Grades 3–4
Colons in Times
Eight times in words, from seven o’clock to a quarter to eight, to write with numbers and a colon.
Writing worksheet · Capitalization and punctuation
Capitalize Places
Eight sentences with cities, states, countries, rivers, lakes, streets and parks to capitalize.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Capitalization, End punctuation, Commas and apostrophes, Editing for conventions
What kids do
“Names of cities, states, countries, streets, lakes, rivers and parks start with capital letters. Rewrite each sentence.”
Printed on the sheet:
- We swam in lake erie. → We swam in Lake Erie.
- 1. We drove to chicago.
- 2. My aunt lives in texas.
- 3. The bus goes down maple street.
- 4. I want to visit japan.
- 5. We hiked in yellowstone national park.
- 6. The pyramids are in egypt.
- 7. We crossed the mississippi river.
Teacher tip
Use a local map to find a real street, park and river near school and write them with capitals.
How to use it
- Use a colored pencil for every fix so the edits stand out.
- Post an anchor chart of the rule where kids can see it while they work.
- Give a minute at the end to reread the work out loud to a partner.
Watch for
Kids who fix the sheet but not their own writing. Connect the rule to the next writing task.
Talk about it
- Why does this word need a capital letter?
- Which sentence on your sheet are you proudest of? Why?
Take it further
Have kids edit one paragraph of their own writing for this rule only.
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