A Collection of Nouns

Fourth-graders learned about collective nouns, which describe a group of people, places, or things. Some are general - a class of students or a team of players. But others can be quirky and actually work like adjectives - a splash of mermaids or a crash of rhinos. They might describe a noun's appearance, characteristics, habitat, actions, or sound.

They used the dictionary and their brains to figure out how some terms go together:

gaggle of geese	a gaggle is a noisy group, and geese are not known for being quiet
skulk of foxes	skulk means to be sneaky, and foxes are described as "sly"
charm of butterflies	charming can mean graceful and beautiful

Then the kids came up with collective adjectives for themselves: