Cool Capitals
This simple worksheet will help your students to begin to develop their editing skills as they decode basic sentences and identify where the capital letters belong.
Use as a teacher led, whole class or literacy group activity.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to create and edit short written texts to record and report ideas and events using capital letters, punctuation and correct spelling of CVC words.
- We are learning to recognise punctuation in written text, such as capital letters used for names and for beginning a sentence and punctuation marks, such as full stops, signal the end.
- We are learning to recognise punctuation, such as capital letters and full stops, and how they are used in a sentence.
- We are learning to edit texts for meaning, spelling, capital letters and full stops, for ourselves and others.
- We are learning to construct texts using software including word processing programs, e.g. MS Word.
- We are learning to create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to explore, record and report ideas using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge.
Curriculum alignment
AC9EFLA09
9
Identify punctuation as a feature of written text different from letters; recognise that capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters also signal the beginning of sentences while punctuation marks signal the end
AC9EFLY06
9
Create and participate in shared editing of short written texts to record and report ideas and events using some learnt vocabulary, basic sentence boundary punctuation and spelling some consonant–vowel–consonant words correctly
ACELA1432
8.4
Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters; recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences
ACELY1652
8.4
Participate in shared editing of students’ own texts for meaning, spelling, capital letters and full stops
ACELY1654
8.4
Construct texts using software including word processing programs
ACELY1651
8.4
Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge
ENe-3A
old
Produces most lower case and upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts
ENe-9B
old
Demonstrates developing skills and knowledge in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary when responding to and composing texts
ENe-2A
old
Composes simple texts to convey an idea or message
ENE-PRINT-01
new
Tracks written text from left to right and from top to bottom of the page and identifies visual and spatial features of print
ENE-CWT-01
new
Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences
ENE-UARL-01
new
Understands and responds to literature read to them
ENE-SPELL-01
new
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies to spell taught familiar and high-frequency words when creating texts
ENE-VOCAB-01
new
Understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts
ENE-HANDW-01
new
Produces all lower-case and upper-case letters to create texts
VCELA156
Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters and recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences
VCELY161
Participate in shared editing of students’ own texts for meaning, spelling, capital letters and full stops
VCELY160
Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge
VCELY163
Construct texts using software including word processing programs
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
Some students may benefit working in a small teacher-led group to have the sentence read out loud for them.