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Special Days of Celebration

Capitalization Rules

Day 43of 180
Week 9of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to capitalize holiday names

2

Understand why we capitalize special days

3

Write about favorite holidays

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 20:8

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

— Exodus 20:8 (WEB)

Shows the importance of special days and how we honor them

📦 Materials Needed

  • Writing paper
  • Pencils
  • Calendar
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and talk about special days they celebrate with their families

💭 Review Question: What special days do you love most?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how we always capitalize holiday names like Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Holidays are special days we celebrate
  • We show respect by using capital letters
  • Holiday names are proper nouns
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What holidays does your family celebrate?
  • Why do we have special days?
  • How do we show respect for special days?
3Activity: My Favorite Holiday Story (10 min)
writing

Students will write a short paragraph about their favorite holiday

📝 Instructions:
  1. Write 3-4 sentences about a special holiday
  2. Use capital letters for the holiday name
  3. Draw a picture to go with your writing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Write 2 sentences about a holiday

Challenge: Write a detailed story with dialogue

4Closing (2 min)

Share holiday stories with a partner

📝 Review Questions:
  • What holidays did we learn to capitalize today?
  • Why do we use capital letters?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for special days that help us remember Your love and our family's blessings.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about capitalizing product names

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 118:24

“This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!”

— Psalm 118:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Clap the rhythm of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning the importance of proper capitalization

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in writing
  • Help child identify holiday names
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to capitalize at the beginning of holiday names

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent capitalization of holiday names

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a holiday calendar with correctly capitalized names
  • Make a holiday traditions scrapbook page
  • Interview a family member about their favorite holiday

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