Recognising & Using Capital LettersLearning Objective: Do I recognise capital letters and do I know where and why they should be used?WILF: evidence that students understand the difference between lower case and capital letters, know how to and why they should use capital lettersResources: a copy for each student of work sheet When to use Capital Letters; a copy for each student of work sheet Practice Using CAPITAL LETTERSStarter:

1. Line students up in front of white board in groups of 5.

2. Give a board marker to each student nearest the board.3. Explain that you are going to write a letter on the back of the student directly in front of you which they must then write on the back of the student in front of them and then they do the same. The student nearest the board must then writethat letter on the board.4. Give the students one practice per group to ensure they understand the instructions and demonstration that you gave them. 5. The back row students should use a mixture of capitals and lower case letters for their group to identify.Main part of lesson:

Ask the students for volunteers to read aloud the information sheet When to use Capital Letters. Students are to copy at least 5 of the sentences from the worksheet Using CAPITAL LETTERS, putting in capital letters where they are needed on lined paper or in their exercise books.Plenary: Quiz students on when they should use a capital letter and get volunteers to write examples on the white board.Consolidation: If there is time, play a couple of rounds of Air-writing. Each student to write a capital letter in the air and have you and the other students guess which letter it is and say whether it is a capital or a lower-case letter. They can do this in pairs if the class is big enough.When to use Capital Letters

The letters below are simple letters (also called lower case):

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

The letters below are capital letters (also called upper case):

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z5 examples of where you should use capital letters:

1. All sentences start with a capital letter, so there should always be a capital letter after any full stops, question marks or exclamation marks.

For example:Nick went to the shops. He came back with a bag of fruit. Did he really go? Yes, he did. He actually went!

2. The word I is always a capital letter.3. Nouns such as the names of people, places, days, months, films, TV shows, song titles, etc always start with a capital letter.For example: James Bond, New York, France, Sunday, November, Dr Who

4. Initials are always capital letters. For example: BBC, UK, RAF, DIY, USA, and Mr. G. Smith5. Post codes are always written in capital letters.

For example: CM3 5JU

Practice Using CAPITAL LETTERS

TASK 1: Copy these sentences, putting in the capital letters .1. the dog ran up to anne. she picked up the dogs ball and threw it.

2. what day is it today? its sunday.

3. we went to york yesterday. the rain never stopped all day.

4. he wanted to watch eastenders, so i turned over to bbc 1.

5. last year we went to france for our holidays. it was very warm.

6. easter is sometimes in march, but this year its in april.

7. have you seen born free? its a film about lions in africa.

8. alex wanted to fly planes, so he joined the r.a.f.

9. when i moved to London, i had to pay more rent.

10. after speaking to jim, i went home. it was a long day.TASK 2:

1. Write a few sentences about your best ever holiday or favourite film/game.

2. Check your sentences :

Did you start each sentence with a capital letter?

Did you start the nouns with a capital letter?

Did you remember to write I as a capital?

Did you write any initials in capitals?TASK 3:

In your exercise book, rate how confident you are about where to use capital letters by copying this line and marking where you are on it:( 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 (