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Let's solve the Proper Noun Search activity step by step.

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🔍 What is a Proper Noun?

A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or event. It always starts with a capital letter and refers to something unique.

Examples:
- Person: John, Tina, Sophia
- Place: Canada, London, Egypt, Paris
- Day of the week: Tuesday, March, April
- Specific things: Pizza (not a proper noun unless it's a brand), but Paris (city) is a proper noun.

> Note: Common nouns like "bed", "school", "cat", "river" are not proper nouns unless they refer to a specific named one (e.g., "The White House" — but here, just "House" isn't).

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✔ Step-by-step Analysis:

We will go through each word in the grid and determine if it's a proper noun.

#### Row 1:
- Canada → Country → ✔ Proper Noun
- Bed → Common noun → ✘
- March → Month → ✔ Proper Noun
- Pizza → Food (common noun) → ✘

#### Row 2:
- Blue → Color (common adjective/noun) → ✘
- School → Common noun → ✘
- Toys → Plural common noun → ✘
- Mall → Common noun → ✘

#### Row 3:
- Games → Common noun → ✘
- Parrot → Animal (common noun) → ✘
- Tina → Person’s name → ✔ Proper Noun
- London → City → ✔ Proper Noun

#### Row 4:
- River → Common noun → ✘
- Egypt → Country → ✔ Proper Noun
- Lake → Common noun → ✘
- Rose → Can be a name → ✔ Proper Noun (as a person’s name)

> Note: "Rose" is capitalized and could be a person’s name. Since it's capitalized and appears in this context, we assume it's a proper noun (like a person's name).

#### Row 5:
- Tuesday → Day of the week → ✔ Proper Noun
- April → Month → ✔ Proper Noun
- Town → Common noun → ✘
- Cap → Common noun → ✘

#### Row 6:
- French → Language or nationality → ✔ Proper Noun (used as a proper noun when referring to a language/culture)
- Flower → Common noun → ✘
- Girl → Common noun → ✘
- Sophia → Person’s name → ✔ Proper Noun

#### Row 7:
- John → Person’s name → ✔ Proper Noun
- Cat → Common noun → ✘
- Paris → City → ✔ Proper Noun
- Movie → Common noun → ✘

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✔ Final List of Proper Nouns to Circle and Color Blue:

1. Canada
2. March
3. Tina
4. London
5. Egypt
6. Rose
7. Tuesday
8. April
9. French
10. Sophia
11. John
12. Paris

> Note: "French" is capitalized and refers to a language/culture, which is considered a proper noun in this context.

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🎯 Answer Summary:

Circle and color blue the following words:
- Canada
- March
- Tina
- London
- Egypt
- Rose
- Tuesday
- April
- French
- Sophia
- John
- Paris

✔ That’s 12 proper nouns in total.

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