Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A Collection of Nouns

Fourth-graders learned about collective nouns, which describe a group of people, places, or things. Some are general - a class of students or a team of players. But others can be quirky and actually work like adjectives - a splash of mermaids or a crash of rhinos. They used the dictionary and their brains to figure out how some terms go together:

gaggle of geese
a gaggle is a noisy group, and geese make a lot of noise
skulk of foxes
skulk means to be sneaky, and foxes are known for being sly
bask of crocodiles
reptiles need to bask in the sun because they are cold-blooded

Then the kids came up with collective adjectives for themselves:






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