Nouns – Plural Nouns and Curriculum Relevant Vocabulary

Plural Noun List in Developmental Order

Basic: simple nouns with de-voiced final consonants, for example : hats, ducks, cats, lips, clocks, clips, chips, consonants, etc.; simple nouns with voiced final sounds, for example: pens, dogs, cans, trees, drums, birds, bees, cookies, etc

Later Developing: simple nouns with “-es” plural ending, for example: bushes, watches, brushes, ostriches, bridges, finches, etc.; curriculum relevant, mixed plurals, for example: months, words, sentences, maps, countries, etc.

Irregular: children, teeth, men, geese, women, feet, mice, sheep, people, deer, wolves, leaves, knives, phenomena, crises, etc.

List of Curriculum Relevant Nouns

Kindergarten :

Language Arts – alphabet, capital letter, cover, letter, lowercase letter, page, poem, question, rhyme, sentence, sounds, story, topic, word

Math – amount, coins, patterns, position, order, shapes, triangle

Science – basic needs, change, five senses, magnet, matter, metal, organs, position, properties, recycle, relationship, seasons, sound, tools, vibration

Social Studies – bridge, city, family, flag, history, holiday, laws, legend, map, Pledge of Allegiance, responsibility, rules, symbol, traffic

First Grade :

Language Arts – charts, details, plurals, poetry, text, theme, topic, vocabulary

Math- corner, cubes, edge, equal, group, half, pyramids, sequence, size, strategy, value

Science – behavior, distance, energy, mass, object, shelter, temperature, thermometer

Social Studies – biography, citizen, compass, continents, democracy, emotion, fossils, globe, government, interviews, journal, ocean, peace, President, production, tradition

Second Grade :

Language Arts – comma, chapter, main idea, punctuation, sentence, setting, syllable, rhyme, table of contents, title

Math – calculator, decimal, fraction, graph, length, rectangle, sphere, temperature, weight

Science – disease, experiment, description, invention, liquid, mix, model, resource, solid, tools

Social Studies – community, continent, country, fact, holiday, list, location, map, past/present/future, opinion, state, symbol, tradition

Third Grade :

Language Arts – adjective, author, audience, character, consonants, dictionary, details, glossary, interview, noun, period, recipe, sequence, signature, tense, verb

Math – area, chart, comparison, curve, decimal, division, pattern, position, solution, strategy, volume

Science – atmosphere, balance, climate, cycle, direction, environment, gas, model, motion, observation, property, resource, season, solar system

Social Studies – border, business, capital, career, cooperation, county, globe, governor, income, landmark, law, location, pioneer, President, product, rights, transportation, vote

Fourth Grade :

Language Arts – abbreviation, comma, conclusion, draft, evidence, index, plot, plural, opposite, outline, rate, setting, solution, source

Math – angle, base, edge, estimate, mass, multiples, remainder, symbol

Science – asteroid, characteristic, circuit, comet, data, electricity, material, measurement, mixture, organism, research, structure

Social Studies – ballot, candidate, compass, Constitution, century, culture, decade, democracy, election, explorer, government, hazard, population, settler, Supreme Court

Fifth Grade :

Language Arts – advertisement, comprehension, context, contrast, encyclopedia, fiction, illustration, nonfiction, prefix, pronoun, quotation marks, theme

Math – centimeter, foot, geometry, grid, inch, intersection, kilometer, mile, millimeter, model, negative, percent, prime number, ratio, yard

Science – circuit, drought, erosion, evidence, flood, fossil, mineral, reproduction, rotation, senses, solution, technology, vibration

Social Studies – career, citizen, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, economy, geography, House of Representatives, interest, inflation, judge, jury, Native American, national anthem, North America, Senate, suburbs, tax, trial, Vikings

Later Elementary/Middle School Curriculum Vocabulary

Language Arts – literature, media, metaphor, purpose, research, support, topic, variety, apostrophe, background, conflict, dialogue, definition, format, perspective, propaganda, reasoning, reference, selection, structure, technique, text, adverb, complex sentence, composition, drama, irony, repetition

Math – algebra, circumference, conversion, perimeter, probability, relationship, slope, data, distance, equation, formula, method, proportion, surface, transformation, combination, computation, exponent, expression, scientific notation, substitution

Science – cell, diversity, generation, organ, organism, species, system, tissue, trait, composition, evolution, geology, habitat, interaction, layer, surface, universe, chemical, conductor, laboratory, kinetic/potential energy, spectrum, velocity

Social Studies – architecture, civilization, impact, influence, mythology, origin, tradition, checks and balances, competition, consent, consumption, democrat, liberty, majority, nomination, policy, republican, separation of power, supply and demand, warranty, expansion, exploration, industry, issue, nation, reform, territory