Here’s a simple free noun game for your learners!
My readers have been asking for more games for kids in grades 2-4. This has been on my list of goals for a long time, but it keeps getting pushed off.
Things have been busy.
You know, raising six kids and all.
But it’s important to me to continue to do “after schooling” with my big kids. Just because they’re in school doesn’t mean I want to let their teachers have all the fun!
This is the first in a series of free games to teach parts of speech.
This, our first game, is a super simple noun game. Just take turns rolling the die to move around the board. When you land on a picture, name it or read the word beneath it.
Then tell whether it’s a person, place, object, or animal.
This was a fun and simple game for my second grader. It would also work well for first graders – and maybe even kindergartners!
Don’t worry – we’ll be sharing more noun games – and not all as easy as this one.
P.S. Do you prefer the old fashioned “person, place or thing?” I have a game with that title in the download as well.
Stay tuned for more parts of speech games!
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Megan says
Thank You for Sharing. I love the visual and it helps my Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students build their language foundation. Our Preschool program refrains from using “worksheets” and more of a hands on approach. So this will be perfect in my classroom!
Anna G says
You’re very welcome, Megan! I hope you find many helpful resources on my site.
Celia says
Hi, I’m so impressed with your beautiful work. Neat, clear and concise. I was wondering you you have any ideas in which to help students struggling with wird retrieval?
I’d love to hear what you would recommend.
Thank you
Celia
Anna G says
Can you help me understand what you mean by “word retrieval”?
Betty says
The noun game is just what I was needing this week,
My kids will enjoy,
Thanks,
Betty
Anna G says
You’re very welcome, Betty!
Lakshmi Kannambra says
This is a wonderful resource. Thank you:)
Anna G says
You’re very welcome, Lakshmi!
Krishna Kumari says
Thanks Anna for sharing this wonderful resource!
I’m sure my students are gonna love the rich visual presentation.
Anna G says
You’re very welcome, Krishna! I hope you find many helpful resources on my site.
Katy Coppin says
This is perfect timing, I’ve been going over nouns with my 6 year old, and I am trying to find more games to use as a reward/incentive for completing our lessons without grumbling. Thank you!
Anna G says
You’re very welcome, Katy! I hope you find many helpful resources on my site.
Yvette says
Hi Anna,
My Six year old has to be motivated most of the times. I have to try a lot of strategies to get him to read your printable books of CVC words and to help him develop a love for learning. Sometimes, to be honest, I sweat through the process. 🙁 Thanks for the nouns game. I would have it printed and use it for him to learn sight words as well.
Thank you Anna and lots of love from Yvette.
Anna G says
I hope he enjoys this one, Yvette! One of my kids is a reluctant learner, too – it’s hard, I know!
senthilkumar says
superb mam…
your website is our best encyclopedia.
Anna G says
I’m glad my resources are working for you!
C says
Dear Anna
I love this game board and I am looking forward to the other game boards. I am using this game board with my kindergarten children most of whom are learning to speak English. I made two game boards – the first we use as the game boards – the second one I cut up so that the first person who lands on a square can take the cut up piece and classify it according to whether the noun named a person, place, object, or animal. My children love it and love playing the game. It is really motivating and helps them learn the English names for many things. ( I now that you are really busy – but I could see where two or three different game boards with different nouns would be really helpful.)
I am also learning a lot and really enjoying the Teaching Every Reader class.
I am so glad I discovered your website and blog – my children really love your materials and it is helping to make the school year even more joyful.
Cathy Rose
Anna G says
I’m glad you can use this, Cathy, and I’m so happy you’re enjoying the course! Someday I might bundle all my parts of speech games into a paid product – if I do that I’ll be sure to add extra games.
Jackie says
I work with students with special needs…. great resource for them.
Anna G says
I’m glad this works for you, Jackie!
Bharati Sood says
Anna i will be taking class 2 this year and noun and verb games which i saw are fantastic i wish to get more tips on lang for class 2 thank you for giving me such lovely idea everytime
Anna G says
Hi, Bharati! I don’t have many other grammar posts yet, but I do hope to share more of them this year. 🙂
Emmy says
Thank you for a great quick game to have in the classroom. I love your ideas and creativity.
Emmy
Anna G says
You’re welcome, Emmy!
Shoba says
Dear Anna
I am new to teaching ESL students and your material has helped me hugely. Thank you for sharing such well-thought out material.
Melissa says
Do you happen to have a game like this for synonym and homonyms? Or even one that instead of just naming the type of noun it is one with nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs? I have done a lot of Mad Libs this summer with my 2nd grader and think she is getting bored with them.
Melissa Wallace says
Do you happen to have a game like this for synonym and homonyms? Or even one that instead of just naming the type of noun it is one with nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs? I have done a lot of Mad Libs this summer with my 2nd grader and think she is getting bored with them.
Anna G says
Hi Melissa! Not on the main blog, but in the subscriber library I have a few. If you’re not a subscriber, you can join at the top of the page – then reply to welcome email you’ll receive and I’ll help you find what you need. 🙂
Lisa White says
I don’t understand nouns so can you help me, please and pronouns, please !!
Bianca says
Thank you very much for all these amazing activities! With the coronavirus outbreak I want to teach English to my 6 yo son, so I’m pretty sure he will love the games. I hope to teach him well!
Thanks again!