Common or Proper?

Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in

the sentences.
A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
Examples: boy, state, month

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Examples: Johnny, New York, February
Henry plays games on his computer.
Mr. Fan runs in the park every Sunday.
Caroline lives in an apartment on Caton Avenue.
Jacob is taking a plane to California.
The zoo will be closed on Labor Day.
Nina's birthday is in March.
My family eats turkey on Thanksgiving.
Kim is having a picnic with Liam in Central Park.
Uncle Ted lives by the lake in Wisconsin.
Did you see Winston at the party on Friday?
Quinn saw Venus through her telescope.
Ms. Brady bought us delicious pastries from the Sweet Spot.
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The Northern and Southern Hemispheres

NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE

ARCTIC
OCEAN

PACIFIC
OCEAN

EUROPE

NORTH
AMERICA

ASIA

PACIFIC
OCEAN

ATLANTIC
OCEAN
AFRICA

EQUATOR
SOUTH
AMERICA

INDIAN
OCEAN
AUSTRALIA

PACIFIC
OCEAN

SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE

SOUTHERN
OCEAN
ANTARCTICA

Halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, there is an invisible line called the
equator. The equator divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Fun Facts:
The Northern Hemisphere has almost 90% of the land, and the southern hemisphere
has almost 90% of the water. Therefore, most of the worlds population lives in the Northern Hemisphere.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
The moon seems to be upside down in the Southern Hemisphere.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west in both hemispheres.
Directions: Use the map, and the information above to answer the
questions below.
If it is summer in North America, what season would it be in Australia? ______________
In which hemisphere do most of the people in the world live? _____________________
How many continents are at least partly in the Northern Hemisphere? _______________
If the sun rises in the east in the Northern Hemisphere, which direction does it set in the
Southern Hemisphere? __________________

Answers: 1. Winter 2. Northern 3. 5 4. West

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Closeness
Calmly
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Agreement
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Tardiness
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Forgiveness
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Write each word 5 times. The spelling Test

will be Friday, February 19th.

Ruby Bridges: A Simple Act of Courage

Name:

Date:

If I Were Ruby Bridges

Directions: Imagine it is the year 1960, and you are Ruby Bridges. What would you
do if you were Ruby Bridges? Why? Explain your answer in the space below. Use
details to help explain your answer.

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Ruby Bridges: A Simple Act of Courage