Capital Letters for Names Days of the Week

Capital Letters for Names: Days of the Week

Aim • To be able to use capital letters for names. Success Criteria • I know that names are important and they need a capital letter. • I can use capital letters for the days of the week.

Days of the Week Song (To the tune of the Addam’s Family theme tune) Days of the week, (clap) Days of the week, Days of the week. (clap) There's Sunday and there's Monday, There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday, There's Thursday and there's Friday, And then there's Saturday. Days of the week, (clap) Days of the week, Days of the week. (clap)

Remember: Look at the spelling of each day. What do you notice? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Look at these sentences. What is missing? On monday I went to the park and on tuesday I went to a party. I am going to my grandma’s house on saturday.

This is now correct. Capital letters are needed for the days of the week. On Monday I went to the park and on Tuesday I went to a party. I am going to my grandma’s house on Saturday.

Which word in the sentence needs a capital letter? Play Sundays Tennis Choose the correct answer from the words above.

Which word in the sentence needs a capital letter? holiday going saturday Choose the correct answer from the words above.

Which word in the sentence needs a capital letter? going swimming wednesday Choose the correct answer from the words above.

Which word in the sentence needs a capital letter? monday went to Choose the correct answer from the words above.

Your go In your best handwriting, copy out the passage below. Be careful because there may be some mistakes that you will need to correct. Now write your own paragraph that includes the days of the week in it. Don’t forget to use your best handwriting.