the upper case formation of letters in the alphabet

the smaller version of  letters that we use for most of our writing, appearing in non-initial positions in words.

Matching lower case letters with their capital letters

English

Formation of C, G, O and Q

Formation of M, N, W and V

Formation of B, D, P and R

Formation of I, E, F, and L

Formation of A, H, K and T

Formation of S, J and U

Formation of X, Y and Z

Practice of capital letters and days of the week

In this unit, pupils learn capital letter formation for all 26 letters of the alphabet. 'Numerals 0-10’, pupils build on this by learning the formation of the numerals 0-10.

In 'Lower case letters', pupils learnt the letter formation for all 26 lower case letters. In this unit, pupils  build on this knowledge, learning the formation of all capital letters.

In this unit, pupils learn to form all 26 capital letters accurately. They apply this skill to the writing of proper nouns, practising with the days of the week. Finally, pupils practise matching capital letters with their lowercase equivalents.

Capital letters

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

True or false? Capital letters and lower case letters are all formed in different ways.

Which of the following are capital letters?

Which of the following are lower case letters?

When would we use a capital letter in our writing?

Matching lower case letters with their capital letters

Lesson outcome

Content guidance