Singular and Plural Nouns
First Grade Core Language Lesson
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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
(CC.1.L.1c).
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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The Copyright
Text Copyright © 2012 by SPLASH! Publications, Glendale Az
Illustration Copyright © 2012 by SPLASH! Publications, Glendale Az
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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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Singular
means one.
Plural
means more
than one.
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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
nouns.
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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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
nouns.
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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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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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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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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Directions:
Color all of the singular nouns in the
puzzle yellow and the plural nouns orange.
flags
be
bags
ir
ha
r
he
bell
buds
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calls
seed
9
r
ys
da
seas
ns
ac
te
rt
bea
ts
rs
a
be
s
bus
cup
di
es
pi
ai
sign
floo
pots
pi
es
bu
gs
lts
bi
il
bees
ants
house
s
eye
pups
lamp
fan
apes
ja
g
s
n
bu
bu
ils
ib
cr
d
be
man
bath
nd
sky
s
fang
pie
baby
kite
s
frog
cubes
pets
e
boy
fe
li
son
fig
owl
act
milk
fri
car
chins
mom
desk
dolls
le
d
girl
frogs
ho
toe
e
ofs
hens
rock
table
pig
rat
lid
ape
ro
sun
rs
gs
sip
heat
na
pen
pins
lips
cat
toad
jobs
flag
s
bid
pe
s
s
nut
paper
tub
ca
ts
s
aw
dog
sh
s
ske
o
do
ab
cr
ps
ba
s
clams
parks
arm
ca
hog
racks
ho
hips
me
al
buns
circles
tables
books
ts
y
day
pads
be
ke
fans
net
rs
pai
farms
hills
goats
l
rocks
stars
plans
watches
m
ap
knots
Answers
Singular and Plural Noun Practice
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
child, man, flower, boy, person,
or girl
birds, ducks, planes, kites,
pools, or bugs
birds, ducks, kites, or planes
child, man, boy, person, or girl
birds, ducks, planes, kites,
pools, or bugs
Singular Plural Puzzle
flags
10
ir
ha
er
ac
h
r
es
da
ys
ai
ns
bea
cup
s
fig
bus
seas
s
ar
be
bees
ants
s
g
bell
buds
man
house
eye
pi
e
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calls
pups
bags
pi
sign
rt
di
l
ai
seed
lts pots
be
s
b
s
ug
ts
j
bu
fan
bi
sky
jobs
ib
boy
s
fang
bath
apes
kite
s
frog
cubes
pets
milk
fr
e
lif
pie
baby
n
b
lamp
act
son
d
ien
bu
ils
d
owl
ed
s
cr
mom
desk
dolls
h
toe
girl
frogs
e
ol
pig
rat
chins
table
car
hens
rock
floo
sun
rs
e
ofs
ape
ro
pen
lid
heat
cat
toad
te
flag
gs
sip
lips
na
tub
ca
s
nut
paper
pins
pe
bid
s
s
w
sa
dog
sh
s
ts
ske
o
do
ps
ba
s
clams
ab
cr
parks
arm
ca
hog
racks
ho
hips
me
al
buns
circles
tables
books
ts
y
day
pads
be
ke
fans
net
rs
pai
farms
hills
goats
l
rocks
stars
plans
watches
m
ap
knots