Capital Letter Explorers!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 3:43 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn all about capital letters and where to use them in sentences!

Video Resource

Capital Letters for Kids | Grammar for 1st Grade | Kids Academy

Kids Academy

Duration: 3:43
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Key Concepts

  • Capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences.
  • Sentences start with a big (capital) letter.
  • Recognizing the beginning of a sentence.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the first letter of a sentence.
  • Students will be able to recognize that the first letter of a sentence is a capital letter.
  • Students will be able to differentiate between sentences with correct and incorrect capitalization.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking the children if they know about big and small letters. Ask if they have ever seen a BIG letter at the start of a word. Introduce the topic of the lesson: learning about 'Capital Letters'.
  • Watch the Video (7 mins)
    Play the YouTube video 'Capital Letters for Kids | Grammar for 1st Grade | Kids Academy'. Encourage the children to pay attention to where the capital letters are used.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After watching the video, ask the children what they learned about capital letters. Reinforce the concept that capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence.
  • Activity: Sentence Hunt (8 mins)
    Write a few simple sentences on a whiteboard or large paper, some with correct capitalization and some without. Have the children identify which sentences are correct and which need fixing. Ask them to point out the capital letters at the start of the correct sentences.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the main point of the lesson: Capital letters go at the beginning of sentences. Encourage the children to look for capital letters when they are reading books or signs.

Interactive Exercises

  • Capital Letter Sorting Game
    Create a set of cards with individual letters, both uppercase and lowercase. Have children sort the cards into two piles: capital letters and small letters.
  • Sentence Building with Capital Letters
    Provide children with word cards to create simple sentences. Emphasize the importance of starting the sentence with a capital letter card.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a capital letter?
  • Where do we use capital letters in sentences?

Skills Developed

  • Letter recognition
  • Sentence structure awareness
  • Active listening

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which letter is a BIG letter?

Correct Answer: B

Question 2:

Where do we put a BIG letter in a sentence?

Correct Answer: At the beginning

Question 3:

Which of these starts with a BIG letter?

Correct Answer: Cat

Question 4:

What kind of letter starts a sentence?

Correct Answer: Big letter

Question 5:

I like to play. Is this correct?

Correct Answer: No, the 'I' should be big

Question 6:

Which sentence begins with a capital letter?

Correct Answer: Dogs bark.

Question 7:

What is a capital letter also called?

Correct Answer: Big letter

Question 8:

What does a sentence need to start with?

Correct Answer: A big letter

Question 9:

We love to sing. Is this correct?

Correct Answer: No, the 'w' needs to be big

Question 10:

Where can you find BIG letters?

Correct Answer: Anywhere!

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A sentence starts with a ____ letter.

Correct Answer: big

Question 2:

We use capital letters at the _____ of a sentence.

Correct Answer: beginning

Question 3:

A BIG letter is also called a _____ letter.

Correct Answer: capital

Question 4:

The word 'Dog' starts with a _____ letter.

Correct Answer: capital

Question 5:

A sentence needs a _____ letter to start.

Correct Answer: big

Question 6:

A _____ letter is bigger than a small letter.

Correct Answer: capital

Question 7:

Letters can be _____ or small.

Correct Answer: big

Question 8:

Every sentence should start with a _____ letter.

Correct Answer: capital

Question 9:

'I' is a _____ letter.

Correct Answer: capital

Question 10:

We can find capital letters in ____ and books.

Correct Answer: signs

Educational Standards

PK.2.PC.5:Students will begin to recognize ending punctuation marks in print during shared reading or other text experiences. PK.2.PC.6:Students will begin to write some uppercase and lowercase letters including the majority of the letters in their first name with prompting. PK.5.R.1:Students will hear different sentence structures through conversations, read-alouds, and interactive reading. PK.8.R:Students will listen and respond to read-alouds, participate in shared reading, and interact independently with texts.

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