Capitalization Rules
Identify and capitalize product and brand names
Understand that special names start with capital letters
Practice writing capitalized product names
“A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.”
— Proverbs 22:1 (WEB)Just as names are special and important, product names are given careful attention
Gather students and show various product boxes. Ask them to notice how brand names are written.
Explain that product names are proper nouns and always start with capital letters. Show examples like Cheerios, Lego, Nintendo.
Students become detectives finding and correctly capitalizing product names
Simpler: Work in pairs and use pre-selected boxes
Challenge: Create brand names for imaginary products
Recap what we learned about capitalizing names
Dear God, thank you for making each name special and unique.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll practice editing sentences for correct capitalization
“A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.”
— Proverbs 22:1 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Name Detective Hand Motions
Second graders are learning the importance of proper capitalization
Remembering to capitalize every important word
Consistent capitalization of proper nouns