Year 1 Adding capital letters to the start

Year 1 Adding capital letters to the start of a sentence, the name of a person, place, days of the week and the pronoun I. Material copyright Literacyeveryday. co. uk

When do we use a capital letter? Capital letters are used at the start of a sentence, after a full stop. Example: Today it is cloudy. It is going to rain tomorrow.

When do we use a capital letter? We also use capital letters at different times… Days of the week… Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

When do we use a capital letter? Capital letters are also used for place names. London United Kingdom Richmond Street Europe Shore Lane Primary School.

When do we use a capital letter? Another time we use capital letters is for the name of a person… Example: My teacher’s name is Mrs J ones. Little Mix are my favourite group.

When do we use a capital letter? The letter I also needs a capital letter when used as a pronoun (used instead of your name). Example: Sarah and I went to the seaside. My teacher said I had been very helpful.

When do we use a capital letter? Your turn… Which of these have capital letters in the correct place? Check the following sentences and change if they are not correct. My mum visited West park on Tuesday. Mr dawson took us on a trip to Main Bridge. Every sunday i help my dad to wash the car. My favourite place to go to is Blackpool Beach. Every wednesday my dad cooks fish and chips for tea. My headteacher is called mrs matthews.

When do we use a capital letter? Your turn…The answers… Which of these did you answer correctly? My mum visited West P ark on Tuesday. Mr Dawson took us on a trip to Main Bridge. Every S unday I help my dad to wash the car. My favourite place to go to is Blackpool Beach. (Correct). Every Wednesday my dad cooks fish and chips for tea. My headteacher is called Mrs Matthews.