Teach your class the rules of capitalization with this fun, engaging lesson plan. Children participate in a learning activity, collaborate with peers, and practice their writing as they learn three specific rules: to always capitalize...

Create a poster with the acronym MINTS to help youngsters to remember when to capitalize in sentences. In this capitalizing lesson plan, students reinforce the rules of capitalization with this acronym during their writing activities. A...

Elementary schoolers explore writing conventions. First they play a ball toss game to practice spelling high frequency words. (A link to a 2nd grade list is attached.) The class works together to correct spelling, punctuation, and...

Fourth graders identify and use the rules and guidelines for capitalization when seen in print. They complete a written or oral assessment of capitalization rules. A comprehensive rubric is included for determination of mastery.

First and second graders explore writing conventions. They add question marks or periods to the end of teacher generated sentences on sentence strips. They locate punctuation marks in poems and write original sentences using appropriate...

Identify and develop strategies for proofreading with your class. They read and identify the grammar rules for capitalization, end punctuation, and commas, correct errors as a class, and complete three worksheets. This resource includes...

Young scholars use punctuation and capitalization. In this grammar lesson students use stop signs in the place of periods. Young scholars cut out sentences and put stop signs in appropriate places. Students indicate capitalization where...

The capitalization rules are strict and inflexible—until you experience the fluid beauty of an Emily Dickinson poem. Ninth graders test their existing knowledge of language arts conventions with the many bent grammar rules in "I Felt a...

Fifth graders practice using quotation marks and capitalization in writing. In this multiple viewpoints lesson plan, 5th graders read Sequoyah and write ten sentences stating what they believe the character was thinking. Students...

Second graders learn and practice capitalizing names of cities, states, countries, streets, buildings, bridges, and geographical places around the theme of Washington, D.C. through activities at learning centers in the classroom.

Students are given a rubic for their project on Making a Board Game. They can see how the points are broken down and what they have to do in order to recieve a great grade. Students are given 6 different categories that they can earn...

Sometimes, it's fun to follow the rules. Using their drafts of an evidence-based essay from previous lessons, scholars write their final informative essays about rules to live by. Next, they choose and share quotes from their essays that...

Miss Frizzle's class provides the inspiration for your young learners! Read "The Magic School Bus Explores Outer Space," and discuss the solar system. First learners will complete a KWL chart about a planet they're assigned to. Then, as...

Sixth graders get to know their classmates through 'personalized' sentences that feature one student each day, and offer practice in proofreading and peer-editing related to capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or grammar rules.

Students design a mosaic depicting the city of Constantinople during determined periods of history. They include historical evidence that shows whether the city was under Muslim or Christian rule.

Fourth graders make studenT books to share with elementary students that teach a universal rule that obeys both conscience and authority.

Learners examine the rules for the use and formation of adjectives and play a game of tic-tac-toe to determine the correct form of the word to be used.

Students explore how to use quotation marks in writing to add dialogue to a paper. In groups, students observe pictures and add quotations to them. Students follow rules of punctuation and capitalization as they proofread and edit each...

In this capitalization worksheet students see the months of the year. Students write them using capital letters. Students then correct 5 sentences which have capitalization errors.

Learners review grammar and punctuation rules from previous lessons. As a class, they work together to correct sentences on an overhead transparency. If there is a discrepancy about what needs to be changed, they must discuss the issue...

Students are introduced to the ways in which they can make their workplace a safer environment. Using an example of an emergency plan, they follow it in chronological order and identify any hazardous materials. They also comply with...

Sixth graders interview Veterans or role play to answer who, what, where, when questions. In this Veteran's Day questioning activity, 6th graders learn about the events in the military service of veterans. Students may simulate...

Inspire young writers to compose their own version of the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood." They begin by reading "Little Red Riding Hood" and the Chinese version <i>Lon Po Po</i>, then they compare and contrast the two...

Quotation marks are the focus of this resource. In it, youngsters discover how to correctly use punctuation marks. It is meant to be carried out over a three-day period. You could shorten it, but I wouldn't. The activities are...