• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Capitals for names, days, months and places). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Which word should start with a capital letter? My dog is called rocket. (rocket / called / dog / is) → rocketPrompt: Capital letters are for the start of a sentence, I, and the names of people, places, days and months.
2. Which sentence is written correctly? (On friday, Ella and i baked bread. / On Friday, ella and I baked bread. / On Friday, Ella and I baked bread. / on Friday, ella and I baked bread.) → On Friday, Ella and I baked bread.Prompt: Check the first word, the word I, and every name.
3. Which word should start with a capital letter? I saw a robot show in paris. (paris / show / saw / robot) → parisPrompt: Capital letters are for the start of a sentence, I, and the names of people, places, days and months.

• Read a short passage with no punctuation and let the class hear why it's confusing.
• Share the objective: Capitals for festivals, holidays and place names. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Which word should have a capital letter? Our family eats a big meal at thanksgiving.
• Step 1: Names of particular festivals and places are proper nouns and need capital letters.
• Step 2: So the answer is: thanksgiving
• Answer: thanksgiving
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. Which word should have a capital letter? We light candles for diwali. (diwali / for / light / candles) → diwaliPrompt: Festivals, holidays, rivers, oceans, mountains, countries and parks are all names.
2. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly? (Every Hanukkah, gran makes potato pancakes. / Every hanukkah, Gran makes potato pancakes. / Every Hanukkah, Gran makes Potato Pancakes. / Every Hanukkah, Gran makes potato pancakes.) → Every Hanukkah, Gran makes potato pancakes.Prompt: Check the first word and every name.

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly? (We swam in the Pacific ocean in july. / We swam in the pacific ocean in July. / we swam in the Pacific Ocean in July. / We swam in the Pacific Ocean in July.) → We swam in the Pacific Ocean in July.Prompt: Check the first word and every name.
2. Which word should have a capital letter? Lanterns float in the sky at the chinese New Year festival. (festival / chinese / sky / lanterns) → chinesePrompt: Festivals, holidays, rivers, oceans, mountains, countries and parks are all names.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-2.