Capital Letter Rules
Recognize and capitalize days of the week
Understand how to write dates correctly
Practice identifying months of the year
“God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years."”
— Genesis 1:14 (WEB)God created days and seasons, which helps us understand the importance of tracking time
Gather students and show a colorful calendar. Ask them to name the current day and month.
Introduce capitalization rules for days and months. Explain that each day and month starts with a capital letter.
Students will circle and capitalize days and months on a blank calendar worksheet
Simpler: Provide pre-printed calendar with some letters already capitalized
Challenge: Write short sentences using days and months correctly
Review what we learned about capitalizing days and months
Dear Jesus, thank You for creating time and helping us learn how to write about it correctly.
Coming up: Tomorrow we will learn about capitalizing people's names!
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Create hand motions to represent different seasons while reciting
First graders are learning basic capitalization rules, focusing on days, months, and proper nouns
Remembering to capitalize consistently
Correct capitalization of days and months in writing