Capitalize days and months

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 📺

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.

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!