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Lesson 8 of 9
Practice of capital letters and days of the week
I can correctly form capital letters and write the days of the week.
Lesson 8 of 9
New
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Practice of capital letters and days of the week
I can correctly form capital letters and write the days of the week.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Capital letters are used for proper nouns
- Days of the week start with a capital letter as they are proper nouns
- Capital letters are all the same size
- Capital letters sit between the baseline and the ascender line
Keywords
Capital letter - the upper case formation of a letter
Proper noun - a specific name given to a particular person, place, or thing
Days of the week - the names used to identify each day in a week
Common misconception
Sometimes children can think days of the week are only capitalised if at the beginning of a sentence
Model and show examples of the days of the week in the middle of a sentence with a capital letter.
When modelling take time to emphasise that there is no finger space between the letters. They sit next to each other on the baseline to form the word.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these letters are capital letters?
Which of these letters are capital letters?




Q2.Which of the following are capital letters?
Which of the following are capital letters?




Q3.True or false? There are seven days in a week.
True or false? There are seven days in a week.
Q4.Which of the following are days of the week?
Which of the following are days of the week?
banana
dog
Q5.Which of the following are not days of the week?
Which of the following are not days of the week?
Tuesday
Thursday
Sunday
Q6.Place the days of the week in order.
Place the days of the week in order.