English Language Arts Grade 1 15 min

Capitalize days and months

Capitalize days and months

What you'll learn

  • Identify the days of the week in a sentence and circle the ones that need a capital letter with 80% accuracy.
  • Correctly capitalize the first letter of each month of the year when writing them in a list with 100% accuracy.
  • Explain why days of the week and months of the year need to start with a capital letter, using simple words like 'important' or 'special'.
  • Rewrite a sentence containing days of the week and months, correctly capitalizing each with 90% accuracy.

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Identify the seven days of the week. Identify the twelve months of the year. Explain that days and months are special names. Write the name of any day with a capital letter. Write the name of any month with a capital letter. Find and fix capitalization mistakes for days and months in a sentence. When is your birthday? 🎂 Is it a special day? Let's learn about special words! We will learn about days and months. They have special names. We will learn how to write them like a big kid! Real-World Applications Writing your birthday on a card 💌 Reading a calendar to see holidays 🎃 Writing about a fun day in your journal ✍️ Knowing when your favorite TV show is on 📺
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample Capital LetterA big letter used at the start of special words. (A, B, C)The 'M' in Monday is a capital letter. Lowercase LetterA small letter used for most words. (a, b, c)The 'a' in cat is a lowercase letter. DayOne of the seven days in a week, like Sunday or Monday.We have art class on Friday. 🎨 MonthOne of the twelve months in a year, like January or February.My birthday is in June. ☀️ CalendarA chart that shows all the days and months of the year.We look at the calendar to see when school starts. Special NameA name for a specific person, place, or thing. It gets a capital letter.Just like your name, 'Monday' is a special name for a day.
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Key Rules & Conventions

The Day Rule ☀️ Always use a capital letter for the first letter of a day. Days of the week are special names. They always start with a big letter. The Month Rule ❄️ Always use a capital letter for the first letter of a month. Months of the year are also special names. They need a big letter too!

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Sample Practice Questions

Challenging
Read the sentences: "We have a field trip next week. It is on tuesday, may 10th." Which words must be changed?
A.week, It
B.tuesday, may
C.trip, week
D.It, may
Challenging
Which word does NOT follow the same capitalization rule as the others?
A.Monday
B.August
C.September
D.Holiday
Challenging
Which rule about capitalization is true?
A.All names of months and days are capitalized.
B.Only the first day of the week is capitalized.
C.Only months in the summer are capitalized.
D.We only capitalize days if they are on a holiday.

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You'll be able to: Identify the days of the week in a sentence and circle the ones that need a capital letter with 80% accuracy; Correctly capitalize the first letter of each month of the year when writing them in a list with 100% accuracy….

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