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English lesson plan · 2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 45 minutes

Noun phrases that paint a picture (the tiny green frog)

Grammar

CCSS L.2.1.FCCSS L.2.6England: Y2 GPS (expanded noun phrases)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Noun phrases that paint a picture (the tiny green frog).

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Adjectives

Leads to: the next skill in this area.

Materials: Sentence strips, Highlighters, Mini whiteboards, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 5 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Adjectives). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Which word is an adjective (it describes a noun)? The fluffy kitten slept. (the / kitten / fluffy / slept) → fluffyPrompt: Find the noun first.
  2. Choose the adjective that fits the gap. We drank ___ hot chocolate by the fire. (fire / slowly / warm / drank) → warmPrompt: The gap comes before a noun. What word could describe it?
  3. Which word is an adjective (it describes a noun)? We climbed a steep hill. (steep / climbed / hill / we) → steepPrompt: Find the noun first.

Hook · 5 min

  • Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
  • Share the objective: Noun phrases that paint a picture (the tiny green frog). Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 10 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: Read the question. Which group of words is a noun phrase that describes a thing?
  • Step 1: A noun phrase is a group of words built around a noun, like 'the tiny green frog'.
  • Step 2: So the answer is: the old wooden bridge
  • Answer: the old wooden bridge
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 10 min

  • Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
  • Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
  1. Read the question. Which group of words is a noun phrase that describes a thing? (in the pond / quickly and quietly / jumped very high / the tiny green frog) → the tiny green frogPrompt: A noun phrase has a noun (a thing) at its heart.
  2. Read the question. Which noun phrase gives the reader the clearest picture? (my thing / the toy / a scooter / a sparkly purple scooter) → a sparkly purple scooterPrompt: Which one tells you the most about how the thing looks?

You do: independent practice · 10 min

  • Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
  • Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 2 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 5 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. Read the question. Which group of words is a noun phrase that describes a thing? (up and away / very fast / a shiny silver rocket / flew to the moon) → a shiny silver rocketPrompt: A noun phrase has a noun (a thing) at its heart.
  2. Read the question. Which noun phrase gives the reader the clearest picture? (a bee / the busy little bee / something / the bug) → the busy little beePrompt: Which one tells you the most about how the thing looks?

Watch out for

  • Naming the feature but not using it in their own sentences.
  • Thinking a sentence is right because it sounds right when spoken casually.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Adjectives.
  • Use concrete materials: sentence strips.
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

Homework and more practice

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Noun phrases that paint a picture (the tiny green frog)

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  1. Question 1

    Read the question. Which noun phrase gives the reader the clearest picture?

    • A. a sparkly purple scooter
    • B. a scooter
    • C. my thing
    • D. the toy

  2. Question 2

    Read the question. Which group of words is a noun phrase that describes a thing?

    • A. creaked loudly
    • B. at night
    • C. over the river
    • D. the old wooden bridge

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Answer key: Noun phrases that paint a picture (the tiny green frog)

  1. 1. A. a sparkly purple scooter

  2. 2. D. the old wooden bridge