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    This lesson plan teaches students about collective nouns through music, literature, arts and crafts activities. Students will watch a Disney video that provides examples of collective nouns, read a book about collective nouns, and create a farm scene using construction paper with different collective nouns labeling groups of animals in various locations. The lesson incorporates individual and partner work, and allows students to assess their understanding through writing sentences using the collective nouns and sharing with classmates.

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    This lesson plan teaches students about collective nouns through music, literature, arts and crafts activities. Students will watch a Disney video that provides examples of collective nouns, read a book about collective nouns, and create a farm scene using construction paper with different collective nouns labeling groups of animals in various locations. The lesson incorporates individual and partner work, and allows students to assess their understanding through writing sentences using the collective nouns and sharing with classmates.

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    Collective Noun Farm

    Second Grade Reading

    by Molly Stahl November 5, 2015

    What has a herd of cows, a float of crocodiles, and everything in between? This quirky reading lesson, that's
    what. Your students will love learning about collective nouns through music, literature, writing, and arts and
    crafts.

    Learning Objectives

    Students will be able to identify and use collective nouns in complete sentences.

    Materials and preparation Key terms

    Fawn's Animal Group Song video by Disney collective nouns


    Herd of Cows, Flock of Sheep: Adventures in
    Collective Nouns by Rick Walton
    Teacher copy of the Minnie's Farm worksheet
    Chart paper
    Collective Nouns reference sheet
    Construction paper
    Markers, colored pencils, and/or crayons
    Scissors
    Animal Word Search: On the Farm worksheet

    Attachments

    Collective Nouns (PDF)


    Minnie's Farm Visit (PDF)

    Introduction (3 minutes)

    Activate student knowledge reviewing the concept of a noun.


    Ask them what types of nouns they know. Give some examples of your own: people, places, things,
    common, proper, singular, plural, etc.
    Introduce this lesson's main concept by writing "collective nouns" on a piece of chart paper.

    Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (5 minutes)

    Have students turn and talk with partners about the base word in collective.
    Ask them to think about what we have after collecting lots of things.
    Explain that collective nouns are special words for groups of people, animals, places, and things.
    Tell students they will watch a short video that contains examples of collective nouns. Challenge them to
    remember two examples from the video.
    Play the Fawn's Animal Group Song video.

    Guided Practice (20 minutes)

    On the chart paper, make a list of examples students saw in the video. Allow them to share their answers
    with their partners in complete sentences (e.g., "In the video, I noticed the collective noun ____.")

    Get more lesson plans at https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/


    Next, read the book Herd of Cows, Flock of Sheep: Adventures in Collective Nouns by Rick Walton. When
    you are finished reading, ask students to add to the list on the collective nouns chart.
    Let them know that you're going to create a "flip up" picture of a farm using four collective nouns. Pick an
    animal for each of the following places on the farm: in the barn, around the pond, behind the fence, by
    the hay.
    Model an example of a "flip up" picture using "herd of sheep."
    Using coloring tools and construction paper, draw a fence.
    Cut out some sheep from a Minnie's Farm Visit worksheet and paste them onto the fence.
    Cut out the sheep and fence and glue them onto a blank sheet of construction paper. Make sure to
    only glue the top portion of the cut-out so that it can flip up.
    Write "herd of sheep" underneath the picture.

    Independent working time (20 minutes)

    Remind students that they'll be creating the same model four times, for four different collective nouns.
    Distribute construction paper, Minnie's Farm Visit worksheets, scissors, and coloring tools.
    Walk around the room and monitor students as they work, providing assistance when needed.

    Differentiation

    Enrichment: Advanced students can be asked to include two collective nouns for each place on the
    farm.
    Support: Struggling students can be allowed to use the Collective Nouns reference sheet to find
    examples.

    Assessment (15 minutes)

    Have students write 2-4 sentences about their collective noun farm.
    The sentences can be descriptive, narrative, or informative, but must include the collective nouns they
    used for their farm pictures.
    Tell students to share their complete sentences aloud with their elbow partners. Based on partner
    feedback, allow students to adjust their answers orally and in writing to clarify or correct their answers.

    Review and closing (5 minutes)

    Invite a few volunteers to share their farms and sentences. If students have a question about a
    presenter's sentences, have students ask for clarification. Allow the presenter the opportunity to respond
    to the question.
    Post the question: Why do we use collective nouns? Allow students to share their responses.

    Get more lesson plans at https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/


    Collective Nouns Reference Sheet (animals)
    • congregation of alligators • brace of ducks
    • troop of apes • swarm of eels
    • herd of antelope • cast of falcons
    • colony of ants • gaggle of geese
    • army of ants • stand of flamingos
    • colony of beavers • army of frogs
    • flight of birds • leash of fox
    • flock of birds • tower of giraffes
    • flutter of butterflies • glint of goldfish
    • caravan of camels • array of hedgehogs
    • army of caterpillars • team of horses
    • litter of kittens • nest of insects
    • drove of cattle • lounge of lizards
    • brood of chickens • mischief of mice
    • kine of cows • nest of pheasants
    • pack of dogs • drift of pigs
    • herd of donkeys • trip of rabbits
    Minnieʼs Farm Visit
    Minnie visited her grandfatherʼs farm and saw lots of
    different farm animals. Can you help her record what she
    found? Use the chart on the next page to organize your
    data. Record the farm animal totals using tally marks. The
    first farm animal has been done for you.
    Minnieʼs Farm Visit
    Sheep
    Geese
    Cows
    Pigs
    Ducks
    Horses
    Hens

    Now it is time to count your tallies! Answer the questions


    below using a number.
    1. How many cows?

    2. How many chickens?

    3. How many more pigs than horses?

    4. How many birds altogether?

    5. Which two farm animals have the same totals?

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