Grade 2 · Week 7capitalization punctuation
Fixing the Lost Dog Poster
Students read a short story about Maya helping Mr. Diaz fix a lost dog poster, then answer five questions about capitalization and end punctuation, supported by teacher and homeschool guidance.
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 the poster story together out loud. Say something like, "Mr. Diaz wrote this fast and made some mistakes. Let's be the helpers who fix them." Remind your child of three quick rules before starting: sentences begin with a capital letter, names like Biscuit, Maya, and Oak Street need capitals, and every sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. A strong answer will name the fix, not just point at it — for example, "Biscuit needs a capital B because it is his name," or "This is a question, so it needs a question mark." If your child gets stuck, cover the answer choices and have them rewrite the sentence by hand first, saying each rule aloud as they fix it. For extra practice, walk around the house and find one real sign, label, or note, and check it together using the same three rules.
Fixing the Lost Dog Poster
Maya walked past Oak Street Park and saw a paper taped to a tree. It was a lost dog poster. Mr. Diaz, her neighbor, stood next to it with a worried face. "Can you help me read this?" he asked. "I made it fast, and I think I made mistakes." Maya read the poster out loud. The good parts were clear and neat. One line said, "Our dog Biscuit is lost." Another line said, "He ran away from Oak Street Park." The next line said, "Have you seen him?" The last line said, "Please call Mr. Diaz today!" But some lines were wrong. Some sentences did not start with a capital letter. The name Biscuit was not always capitalized. The word I was tiny. A few sentences had no end mark at all. Maya grabbed a pencil and helped Mr. Diaz fix every mistake before lunch.
What this lesson checks
- Grammar usage: One line on the poster needs to be fixed. Which sentence is written correctly?
- Grammar usage: Mr. Diaz wrote this line on the poster, but it has mistakes: "biscuit ran to oak street park" Write the sentence the correct way. Fix the capital letters and add the right end mark.
- Grammar usage: Mr. Diaz wants to write this idea on the poster: the dog I lost is named Biscuit. Which sentence is written correctly?
- Grammar usage: The passage says: "He ran away from Oak Street Park." Mr. Diaz wrote another line about Biscuit, but he forgot some rules. Which sentence is written correctly?
- Grammar usage: Mr. Diaz wrote this line on the poster, but it has mistakes: "please call mr diaz today" Write the sentence the correct way. Fix the capital letters and add the right end mark.