Kindergarten · Week 12capitalization punctuation
A Note About Lost Mittens
Students read a short note from Ms. Lee about lost red mittens, then answer five questions about capitals and end marks with support from teacher and homeschool guides.
On screen - your kid, alone
- 1Day 1 - Meet the story
- 2Day 2 - Word work
- 3Day 3 - What it means
- 4Day 4 - Fix & re-read
- 5Day 5 - Show what you know
Offline - with you
Print the pages for offline work together; the answer key is for you.
Sit next to your child and read Ms. Lee's note out loud together, then ask them to point to the first letter of each sentence and notice that it is a capital. Talk about why "Ms. Lee" and "Monday" also start with capitals — names of people and days of the week are special. Then read each sentence again and ask, "Does this tell us something or ask us something?" A good answer notices that telling sentences end with a period and asking sentences end with a question mark, like "Did you see the mittens?" If your child struggles, slow down and use your finger to track each sentence, exaggerating your voice going up at the end of the question so they can hear the difference. You can also practice by writing a short note together about something in your home, making sure every sentence starts with a capital and ends with the right mark.
A Note About Lost Mittens
Hello class. On Monday we lost red mittens. They were on the playground bench. Did you see the mittens? Please look in your bag. Ms. Lee will be so happy. We can find them soon.
What this lesson checks
- Grammar usage: Which sentence is written correctly?
- Grammar usage: This sentence is wrong: on monday we lost red mittens. Write it the right way. Start with a capital and use a period.
- Grammar usage: Which sentence is written correctly?
- Grammar usage: Pick the sentence that is written the right way.
- Grammar usage: This sentence is wrong: did you see the mittens. Write it the right way. Start with a capital and use the right end mark.