learning about nouns while writing an original story
A giraffe is a noun. So is a zoo. So is a zookeeper. What else is a noun?
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Ideas for Teachers from Teachers How do you teach young writers to choose interesting and precise nouns when writing?
Example Blurb: I always read Brian Cleary's picture book A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? before, during, and after students are using the noun game for kids. The interactive buttons above give great noun choices, but I find that repetitive reading of Cleary's book helps students choose original nouns on which to base their stories.
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