Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 13 of 14
Capitals, Periods & Planning
Write with capitals, periods and a plan.
What your child practises
Practises capital letters for names, I and the start of a sentence, periods and exclamation marks, five- or six-word sentences, planning a piece of writing by drawing or talking, putting ideas in order, simple text forms such as lists, letters, stories and information, and changing a piece after feedback.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.K.C1.1, ELA.K.C1.2, ELA.K.C1.3, ELA.K.C1.4, ELA.K.C1.5, ELA.K.C2.1, ELA.K.C2.2, ELA.K.C2.4, ELA.K.C2.5, ELA.K.C3.1, ELA.K.C3.3, ELA.K.C3.4, ELA.K.C3.5 · planning and making simple texts, capital letters, periods and exclamation marks
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is written correctly?
- i Like Jam.
- I like jam.
- i like jam.
Show answer
I like jam.
Hint: I is a capital, and the sentence starts with a capital.
Question 2
Which sentence ends correctly?
- I see a bus
- I see a bus,
- I see a bus.
Show answer
I see a bus.
Hint: Finish it with a period.
Question 3
Which text form is a list?
- milk, eggs, bread
- Once upon a time…
- Dear Grandma,
Show answer
milk, eggs, bread
Hint: A list is words or things written one under another.
Question 4
Which is a sentence of five words?
- Cat.
- Cat sat.
- The cat sat on mats.
Show answer
The cat sat on mats.
Hint: Count the words.
Question 5
Which sentence starts the right way?
- tHe dog ran.
- the dog ran.
- The dog ran.
Show answer
The dog ran.
Hint: Start with a capital.
Question 6
Writers can change their work after…
- never
- hearing feedback
- falling asleep
Show answer
hearing feedback
Hint: Good writers listen to help.