Word Power Review Slides
2nd Grade Grammar Champions
Review & Practice
Word Power Squad!
Mastering Nouns, Pronouns, and FANBOYS
1. Nouns
2. Pronouns
3. FANBOYS
Put on your grammar detective hats!
Today's Learning Mission
Mission Guide
Target 1: Nouns
Find the names of people, places, things, and animals.
"What is it named?"
Target 2: Pronouns
Swap out tired nouns with nimble helpers like he, she, it, they.
"Who takes its place?"
Target 3: FANBOYS
Use sticky glue words to connect ideas together into super sentences!
"Words that connect!"
Be ready to call out answers or write them on your whiteboards!
PART 1
What Is a Noun?
Naming Word
A noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an animal!
Person
teacher
sister
doctor
Place
school
park
kitchen
Thing
pencil
ball
rocket
Animal
puppy
frog
dolphin
Secret Trick: If you can see it or touch it, it is usually a noun!
PRACTICE
Spot the Nouns!
Can you find every noun?
1
The dog chased the ball in the yard.
3 Nouns!
2
My teacher read a great book.
2 Nouns!
3
Two birds flew over our school.
2 Nouns!
Tell your partner: Is each noun a person, place, thing, or animal?
PART 2
What Is a Pronoun?
Noun Helper
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun so we don't repeat it!
Too Much Repeating!
"Leo kicked the ball.
Leo scored a goal.
Leo cheered!"
Pronoun Power!
"Leo kicked the ball.
He scored a goal.
He cheered!"
he
(one boy)
she
(one girl)
it
(one thing/animal)
they
(more than one)
we
(you and me)
PRACTICE
Swap the Noun!
Which pronoun fits best?
Sentence:
Emma loves to paint pictures.
She
Sentence:
The frog hopped into the pond.
It
Sentence:
Sam and Maya built a fort.
They
Shout out the pronoun with your loudest hero voice!
PART 3
Meet the FANBOYS!
Connecting Words
FANBOYS are super conjunctions that glue words & sentences together!
F For (because)
A And ★ Star
N Nor (not this)
B But ★ Star
O Or ★ Star
Y Yet (still)
S So ★ Star
In 2nd Grade, our 4 biggest superstars are: AND, BUT, OR, and SO!
Our 4 Superstar Connectors
Sentence Glue
AND Adds more info
"I like apples and I like bananas."
BUT Shows a change / surprise
"I wanted to play outside, but it rained."
OR Gives a choice
"Do you want water or do you want milk?"
SO Shows the result
"The dog was tired, so he took a nap."
Bonus Rule: When connecting two full sentences, put a comma (,) before the glue word!
PRACTICE
Pick the Glue Word!
and • but • or • so
Sentence 1:
We can play soccer, ______ we can ride bikes.
or
Sentence 2:
I studied hard, ______ I got 100% on the quiz!
so
Sentence 3:
The sun came out, ______ the wind was cold.
but
Explain your answer: Why did you choose that glue word?
Grand Word Challenge!
Final Round
1. Noun Hunt
"The monkey ate a sweet banana."
Nouns: monkey, banana
2. Pronoun Swap
"Replace Mom and Dad."
Pronoun: They
3. FANBOYS Glue
"I was thirsty, ___ I drank water."
Connector: so
Thumbs up if your team solved all three!
Mission Complete
You Are Word Superheroes!
You Crushed It!
Remember your three grammar superpower rules whenever you read and write:
Nouns
Name people, places, things, and animals.
Pronouns
Replace nouns so we don't repeat names.
FANBOYS
Glue words together into super sentences!
Try using a FANBOYS glue word in your writing today!