TENDERTOES ACADEMYLESSON PLAN
Subject: English Language
Class: Grade One
Topic: The Use of Capital Letters
Duration: 40 minutes
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Explain what capital letters are.
State some uses of capital letters.
Identify capital letters in sentences.
Use capital letters correctly in simple sentences.
Instructional Materials
Flashcards with capital and small letters
Chart showing examples of capital letters
Whiteboard and markers
Textbook
Previous Knowledge
Pupils can recognize letters of the alphabet.
Introduction
Display alphabet flashcards.
Ask pupils to identify some uppercase (capital) letters.
Explain that capital letters are special letters used in certain places when writing.
Presentation
Meaning of Capital Letters
Capital letters are large letters used at the beginning of words in special cases.
Uses of Capital Letters
●At the beginning of a sentence.
Example: The name of my school is Goodwill International School.
●For names of people, places, mountains, and rivers.
Examples: Olumide, Lagos, Mount Everest, River Niger.
●At the beginning of each line of poetry.
Examples: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
●For names of countries, continents, and nationalities.
Examples: Nigeria, Africa, Nigerian.
●For titles of books, poems, and plays.
Examples: The Gods Are Not To Blame, Brainy English.
●For names of religions, festivals, days, and months.
Examples: Christianity, Christmas, Monday, January.
●For names of God.
Examples: God, The Lord, Jehovah, The Most High.
Teacher–Pupil Activities
Teacher:
Writes sentences on the board.
Asks pupils to identify words that begin with capital letters.
Pupils:
Read the sentences aloud.
Circle or underline words that begin with capital letters.
Evaluation
Ask pupils to:
Rewrite the following correctly:
my name is emeka.
i live in lagos.
Assignment
Rewrite these sentences using capital letters correctly:
1. u.n.o is an organisation.
2. the name of my school is tendertoes academy.
3. we live at v.g.c. lagos.
4. my teacher's name is mrs.augustina paul
5. the name of the president of nigeria is muhamadu buhari.
6. three of the continents in the world are: africa, america and australia.
7. mount everest is a very tall mountain.
8. emil, efosa, agnes, james and mary are all in the same class.
Conclusion
The teacher summarizes the lesson by reminding pupils that capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences and for special names such as people, places, countries, days, months, religions, and titles.