Capitals for Names, Days and I
Use capital letters for proper nouns (names of people, places) the days of the week, and the personal pronoun 'I'
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Names of people and places start with a capital. Days of the week start with a capital. The word I is always a capital when it means yourself.”
Bring to the table
- Ready word cards in lowercase: sam, monday, paris, i, friday, tom
- Paper and pencil
Extra for the adult
Worked example. sarah → Sarah. monday → Monday. i → I. “i like tom” becomes “I like Tom.”
Optional challenge. Write three short sentences: one with a name, one with a day, and one with I, all capitalized correctly.
What to notice. Save a photo of the corrected words or the sentence with capitals marked.
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Names of people and places start with a capital. Days of the week start with a capital. The word I is always a capital when it means yourself.
Spend about 10 minutes fixing capitalization on ready words and writing one short sentence with I.
Use capitals for names, days and the pronoun I within sentences.
Use capitals for names, days and the pronoun I within sentences.
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UFLI Foundations Toolbox
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Free UFLI Foundations Toolbox lessons useful for capitals for names, days, and I. An adult picks one decoding lesson; the page is a catalogue, not a single game.
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Before you openAsk the learner to rewrite one sentence with correct capitals for a name, a day, and I.
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Check understanding
- Capitalise names of people and places consistently in writing
- Write the pronoun 'I' as a capital letter
- Capitalise days of the week (e.g. 'Monday')
“If your child is writing their friend's name or the name of a town, do they automatically start it with a capital letter — and do they write the word 'I' with a capital when talking about themselves?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 5–12
Standards