Capitals Book 1 - Instructions and Worksheets

T.M.

Progressive

Printing

CAPITALS

Book 1: ABCDE

Written and illustrated by

Miz Katz N. Ratz

T.M.

The easy, fun (and FREE!)

way to teach capital letters.

Step 1

Print out these instructions and

worksheets. For more than one

student, print copies of the

“Worksheets Only” version of

this booklet.

Book 1: ABCDE

o

- For Kindergarten or First Grade

(not for pre-school).

- Teaches that capital letters make the

same sounds as the “little” letters.

- Teaches the ﬁrst rule of capital letters

(that all names start with a capital letter).

- Teaches capital A, B, C, D & E.

Step 2

When doing more than one

lesson a day, take a break

between the lessons (a snack,

a walk, a nap – whatever works).

This helps to maximize the

mental “processing” of the

material.

Don’t forget to download the matching

games, crafts and lesson plans from

ProgressivePhonics.com

4½+

age

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

There are two ways to write each letter in the

alphabet – the little letters:

And the capital letters:

So, for every letter in the alphabet, we have

two ways to write them – the little letters

and the capital letters:

Because capital letters make the exact same

sounds as the little letters, you can write a word

with either capital letters or little letters, and

the word will say the same thing –

So whether you write “cat” (point to the word)

or “CAT,” it still says the (point to the word)

same thing – “cat.”

HOWEVER, there are rules on using capital

letters, and today we’re going to learn the

first rule of capital letters. (Next page)

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Lesson 1 (Part 1)

Verbal lesson: Capital Letters Make The Same Sound

Lesson 1 (Part 1) continued...

a b c

cat

A B C

CAT

Aa Bb Cc

cat

The FIRST rule of capital letters is that all names

start with a capital letter – your name, my name,

everybody’s name starts with a capital letter:

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Lesson 1 (Part 2)

Verbal lesson: First Rule of Capital Letters

(Write some names on the blackboard,

preferably the names of some of the

people in the room or in the family.)

We will learn more rules about capital letters

another time, but for now, let’s really learn

the first rule, so say after me:

“All names start with

a capital letter.”

(Have your children/students repeat the

rule several times.)

Lesson 1 (Part 3)

Verbal lesson: How To Write Capital ‘C’

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

Now that’s we’ve learned the first rule about

capital letters, let’s also start learning how to

write them, starting with the capital <C>.

The capital ‘C’ looks exactly the same as

the little ‘c,’ except that it’s bigger – like this:

And just like ALL

letters, big or little,

the capital <C> sits

on the grass line.

The capital <C>

starts near the

top of the sky

area.

To write the capital <c> –

Cc

(grass line)

(sky area)

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

Anna

Bob

Cody

Cora cat

READ

TRACE

cat

COPY

Cody cat

READ

Cody cat

TRACE

cat

(Name)

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Lesson 1 Worksheet

Verbal lesson: How To Write Capital ‘C’

c c c c c c c

C C C C C C

Cc Cc Cc Cc

Cora cat

(Cora is a girl’s name.)

(Cody is a boy’s name.)

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

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Lesson 2

Verbal lesson: Capital <A>

Draw the

second line,

also going

from top

to bottom.

Draw the first

line down,

starting at the

top of the

sky area.

To write the capital <A> –

Capital <A> is

like the ladder you

climb to get an

apple from a tree.

The “Little a” is

like an apple - yum

for you and me!

Then draw

the little line

across the

middle.

“Ah” for apple

Lesson 2 Worksheet

(Name)

Trace the dotted letters. Then color the

apples that have a capital <A> in them.

3

1

2

1

3

A

1

2

3

2

1

3

2

1

3

2

a

A

a

A

a

A

a

A

a

A

a

B

1

2

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

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Lesson 3

Verbal lesson: Capital <B>

Then draw the

two “bumps”

without stopping

between the

bumps.

First draw

the line down,

starting at the

top of the

sky area.

To write the capital <B> –

Capital <B> looks

like TWO bees

on a stick.

The “Little b” looks

like a honey-bee on

a stick.

“Buh” for bees

Lesson 3 Worksheet - Part 1

(Name)

Trace the dotted letters. Then circle

the bees that have a capital <B> on them.

B

b

1

2

B

1

2

B

1

2

B

b

B

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Aa Aa Aa

Bb Bb Bb

Cc Cc Cc

ABC abc

READ

TRACE

cat

COPY

Aa Bb Cc

READ

Aa Bb Cc

TRACE

cat

(Name)

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ABC abc

Lesson 3 Worksheet - Part 2

C

1

B

1

2

A

1

2

3

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

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Lesson 4

Verbal lesson: Capital <D>

The draw the

round part,

again staring

at the top.

Draw the

line down,

starting at the

top of the

sky area.

To write the capital <D> –

Capital <D> looks

like a completely

different kind of

dinosaur.

The “Little d” looks

like a dinosaur with a

long neck.

“Duh” for dinosaurs

Lesson 4 Worksheet

(Name)

Trace the dotted letters. Then color the

spots that have a capital <D> in them.

d

D

d

D

d

D

1

2

D

d

2

1

(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)

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Lesson 5

Verbal lesson: Capital <E>

Without

lifting

your

pencil,

draw the

bottom line.

Draw the

line down,

starting at the

top of the

sky area.

To write the capital <E> –

Capital <E> looks

like an elephant

sitting up and waving

its trunk.

The “Little e” looks

like an elephants’s

head with a long

trunk (nose).

Then

draw

the top

line.

“Eh” for elephant

Lesson 5 Worksheet Part 1

(Name)

Trace the dotted letters. Then color the

balls that have a capital <E> in them.

E

e

Then

draw

the

middle

line.

E

1

2

3

3 3 3

e

E

e

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Dd Dd Dd Dd

Ee Ee Ee Ee

DDDD

Dd Dd Dd Dd

READ

TRACE

cat

COPY

Ee Ee Ee Ee

READ

Ee Ee Ee Ee

TRACE

cat

(Name)

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Dd Dd Dd Dd

Lesson 5 Worksheet - Part 2

EEEE

D

1

2

E

1

2

3

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Lesson 6 Worksheet - Part 2

(Name)

Trace and copy the letters.

a

b

c

d

e

E

A

D

C

B

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Lesson 6 Worksheet - Part 1

Draw a line between each little letter

and its matching capital letter.

AAAAAA

READ

TRACE

cat

COPY

BBBBBB

READ

B B B B B B B

TRACE

cat

A A A A A A A

B

1

2

A

1

2

3

A

e o a

D

d f h

B

h

b

k

C

c

a

o

E

a

c

e

A

a s

i

B

b

h

t

D

k

f d

E

s

e

n

Ab Bb Cc Dd Ee

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Lesson 7 Worksheet Part 2

(Name)

Trace and copy the letters.

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Lesson 7 Worksheet Part 1

Circle the little letters that match

the capital letters in each box.

CCCCCC

READ

TRACE

cat

COPY

DDDDDD

READ

D D D D D D D

TRACE

cat

C C C C C C C

C

1

D

1

2

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Lesson 8 Worksheet - Part 2

(Name)

Trace and copy the letters.

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EEEEEEE

READ

TRACE

cat

COPY

ABCDE

READ

A B C D E

TRACE

cat

E E E E E E E E

E

1

2

3

Lesson 8 Worksheet - Part 1

Write the names with the

correct capital letter.

A B C D E

d

ody

arla

nn

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