Learn that naming words help us talk about people, places, animals, and things.
Point to objects and say their names. Then sort examples into people, animals, places, and things if the child is ready.
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who or what
A naming word tells us who or what we mean.
Example: Book is a naming word.
someone you know
Names of people are naming words too.
Example: Teacher is a naming word.
where we go
Places can also be naming words.
Example: School is a naming word.
These printables match this lesson's stage and theme, so a child can move from screen practice to calm hands-on work.
A Grade 1 grammar-in-use worksheet to notice where sentences start and stop.
A Grade 1 reading worksheet to arrange words into short meaningful sentences.
Circle everyday healthy foods and talk about what we eat at home.
Keep the reading rhythm going with another tiny lesson.
Use everyday actions like run, eat, jump, write, and sleep to notice doing words.