Capital Letters and Periods
Recognize that sentences begin with a capital letter
Practice writing sentences with correct capitalization
Understand that capital letters help us read clearly
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)Just as we learn to write carefully, we learn to follow God's guidance carefully
Gather students in circle. Show alphabet chart and discuss how capital letters are 'big and important letters' that start sentences and names.
Demonstrate writing sentences starting with capital letters using example sentences about Jesus' love.
Students find and circle capital letters in a simple Bible story passage
Simpler: Teacher helps circle letters
Challenge: Students write their own sentences starting with capital letters
Recap the importance of capital letters in writing
Dear Jesus, help us learn to write clearly and beautifully, just like You teach us clearly in Your Word.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about capitalizing our names!
“Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
— Ephesians 4:29 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Capital Letter Hand Motion: Raise hands high when saying first word
Kindergarteners are learning basic writing mechanics and sentence structure
Remembering to consistently capitalize at sentence start
Child's ability to identify and create capital letters at sentence beginnings