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Capitals for Names, Days and I
PROCEDURALUse capital letters for proper nouns (names of people, places) the days of the week, and the personal pronoun 'I'
Mastery Evidence
- Capitalise names of people and places consistently in writing
- Write the pronoun 'I' as a capital letter
- Capitalise days of the week (e.g. 'Monday')
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] is writing their friend's name or the name of a town, do they automatically start it with a capital letter — and do they write the word 'I' with a capital when talking about themselves?”
Curriculum Standards3 alignments
L.1.2aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsL.1.2a
Capitalize dates and names of people.
English Language Arts
Eng.App2.Y1.Punc.3The national curriculum in EnglandCapital letters for names and I
Capital letters for names and for the personal pronoun I
English · Key Stage 1
Eng_Y1_WVGP_04The national curriculum in EnglandCapital letters for names
Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’.
English · Key stage 1
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