1. Days, Months, and Holidays
Proper Nouns
Days, Months, and Holidays
Created by
Andrea White
2nd Grade

2. A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing.
blanket lamp fireman
turtle picture table
vet water rock
teacher clouds plate

3. Proper nouns name a special person, place, or thing
Proper nouns name a special person, place, or thing. They also name days of the week, months, and holidays.
I have art class on Tuesdays.
My birthday is in June.
Two weeks until Thanksgiving.

4. Days of the week, months, and holidays begin with a capital letter.
I take spelling tests on Thursdays.
We will have a cook-out on Fourth of July.
I am going to the beach in August.

5. Days of the Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday

6. Months of the Year January February March April May June
July August September
October November December

7. Holidays New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Day
Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day
Easter April Fool’s Day
Mother’s Day Memorial Day
Father’s Day Fourth of July
Labor Day Halloween
Thanksgiving Christmas
Flag Day Hanukah

8. Let’s find the special nouns.
My mom made a cake on friday
My mom made a cake on Friday.

9. For christmas, I want a new bike.

10. I went to Little Rock last may.

11. I have spelling homework on wednesday.

12. We will go to my aunt’s house for
thanksgiving.
We will go to my aunt’s house for
Thanksgiving.

13. Next tuesday, I will go home with kim.

14. Let’s Review _________ nouns name days of the week months holidays
people’s names
places
pet’s names