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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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 1.2.1.1; 1.1.1.0 · the first word, capital letters and end marks of a sentence

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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, 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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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 mark goes at the end?

    I like my hat

    • ,
    • .
    • ?

  2. Question 2

    Which one is a whole sentence?

    • Leo eats an apple.
    • A big red apple.
    • Eats an apple.

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence is written the right way?

    • The fish can swim
    • the fish can swim.
    • The fish can swim.

  4. Question 4

    Which word is a naming word?

    • car
    • wet
    • hop

  5. Question 5

    How many words are in this sentence?

    Ana can hop.

    • 4
    • 3
    • 2

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence is written the right way?

    • My hat is red
    • my hat is red.
    • My hat is red.

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