I. Read"Caps for Sale"
A. Before beginning to read, tell children to listen for plural words, (words that end in -s and describe more than one thing)and when they hear them to give you (the teacher) a "thumbsup" signal.
B. Read thebook through slowly, being careful to notice the "thumbs up" from the students on the plural words.
C. After reading, have children recall orally (while teacher writes them on the board) the words that were plural. After theyhave remembered all they could, page through the book and see if they can find anymore they missed. (You can show them the pictures that relate to the pluralwords: caps, monkeys, fingers, hands, etc.). Talk about other plural words that were not in the story text, but were shown in the book in pictures. Add them to your collection of plural words on the board.
D. Make a column of the singular words that relate to the plural words listed. Show students from list on the board that each word is made plural by adding an -s.
II. Passout a worksheet that has two columns: Under each column there is either a picture of one object or a group of objects with the singular or plural word under it. For example: stars star -cow cows - cars car - hat hats. Students (along with the teacher) are to circle the picture and relating word that is plural. Bring to their attention each time that the -s is found at the end of the plural words. Have students also circle the -s at the end of the plural word.