1. 3rd Grade - Capitalize Proper Nouns
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3rd Grade - Capitalize Proper Nouns

2. Invitation to Notice I think I’ll move to Australia.
Day 1
I think I’ll move to Australia.
In the car pool, Mrs. Gibson let Becky have a seat by the window.
The Mickey Mouse night light burned out, and I bit my tongue.
At breakfast Anthony found a Corvette Sting Ray car kit in his breakfast cereal box.
Excerpt from Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

3. Common and Proper Nouns
Day 1
Common nouns name a general person, place, or thing so they are not capitalized.
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing so they are capitalized.
Kind
Common Nouns
(not capitalized)
Proper Nouns
(capitalized)
Person
boy
Alexander
Place
continent
Australia
Thing
car
Corvette Sting Ray

4. Bonus Activity
Day 1
Rock and Roll Nouns Jam

5. Invitation to Imitate
Day 2
Imitate a sentence remembering to capitalize the proper nouns.
I think I’ll move to Australia.
I think I’ll move to ________. (proper noun: place)
Kind
Common Nouns
(not capitalized)
Proper Nouns
(capitalized)
Person
boy
Philip Parker
Place
continent
Africa
Thing
desert
Twinkie

6. Invitation to Write
Day 3
Write a sentence remembering to capitalize the proper nouns.
I think I’ll move to Australia.
I think I’ll move to ________. (proper noun: place)
Kind
Common Nouns
(not capitalized)
Proper Nouns
(capitalized)
Person
boy
Philip Parker
Place
continent
Africa
Thing
desert
Twinkie

7. Invitation to Celebrate
Day 3
Share an original sentence with a proper noun that is capitalized.

8. How are the sentences different from the original?
Invitation to Compare
Day 4
How are the sentences different from the original?
In the car pool, Mrs. Gibson let Becky have a seat by the window.
In the car pool, Mrs. gibson let Becky have a seat by the window.
In the car pool, Mrs. Gibson let becky have seat by the window.
In the car pool, Mrs. Gibson let Becky have a Seat by the window.

9. Invitation to Edit
Day 5
(1) Have you ever had a terrible day? (2) My horrible day started with runny eggs for breakfast. (3) Then my brother, miguel spilled his milk all over me.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?
Change Have to have
Change miguel to Miguel
Change milk to Milk
Make no change

10. Anchor Charts to Use
Purchase or create “Hello My Name Is” stickers for an extension activity. Assign each table with person, place, or thing as their noun category and let them create their own Hello My Name Is sticker.
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