Naming God's World
Understand that proper nouns start with capital letters
Practice capitalizing names of people and Bible characters
Recognize the importance of treating special names with respect
“Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.”
— Genesis 2:19 (WEB)God cares about names and gave Adam the special job of naming creatures
Gather students and explain that just like God gave special names to people in the Bible, we use capital letters to show something is special.
Introduce proper nouns as special names that always start with a capital letter. Use examples from the Bible like Jesus, Mary, Moses, and David.
Students will practice capitalizing names on a fun worksheet with Bible-themed names and characters.
Simpler: Teacher helps students circle the first letter that needs to be capitalized
Challenge: Students create their own list of proper nouns to capitalize
Review what we learned about special names and capital letters
Dear God, thank You for giving us special names and helping us learn how to use them carefully.
Coming up: Tomorrow we will go on a noun hunt in God's Word!
“A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.”
— Proverbs 22:1 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Name Treasure Hunt - circle or highlight special names
First graders are learning the difference between common and proper nouns, with a focus on capitalization.
Remembering to capitalize the first letter of proper nouns
Consistent capitalization of names in writing