Noun Poems!

 Nouns are such an important part of speech that we spent a whole day with them!  In this "mystery fill-in-the-blank" style game, my 1st-3rd grade students were directed to write down examples of  the following types of nouns:

~common noun        ~proper noun        ~a person        ~a place        ~a thing

Once they had this list, they filled in the blanks to write a poem that they had no idea they had been creating all along.  Enjoy these humorous poems!

Ashley, 1st grade

Joon, 3rd grade

Noun Poems

They "Budding" class had a fun lesson in Nouns (Proper and Common) when they surprised themselves filling in the blank for these fun noun poems!  First, they came up with nouns without knowing the context of their answers.  Then, we filled them in in the order they were given.  Enjoy these two fun samples!

by Leah (1st grade)

by Matthew (2nd grade)

Noun Poems!

     This fun assignment taught the "Budding Authors and Artists" all about Nouns!  They learned common and proper, and that nouns name a person, a place, or a thing.  The students did not know what they were creating as I asked them to list various types of nouns.  Then they were asked to fill in the blanks, and they learned that had made a creative, humorous poem in the process!  I chose Kate's (1st grade) as our sample for this assignment, because I loved how "candy" and "school" were so important, plus, she colored her border so beautifully!

Noun Poems!

As we continued our study of parts of speech, the "Budding Authors and Artists" wrote Noun Poems.  These are a Mad Lib style, fill-in-the-blank activity, where the students choose common and proper nouns when prompted by the teacher.  The end result is a poem they didn't know they were creating.  They often times turn out quite humorous! The underlined, bold words are the nouns the children chose as they were being prompted.  Enjoy!

A Noun Poem

By Kaden (1st grade)

My video game,  my video game 

I love it!  It's cool.

I'd like to buy one for Nicky at school.

I bring mine with me wherever I go,

From Legoland to home to Colorado.

My friends Nick and Alex

Say a star is more useful.

But I feel that I must remain truthful.

I will hold my video game close to my heart.

And hope that we never, ever must part!

A Noun Poem

By Danika (2nd grade)

My desk, my desk,

I love it!  It's cool.

I'd like to buy one for Rayne at school.

I bring mine with me wherever I go,

From Disneyland to New York City to Colorado.

My friends Chloe and Daniella 

Say a book is more useful.

But I feel that I must remain truthful.

I will hold my desk close to my heart.

And hope that we never, ever must part!