CurriculumGrade 1English Language Arts

Big Letters and Dots

Aligned to L.1.2 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

We start a sentence and a name with a big (capital) letter. We end a sentence with a mark like a period.

Worked example

"Sam has a hat." It starts with a big S for the name Sam and ends with a period.

Practice questions

  1. Put a big letter at the start of a sentence.
  2. Add a period at the end.
  3. Use a big letter for your own name.

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En español

Letras Grandes y Puntos

Empezamos una oración y un nombre con letra mayúscula (grande). Terminamos una oración con un punto.

Ejemplo: "Sam tiene un gorro." Empieza con S mayúscula por el nombre Sam y termina con punto.

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