Natalie Reyna

3rd Grade - Plural Nouns

TEKS: 11.D.III Composition. Students will use standard English conventions, including:
singular and plural nouns.

Objective: The students will identify and sort plural nouns into -s, -es, and -ies groups at 75%
accuracy.

Materials: -plural noun sort -plural noun recording sheet -pencils

-anchor chart -paper -markers

Activity Procedures
Discussion Ask students:
-What are nouns?
Numbered heads together -What happens if you are talking
about more than one person,
place, or thing?
-What is that called?
(Plural nouns!)

Focus 5 min Explain to students that you will

show them pictures of a person,
place, or thing and that they have
to write the correct spelling of the
plural noun as a table and raise it
in the air.

Checking for understanding:

Go over each tables answer.
Reviewing plural nouns Display anchor chart

10 min Review plurals that end is -s, -es,

and -ies.

Have students come up to try to

Instructional Delivery spell new words on white board.

Checking for understanding:

-Ask students how they knew how
to spell the words
-Ask what happens if a word ends
in y
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-What happens if a word ends in -

sh, -x, -s, or -z

Explain word sort Group word sort explanation

5 min 1. Show students to find the -s, -

es, and -ies cards first.
2. Sort each word.
3. After they are done sorting,
tell them to write their
answers with new spelling.
4. Each student has to choose
Guided Practice one word to use in a sentence.

Checking for understanding:

-What do you find first?
-What do you do after you finish
sorting?
-How many sentences are you
going to write?

Students working on word Checking for understanding:

sort Walk around room and assist
Independent Practice
students when needed.
15 min
Pair Share Have students share one sentence
that they had with their group.
5 min
Closure Checking for understanding:
Monitor student’s discussions
Share two students answers
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