Using correct grammar is a capital idea! Elementary readers review the rules of capitalization, including proper nouns, abbreviations of organizations, and holidays, before correcting the errors in two sets of sentences.

 

Concepts

capitalization, Grammar, abbreviating

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project exercises onto the wall for a quick grammar warm-up activity
• Encourage learners to keep the rules and examples as a reference in a language arts binder
• Split the class into small groups or pairs and assign one capitalization rule for them to create an informative poster about, complete with examples and illustrations

Classroom Considerations

• The first two pages consist of grammar rules and examples, followed by two pages of exercises and two pages of answer keys 

Pros

• Provides answer keys
• Capitalization rules are clear and easy to understand

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.2.2.a L.3.2.a L.4.2.a L.5.2.a L.6.2.a L.7.2.a