We are learning about nouns and naming words.
A noun is the name of anything.
Sometimes it is helpful to say
‘If I can take a photograph of something, it is a noun’.
But this is not always true.
Some nouns would be hard to take pictures of.
Many of these special nouns end in -ness.
For example: happiness and sadness.
These special nouns are called ‘abstract’ nouns.
Love is a noun but it would be hard to take a picture of it.
Clara drew of picture of what love means to her.
Nicole also drew one.
So did Niamh.
Learn a little more about nouns that you could not take a photograph of!
We gave examples of nouns we knew on this Audioboo:
These are nouns you could not take a photograph of:
Abstract Nouns – Part 2
Senan drew a picture to illustrate the abstract noun ‘sound’.
It would be challenging to take a photograph of a ‘noise’ or a ‘sound’.
Greetings from the USA!
Thank you so very much for posting messages on our class blog. That was very thoughtful. I am browsing your web page, and I must say that I am very impressed! You have inspired me to investigate AudioBoo as a way to document what we are learning. I decided to leave a note on this page because I have been thinking a lot lately about abstract nouns. On Monday, our country honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. I hope you will listen to his “I Have A Dream” speech and listen for the words “freedom”, “hope”, and “justice”. Thank you again for you note.
Kelley Theodocion
http://kidblog.org/LMS_Theodocion
Thank you too for your encouraging comments.
Today we enjoyed reading Heidi’s New Year’s Resolution to paint more.
We have left a comment on her blog.
Glad you saw the potential of Audioboo.
It is very uncomplicated to use, which is one of the reasons I like to use it.
The community there and those who manage the site are very helpful and friendly too.
I in turn, saw the potential of ‘Word Mover’ on your blog
and intend to use it with my class.
With every good wish and thank you again
Merry Beau