Objective

By the end of this online lesson, you will be able to understand when to use capital letters in your writing.

Materials and Prep

- Computer with internet access

- Pen or pencil

- Paper or notebook

- Prior knowledge of basic sentence structure and punctuation

Activities

1. Watch a short video explaining the rules for using capital letters.

2. Complete a fill-in-the-blank exercise to practice identifying when to use capital letters.

3. Create a short story or paragraph using correct capitalization.

4. Share your writing with a family member or friend and ask for feedback.

Fifth Grade Talking Points

• "Capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences."
• "Proper nouns, like names of people and places, also start with capital letters."
• "Titles and headings should be capitalized too."
• "The pronoun 'I' is always capitalized."
• "When writing the days of the week, months, and holidays, the first letter should be capitalized."
• "In book titles, the first letter of each important word is capitalized."
• "Remember to capitalize the first word in a quotation."
• "Lastly, when writing the names of countries, nationalities, and languages, the first letter is capitalized."