The Empty Chair

📘 Grammar Through Emotional Stories — Lesson 1: Nouns The Empty Chair 📌 Teacher Note All nouns are written in bold type in the story scenes to help learners visually recognize them while reading. 🖼️ Page 1 — Scene 1 Story Text: Every evening, the chair near the window stayed empty. It belonged to Grandfather, but the room no longer heard his voice. Picture Idea: Empty chair by a sunset window, soft warm light. Grammar Focus (Nouns): chair — window — Grandfather — room — voice Activity — Noun Spot Circle the nouns in the scene. How many nouns did you find? _ 🖼️ Page 2 — Scene 2 Story Text: The room was quiet. Only the sound of the clock filled the air and the long silence. Picture Idea: Wall clock ticking in a silent room. Grammar Focus (Nouns): room — sound — clock — air — silence Activity — Count & Write Write all the nouns from this page: 🖼️ Page 3 — Scene 3 Story Text: Little Sara(h) sat on the floor, holding a small photo in her hands. Her heart carried both sadness and love. Picture Idea: Girl sitting with photo frame, emotional mood. Grammar Focus (Nouns): Sarah — floor — photo — hands — heart — sadness — love Activity — Find by Type From this scene write: one person noun: ____ one thing noun: ____ one feeling noun: ____ 🖼️ Page 4 — Scene 4 Story Text: The photo showed a green garden, a wooden bench, and her smiling grandfather. A tiny cat slept near his feet. Picture Idea: Memory-photo style garden scene. Grammar Focus (Nouns): photo — garden — bench — grandfather — cat — feet Activity — Match the Type Write P (Person), PL (Place), or T (Thing): grandfather __ garden __ bench __ cat __ feet __ 🖼️ Page 5 — Scene 5 Story Text: From the kitchen, her mother called with a gentle voice. “The tea is ready,” the woman said. Picture Idea: Warm kitchen doorway moment. Grammar Focus (Nouns): kitchen — mother — voice — tea — woman Activity — Fill from the Scene Complete using nouns from this page: The ____ is ready. The ____ called with a gentle voice. 🖼️ Page 6 — Scene 6 Story Text: Sara(h) looked again at the chair and gave a soft smile. Some memories never leave a family or a home. Picture Idea: Girl smiling at chair with warm glow. Grammar Focus (Nouns): chair — smile — memories — family — home Activity — Choose the Noun Write from the scene: a feeling noun: ____ a place noun: ____ a group noun: ____ ⚡ Page 7 — Activity 1: Noun Spotting Task: Underline all the nouns. Sara(h) held a photo near the window. The chair was beside the wall. The mother prepared tea. Extension: Count how many nouns you found. ⚡ Page 8 — Activity 2: Noun Sorting Task: Put the words into the correct column. Words: chair — love — run — garden — sadness — jump — clock — family NOUNS | NOT NOUNS ______ | ______ ⚡ Page 9 — Activity 3: Match Word to Picture Task: Match each noun to its picture. chair clock cat bench tea photo ⚡ Page 10 — Activity 4: Fill in with a Noun Task: Complete each sentence with a noun. The ____ was empty. Sara(h) held a ____. The ____ ticked loudly. The ____ made tea. ⚡ Page 11 — Activity 5: Emotion vs Thing Nouns Task: Classify the nouns. Words: love — chair — sadness — clock — memories — garden FEELINGS (Abstract Nouns) THINGS (Concrete Nouns) ⚡ Page 12 — Activity 6: Noun Hunt Challenge Task: Write 8 nouns you can see around you right now. Bonus: Circle person nouns only. 🌟 Page 13 — Reflection Page Think & Answer: Which noun in the story made you feel sad? Which noun helped you see the picture clearly? Which noun was a person? A place? A feeling? Mini Writing Task: Write one sentence using: one person noun one place noun one feeling noun