Grades K–2 · Language
How do noun labels name pictured things?
A noun is a naming word. Some nouns name objects, such as a cup, a book or a ball. A label can put one of those names beside a picture.
In the diagramNoun labels name pictured objectsA naming word connects to a thing.cupbookballThe pictures show three different things.cup names the selected pictured object.
In this drawing, cup names the pictured cup. Book names the book, and ball names the ball. The name helps connect the word we hear or read with the thing the picture shows.
The label is not the object itself. Changing the selected word does not change the drawn thing. Nouns can name people and places too; these examples show familiar objects.
About this explanation
Starting knowledge: Recognize a cup, book and ball in a picture; an adult may read all labels aloud.
Sources
- Common Core State Standards Initiative — English Language Arts Standards: Language, Kindergarten (L.K.1.b)