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1st grade · English Language Arts · Unit 6 of 13

Sentences

Capitals, periods and more

What your child practices

Starting sentences and names with a capital letter, ending with a period or question mark, telling whole sentences from parts, counting words and finding naming words.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Language 1; Language 2 · writing complete sentences with capitals and end marks

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A sentence starts with a capital letter.
  2. Names start with a capital too, like Ravi.
  3. A telling sentence ends with a period.

Example: Which word needs a capital letter? “I saw ravi.” Ravi is a name. Names start with a capital. Answer: ravi

Sentences in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 6 of 13 in 1st grade English Language Arts, after Sight Words and before Story Time.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which sentence is written the right way?

    • i can run fast.
    • I can run fast
    • I can run fast.

  2. Question 2

    Which one is a whole sentence?

    • Maya reads a book.
    • A red book.
    • Reads a book.

  3. Question 3

    Which mark goes at the end?

    I like my hat

    • .
    • ,
    • ?

  4. Question 4

    How many words are in this sentence?

    The dog is big.

    • 3
    • 5
    • 4

  5. Question 5

    Which word needs a capital letter?

    • park
    • ball
    • jay

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence is written the right way?

    • The sun is hot
    • The sun is hot.
    • the sun is hot.

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