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Checking for Capitals

Editing Our Work

Day 122of 180
Week 25of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify when to use capital letters

2

Practice editing for capitalization

3

Understand the importance of proper capitalization

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:29

“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he won't stand before obscure men.”

— Proverbs 22:29 (WEB)

Just as we carefully edit our writing, God wants us to do our best in all things

📦 Materials Needed

  • Editing checklist
  • Red pen
  • Writing sample
  • CUPS poster
  • Worksheet
  • Pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and show the CUPS poster. Explain today we're learning about when to use capital letters.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me one place where we always use capital letters?
2Teaching (8 min)

Capital letters are special letters we use to show something is important. We use them at the beginning of sentences, for names of people, places, and the word 'I'.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sentences always start with a capital letter
  • Names of people start with a capital letter
  • Names of places start with a capital letter
  • Always capitalize 'I' when you mean yourself
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you give me an example of a name that starts with a capital letter?
  • Why do you think we use capital letters?
3Activity: Capital Letter Detective (8 min)
hands-on

Students will use a red pen to circle capital letters on their writing sample and check if they are used correctly.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look at your writing sample
  2. Take out your red pen
  3. Circle any capital letters
  4. Check if they are in the right places
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps identify capital letters

Challenge: Students create their own checklist for capital letters

4Closing (4 min)

Review what we learned about capital letters

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where do we use capital letters?
  • Why are capital letters important?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help us be careful and do our best in our writing, just like we do our best to follow You.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about punctuation!

💎 Memory Verse

Colossians 3:23

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”

— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Capital Letter March - Stand tall when hearing a capital letter word

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning the rules of capitalization

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice pointing out capital letters in everyday reading
  • Encourage careful editing
  • Make learning fun and positive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to capitalize consistently

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Increased awareness of when to use capital letters

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Capital Letter Scavenger Hunt in a book
  • Create a poster showing capital letter rules
  • Play a capital letter matching game

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