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Writing worksheet · Capitalization and punctuation
Colons in Times
Eight times in words, from seven o’clock to a quarter to eight, to write with numbers and a colon.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- 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
“A colon goes between the hour and the minutes, like 7:30. Write each time with numbers and a colon.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 2. half past three
- 3. a quarter past nine
- 5. twelve o’clock
- 8. a quarter to eight
- What time does school start? Write it in a sentence with a colon.
Teacher tip
Show a digital clock and talk about how the colon splits hours from minutes.
How to use it
- Show one mistake-filled sentence on the board and fix it together first.
- Have kids read each sentence aloud to hear where the pauses and stops go.
- Let early writers draw first, then talk, then write.
Watch for
Capitals sprinkled in the middle of words. Review when a capital is needed.
Talk about it
- How does the punctuation change the way you read it?
- Where else do writers use this skill?
Take it further
Start the day with one fix-it sentence on the board all week.
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