Expanding Noun Groups

• We are learning to understand how noun groups/phrases and adjective groups/phrases are expanded to provide a fuller description, e.g. this very smelly cleaning cloth in the sink (noun group/phrase), as pretty as the flowers in May (adjective group/phrase).
• We are learning to understand how noun groups/phrases and adjective groups/phrases are expanded to provide a fuller description, e.g. this very smelly cleaning cloth in the sink (noun group/phrase), as pretty as the flowers in May (adjective group/phrase).

Curriculum alignment

• Australian Curriculum 2
• NSW 2
• VIC 1

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Teach it your way

• Content to Differentiate
• Content to Extend

Linked resources & worksheets

• Year: 2 4 5
  Resource

  Noun Groups Game

  In this game, students will read a sentence out loud and identify the nouns and noun groups within the sentence. It is a simple game suitabl...

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• Year: 1 2 3 4 +2
  Resource

  Parts Of Speech Posters Traditional

  The Parts of Speech posters include the followingL Nouns, Noun Groups, Qualifiers, Adjectives, Verbs, Verb Groups, Adverbs, Adverb Groups, P...

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• Year: 4 5 6
  Resource

  Create a Noun Group - Middle & Upper Primary

  This class set of activity cards for students will allow you to develop the skill of creating and expanding noun groups. Students learn tha...

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• Year: 4 5 6
  Resource

  Superhero - Parts Of Speech Phrases

  Students will explore how various types of phrases and word groups can be expended to provide a fuller description. 

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• Year: 4 5 6
  Worksheet

  Narrative Texts - #7 Noun Groups

  This worksheet is #7 in our series of 22 worksheets which focus on narrative texts.

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• Year: 1 2 3 4 +1
  Resource

  Build a Better Sentence- Colour Version

  This resource is a must have for any primary school classroom. This activity will scaffold students to build better and more descriptive sen...

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• Year: 5
  Presentation

  Noun Groups and Adjective Groups - Presentation

  This presentation supports your students when learning about noun groups/ phrases and adjective groups/ phrases and how they can be expanded...

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• Year: 5
  Resource

  Noun Group and Adjective Groups - Student Reference Card

  This student reference card is a handy tool to support you students when learning about noun groups and adjective groups. A great reference...

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• Year: 5
  Resource

  Noun Groups with Nat

  This useful worksheet will support your students in identifying and using adjective groups/ phrases to deepen their descriptive writing.   

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• Year: 5
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  Deepening Descriptions

  This useful worksheet will support your students in identifying and using adjective groups/ phrases to deepen their descriptive writing.   

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• Year: 5
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  Diving into Describing

  This useful worksheet will support your students to create their own sentences that include adjective groups. Students then create their own...

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• Year: 5
  Resource

  Deep in Descriptions

  Students can use their own books to identify noun groups and adjective groups and then modify and/or change them to create their own.   

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• Year: 5
  Resource

  Noun Group and Adjective Group Quiz

  A quick ten question quiz to consolidate your students’ understanding of noun groups and adjective groups.   

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• Year: 5
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  Deeper Descriptions Assessment

  A great tool to assess your students ability to identify and use noun groups and adjective groups to create more rich descriptions.   

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• Year: 5
  Resource

  English Unit: Noun Groups and Adjective Groups

  This unit plan supports your students when learning about noun groups/ phrases and adjective groups/ phrases and how they can be expanded in...

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