Description
This material satisfies the Early Childhood Montessori language curriculum. “Capitalization” is a stand-alone material created to allow children to capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun “I.” The material meets the current Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2.a. “Capitalization” includes 32 sets of activities in which children use a corresponding overlap cards to capitalize words in a given sentence. Each set consists of two identical sentences with a cloze test. Children analyze the two sentences, and select a corresponding card among two choices. One corresponding card contains a capitalized word; the other card contains the same word in lowercase letters. Depending on the position of the cloze test, children must decide which card would be the most grammatically appropriate.
Contents
Digital Matching Cards
32 Strip Cards
32 corresponding overlap cards
The “Capitalization” set includes activities that allow children to “Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.”
8 Strip Card pairs (16) that place a noun
at the front and inside of a sentence
8 Strip Card pairs (16) that place “I”
at the front and inside of a sentence
Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2.a
Skills
-promotes semantic interpretation
-improves reading and writing skills
-develops grammatical awareness
-increases vocabulary
Prior Knowledge Recommended
Green Series
Parts of Speech (in parallel)
Recommended Age
6-8
Subjects
CCSS — Capitalization
