Sort them into piles
Write a mix of words on cards and have kids sort them into Person, Place and Thing piles. Then re-sort the same cards into common and proper. Sorting makes kids explain their thinking, and that's where the learning happens.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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