac
lid
rat
baby
te
heat man
toe
ape rock girl bath
mom milk
rt
seas
hens
ofs
di
d
ns
ien
apes
chins
bea
fr s
ro
frogs owl bi
ts ar
kite
be
e
rs
fig
s
cup
sky
ho
bees
bus
desk boy
dolls l
b ed n ai ants
bu j
ils
e s fan calls house
na
ol seed watches
h lamp lts pots eye
s
be m
bell stars ap
pups
g
jobs
bu
ib buds
cr ug
s
b bags knots
plans
s
car
e
pi
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