3rd Grade Grammar Activities: COMMON & PROPER NOUNS (LINKtivity® + Mini-Unit)
Finally! A NO-PREP resource that gets you excited to teach GRAMMAR to your third graders. The Geo-Grammar Common & Proper Nouns Mini-Unit focuses on helping students understand and identify common and proper nouns in their reading while laying the foundation for using common and proper nouns correctly in their writing. DESTINATION: CALIFORNIA - Students will learn fun travel facts about the San Diego Zoo, popular tourist destinations, and more—all while exploring common & proper nouns!
Finally! A NO-PREP resource that gets you excited to teach GRAMMAR to your third graders. The Geo-Grammar Common & Proper Nouns Mini-Unit focuses on helping students understand and identify common and proper nouns in their reading while laying the foundation for using common and proper nouns correctly in their writing. DESTINATION: CALIFORNIA - Students will learn fun travel facts about the San Diego Zoo, popular tourist destinations, and more—all while exploring common & proper nouns!
Finally! A NO-PREP resource that gets you excited to teach GRAMMAR to your third graders. The Geo-Grammar Common & Proper Nouns Mini-Unit focuses on helping students understand and identify common and proper nouns in their reading while laying the foundation for using common and proper nouns correctly in their writing. DESTINATION: CALIFORNIA - Students will learn fun travel facts about the San Diego Zoo, popular tourist destinations, and more—all while exploring common & proper nouns!
Tired of depending on uninspiring and outdated textbooks and worksheets to teach your upper elementary students? I get it. I’ve been there. However, let's be honest—planning captivating and interactive lessons requires hours of effort, not to mention the energy drain! You deserve to feel like the exceptional teacher you already are without sacrificing your nights and weekends!
INTRODUCING: Geo-Grammar—a series of 5-day mini-units that blend whole-group instruction, review games, and independent exploration into a globe-trotting grammar adventure!
This is no ordinary grammar unit! We combine proven teaching strategies with our interactive digital LINKtivities, where students virtually explore the world while learning grammar—all in just 20 minutes a day.
The Geo-Grammar Common & Proper Nouns Mini-Unit focuses on helping students understand and identify common and proper nouns in their reading while laying the foundation for using nouns correctly in their writing.
DESTINATION: CALIFORNIA - Students will learn fun travel facts about the San Diego Zoo, popular tourist destinations, and more—all while exploring common and proper nouns!
Here's what a week of Geo-Grammar will look like in your classroom:
DAY 1: SKILL INTRODUCTION
On Day 1, start by introducing the geographical location you'll explore that week while learning the grammar skill. Share three fun facts about the place using ready-made digital anchor slides. Next, as a whole group, introduce the grammar skill, watch a brief student-friendly video, and go through a few practice slides together.
DAY 2: REVIEW GAME
On Day 2, begin by reviewing the grammar skill using the prepared anchor slides. Next, play a whole-class game of SCOOT. Alternatively, you can use the SCOOT cards as task cards at individual or small group centers.
DAY 3: LINKtivity® Exploration
On Day 3, students will put what they've been learning into practice using a digital LINKtivity®. Students can review the skill independently through the LINKtivity before completing several interactive practice slides. The LINKtivity is self-checking, providing immediate feedback for the students. They will also have the option to explore the geographical location through a guided Google Earth tour.
Our LINKtivities are designed with diverse learners in mind, featuring user-friendly navigation and audio support that reads text to students, making it perfect for struggling readers and English language learners.
DAY 4: PASSPORT PAGE
On Day 4, students will complete their passport page with further review of the grammar skill. As your and your students travel the world exploring grammar throughout the year, they will be building out their passport with a new page each week!
DAY 5: ASSESSMENT
On Day 5, students show their understanding of the grammar skill through a short assessment.
HERE'S WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Teacher Guide with step-by-step instructions on how to teach common and proper nouns to your students
Anchor Slides to help you pace out your instruction while providing engaging visuals for your students
26 SCOOT game cards & recording sheet to be used as a review game. Alternatively, the SCOOT cards can be used as task cards in an independent or small group center. (answer key included)
Digital LINKtivity® for independent exploration of common and proper nouns - includes review of the skill covered in previous lessons as well as practice slides infused with fun facts about the geo-location of the week along with a guided Google Earth tour of the location!
Student recording sheet/passport page for students to further review what they have learned throughout the week. If you decide to use our entire Geo-Grammar curriculum, students will add to their passport with a new page each week.
Unit Assessment - Finish off the week with a quick assessment of common and proper nouns. (answer key included)
MORE 3RD GRADE GRAMMAR UNITS:
UNIT 1:
UNIT 2:
UNIT 3: (Coming Soon)
Comparative and Superlative Adverbs and Adjectives
Conjunctions
Subject & Predicate
Subject & Verb Agreement
Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement
UNIT 4: (Coming Soon)
Types of Sentences
Simple & Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Friendly Letter
Dialogue
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Get 7 weeks of grammar instruction through Unit 2 of our Geo-Grammar series. Unit covers: common and proper nouns, concrete and abstract nouns, possessive nouns, verb tenses, irregular past tense verbs, helping verbs, and linking verbs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A: We have used the 3rd grade Language Common Core Standards to create these grammar skill mini-units. Although some 2nd and 4th-5th teachers have used this skill, we feel most confident that it will support 3rd grade learning standards. Please view the previews of each mini-unit and video to see if they will fit your needs. We hope to build out a 4th and 5th grade Geo-Grammar curriculum in the future.
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A: No. Although all of the Geo-Grammar mini-units work together to create a complete grammar curriculum to use throughout the year, each mini-unit can be used as a stand-along resource. We do recommend using the entire series so that students can build up their Geo-Grammar passport throughout the year.
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A: No. You will only need internet access in order to share and use the LINKtivities with your students.
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A: The anchor slides are provided as a PDF using a wide-screen formatting. You can easily open the PDF on your computer, size it to fill the entire computer screen, and then project your screen to a large SMARTBoard or whiteboard.
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A: No. I'm sorry, this unit is not editable. That includes the anchor slides, student printables, and the LINKtivity.
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING:
LINKtivities are a unique 21st century learning tool that will engage your learners and leave them wanting more! But, you don’t have to take my word for it! Here’s what other teachers are saying about LINKtivities:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This is a fantastic resource. It has so many amazing links and the kids were excited about all the facts. I love that there was a fun way for the students to learn the information. My students with IEP's used the version that read to them and they were able to be extremely successful as well. I highly recommend this resource!" - Melissa S.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where to begin! I cannot say enough good things about this resource! Engaging, interactive, visually appealing, informative, and content rich! This resource helped students take ownership of their learning… - Raquel L.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This resource is great! I appreciate how it is interactive and has options for it to be read-aloud for struggling readers. - Natasha P.
THERE’S A WHOLE LOT MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM!
Did you know that for about the same price as a single LINKtivity, you can get access to our ENTIRE library of LINKtivities in an all-inclusive subscription option?
INTRODUCING: LINKtivity Learning – your all-access pass to endless engagement. Inside the LINKtivity Learning subscription library, you’ll have instant access to each and every LINKtivity we create PLUS immediate access to all future LINKtivites. We add new LINKtivities each month and our members get them ALL!
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