Georgia K.L.GC.1.5
The Standard
Grammar: Form regular plural nouns by adding -s or -es. (Introduce)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students change familiar naming words to show there is more than one. They add -s to words like cat and -es to words like box.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly name and write more than one of familiar people, places, animals, or things. They use -s in words like cats and -es in words like boxes.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may leave the noun unchanged when naming several objects. They may add an apostrophe before the s, or use -s when a familiar word needs -es.
How to Assess It
- Show pictures of one cat, three cats, one box, and two boxes. Ask students to write a label for each picture and circle the plural ending.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs small classroom objects, then have them group one or more than one and write labels such as pencil and pencils.
Ask, “What changes when there is more than one?” Students explain using picture pairs such as dog and dogs.
Play plural noun bingo by calling singular nouns and having students cover the matching plural picture or word.
Make a classroom inventory where students count objects and record labels such as four chairs, two boxes, and six books.
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