Capitalization rules are complicated for kids. There are lots of things they have to remember when it comes to deciding if a word needs a capital letter or not.
The videos I have below can help kids learn the rules of capitalization. They use child-friendly techniques such as humor and storytelling to facilitate learning.
Take a look at them to decide which one(s) to show your child.
Capitalization Rules for Kids
When to use CAPITAL LETTERS in English? by Kids Academy
This video covers capitalization at the beginning of sentences and uses a short story about a fox to demonstrate.
Capitalization Rules by Homeschool Pop
Kids will learn to capitalize the beginning of a sentence, names, proper nouns, days, months, holidays, titles (Dr., Mr., Ms.), and I in this 9-minute video.
Grammar Vids for Kids: Capitalization by InkwellMedia
Einstein and the Queen of England teach kids many capitalization rules including the first word of a sentence, I, proper nouns, titles of things, and others.
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More help on this site with teaching grammar:
- Kids Can Learn to Punctuate Sentences with These Apps
- Videos with Capitalization Songs for Kids
- Videos with Parts of Speech Songs
- Free Resources for Teaching Parts of Speech
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