Interactive noun sorting activity using an apple-themed worksheet to differentiate between common and proper nouns.

I'll solve this problem by identifying which words are common nouns and which are proper nouns, then explaining the solution based on the definitions provided in the image.

First, let me look closely at the image to understand what I need to do:
- The image shows an apple divided into two sections: "Common Nouns" and "Proper Nouns"
- Common Nouns are defined as "A non specific person, place or thing. It is not written with a capital letter."
- Proper Nouns are defined as "A specific person, place or thing. It is written with a capital letter."
- There's a list of words on the right side that need to be sorted under the appropriate heading.

Now I need to go through each word and determine whether it's a common noun or a proper noun based on the definitions.

Let me start with the first few words to get a sense of the pattern:
- "tree" - This is a general term for any tree, not a specific one, so it's a common noun.
- "Easter" - This is a specific holiday, and it's capitalized, so it's a proper noun.
- "year" - This is a general term for a period of time, not specific, so it's a common noun.
- "Sarah" - This is a specific person's name, and it's capitalized, so it's a proper noun.

I can see the pattern emerging. Let me continue with the rest of the words:

- "egg" - General term, common noun
- "Brisbane" - Specific city, capitalized, proper noun
- "train station" - General term, common noun
- "park" - General term, common noun
- "July" - Specific month, capitalized, proper noun
- "Mrs Smith" - Specific person, capitalized, proper noun
- "banana" - General term, common noun
- "carpark" - General term, common noun
- "Australia" - Specific country, capitalized, proper noun
- "Victoria" - Could be a person's name or a place (like Victoria, Australia), capitalized, proper noun
- "spring" - General season term, common noun
- "January" - Specific month, capitalized, proper noun

Based on this analysis, I can now provide the solution.

Solution:

Common Nouns:
- tree
- year
- egg
- train station
- park
- banana
- carpark
- spring

Proper Nouns:
- Easter
- Sarah
- Brisbane
- July
- Mrs Smith
- Australia
- Victoria
- January

The key distinction is that common nouns refer to general categories of people, places, or things and are not capitalized (unless they start a sentence), while proper nouns refer to specific individuals, places, or things and are always capitalized.