Grade 1 · Week 25capitalization punctuation
The Party Note
Students read a party invitation note, then practice capitalizing names and days and using commas in dates and lists.
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.
Read Maya's party note together and go on a capital hunt: your child circles (or points to) every capital letter and tells you why it is there — a name, a day, a month, or the start of a sentence. Then count the commas and read the food list aloud together, taking a tiny rest at each comma so your child can hear its job. The best practice this week is real: help your child write an actual note or invitation to someone — a family member counts! — with their name capitalized, a day of the week in it, and one list with commas (what to bring, what you will eat). If they forget a capital on a name, ask, "Whose name is that? Names get a tall letter at the start."
The Party Note
Hello, Class! My birthday party is on Friday, May 4. Please come to my house at noon. We will eat cake, chips, and fruit. My friends Rosa, Ben, and Kim will come. We play tag, jump rope, and ball. Bring a hat and a big smile. See you soon! Love, Maya
What this lesson checks
- Grammar usage: Look at the sentence: My birthday party is on friday. Which word needs a capital letter?
- Grammar usage: Look at the sentence: My friend rosa will come. Which word needs a capital letter?
- Grammar usage: Pick the sentence with the commas in the right spots.
- Grammar usage: Look at the date: Friday, May 4. What little mark goes after Friday?
- Grammar usage: Write your name. Make sure it starts with a capital letter.