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Capital letters and end marks

  1. The sun is hot.

    Start with a capital

    Every sentence starts with a capital letter. A capital is the big form of a letter. The word I is always a capital, even in the middle.

  2. Hana
    person
    Ohio
    place
    Tuesday
    day
    May
    month

    Names get capitals too

    Names of people start with a capital, like Hana and Leo. So do places, like Ohio. Days and months do too, like Tuesday and May.

  3. .
    period: tells
    ?
    question mark: asks
    !
    exclamation mark: strong feeling

    Three end marks

    A telling sentence ends with a period. A question ends with a question mark. A strong feeling ends with an exclamation mark. Wow, look at that!

  4. Do you want a date?

    Asking or telling?

    Questions often start with Do, Can, Where or Who. Do you want a date? That one asks, so it gets a question mark. I want a date. That one tells, so it gets a period.

  5. Can Leo come on Monday?

    Try this

    Look at this: can Leo come on monday. Find three mistakes. Can needs a capital. Monday needs a capital. It asks something, so it needs a question mark.

For parents

Goal: Your child learns to start sentences and names with capital letters and to pick the right end mark.

  • Read a sentence aloud with feeling. Ask: is it telling, asking, or showing a strong feeling?
  • Point out the capitals in names, days and months on a calendar.
  • Remind your child that the word I is always a capital, wherever it is.

Away from the screen: Look at a calendar together. Find the capital letters in the days and months, then write family names with their capitals.

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