Language: Capital Letters Lesson
Standard - 1.6.7 Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of people, and the pronoun I.
Materials:
- Language student workbooks (p.36)
- Language teacher's edition
- Daily language practice transparency
- Upper and lower case letter cards
- Capital letter worksheet
Objective:
The students will be able to identify words that should be capitalized
in sentences and write capital letters correctly.
Motivation:
I will have the students turn to page 36 in their language workbooks
and have them practice writing each capital letter once.
Goal for learner:
Tell students we will be learning when to use capital letters in sentences.
Teach content:
- Do daily language practice transparency.
- Put my capital letter cards in the pocket holder on the board.
- Give each student two lower case letter cards and have them one by one come up and put their lower case letter next to the matching capital letter.
- Ask students when we use capital letters. Explain that capital letters are always used at the beginning of a sentence, names are always capitalized, and the letter I is always capitalized.
- Write two sentences on the board, one with a capital letter and one without. Ask students which one is correct. Do a few more examples of this.
Practice:
I will give the students the capital letter worksheet and tell them to
circle the words that should be capitalized in the sentences.
Evaluation:
I will collect the capital letter worksheets and grade them to see if
the students understand the concept.
Closing:
I will write one more wrong sentence on the board and have the students
correct it.