Write a sentence that contains capital letters on the board. Ask children if they can identify any differences in the letters.
Point out the capitalized letters and explain to students that the first letter of the word that begins a sentence and the first letters of proper nouns and proper adjectives are capitalized.
Distribute to students handouts containing sentences with capital letters. Provide children with highlighters. Instruct students to read the sentences and highlight the capital letters.
Write sentences on the board that do not contain capital letters. Invite students to insert the capital letters in the sentences.
Engage children in a capitalization race. Distribute worksheets that contain sentences without capitalization. Encourage children to read through the worksheets and highlight the words that should be capitalized. The first student to complete the worksheet wins.
Encourage children to write their own sentences on the board using capitalization. Invite classmates to make any corrections, if needed.