Title – Capitalization-Proper Nouns and Adjectives
Multiple Intelligences Instruction and Activities
By – Abby Volmer
Primary Subject – Language Arts
Grade Level – 5-7

Verbal/Linguistic

Instruction

1. Rally Toss (paper wads) — Partners toss a paper wad, taking turns telling what they already know about nouns/ adjectives — and then common/proper nouns and adjectives.

Center Activity

2. Create a poem or story using the common and proper nouns listed.

Logical/Mathematical

Instruction

1. Find My Rule — Do this after Rally Toss. Give several examples and non-examples of capitalizing proper nouns and adjectives. Students work with team to find rules.

Center Activity

2. Look at the business section of a phone book. Choose and write a 5 proper nouns and 5 proper adjectives. Create and complete a chart that categorizes and labels the proper nouns or adjectives. Give example sentences of each.

Visual/Spatial

Center Activity

1. Use gel pens to create attractive capital and lower case bubble letters. Using the proper/common adjectives/nouns provided, write them and explain why you chose to capitalize or not.

Musical/Rhythmic

Instruction

1. Same as bodily/kinesthetic but students then put common and proper nouns into order to create a rhythm

Center Activity

2. Listen and follow the lyrics to the song specified on a C.D. The proper nouns/adjectives will not be capitalized. Choose 10 proper nouns/adjectives. List and tell why you think they are proper and not common

Bodily/Kinesthetic

Instruction

1. Students clap (common) or stomp (proper) to identify type of noun/adjective

Center Activity

2. Using the list of common/proper adjectives, choose 10 that you believe to be proper nouns/adjectives and act them out in a game of charades.

Naturalist

Center Activity

1. Using the plant and animal guides provided, choose 5 proper nouns and 5 proper adjectives. Explain why they are proper and not common nouns or adjectives

Interpersonal

Instruction

1. Traveling heads together on guided practice (students # 1-4 — teacher calls number after team decides answer and that number travels to another team to answer question

Center Activity

2. Create a team presentation that will explain to the rest of the class the differences between common and proper noun/adjectives

Intrapersonal

Instruction

1. Think, pair, share on guided practice

Center Activity

2. Any of the above activities done on your own

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