Rikki Tikki Tavi

1. RikkiTikkiTavi By: Rudyard Kipling

2. What do these words have in common? • mongoose • snake • muskrat • mother • cat • fur • bungalow • family • veranda

3. What do these words have in common? • gait • India • fear • bravery • fledgling • Nagaina • Rikki-tikki • favor • valiance

4. What is a noun? • Tell me what you think a noun is:

5. What is a noun? Tell me what you think a noun is: A noun is a word that names a PERSON, PLACE THING, OR IDEA. Nouns can name things that we can tough, taste, smell, see, hear, and feel. These are called CONCRETE NOUNS.

6. What is a noun? Tell me what you think a noun is: Nouns also name things we canNOT touch, taste, see, hear, feel, or smell. These are called ABSTRACT nouns.

7. Nouns continued… • Think of 5 nouns that name different people. • Think of 5 nouns that name different places. • Think of 5 nouns that name different things. • Think of 5 nouns that name different emotions.

8. Activity 1: Nouns • Complete the following pattern with abstract and concrete nouns. In the first blank place an abstract noun ; in the second blank put a concrete noun that tells something about the abstract noun. • I can’t see _________ , but I can see ___________. • I can’t see fear, but I can see the snake. • I can’t hear ________, but I can hear __________. • I can’t feel _________ , but I can feel __________.

9. Activity 2: Nouns • Complete the following pattern with concrete nouns. In the blank put a concrete noun that is an example of the underlined abstract noun. • If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________. • If anger was an animal, it would be a snake. • If anger were an animal, it would be a _______. • If fear were an animal, it would be a _________. • If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________. • If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________.

10. Activity 3: Nouns