Kindergarten · Writing · week 23

Capital I practice

Correctly capitalize the word "I" in every position within a sentence, not just at the start.

You already know sentences start with a capital letter. But the word I is special. It is ALWAYS a capital, wherever it sits in a sentence.

Even in the middle of a sentence, like "My dog and I run," the I stays big.

📋 For the teacher
Teach it (10–15 min):
  • Read a few sentences together and hunt specifically for the word I, checking every single time that it is capital.
  • Point out that this rule is different from most words. Most words are only capital at the very start of a sentence.
  • Have your child proofread one of their own past sentences just for this one rule.
  • Keep it light. This is one small, specific rule, not a whole new topic.
Talk about it:
  • Where in a sentence can the word I appear?
  • Is I ever written as a small letter?
  • Can you find the word I in a book and check that it is capital?

Mastery looks like: They correctly write "I" as a capital letter in every position in a sentence, not only at the beginning.

Common stumbles: Writing i as lowercase when it falls in the middle or end of a sentence; only remembering the rule at the very start of a sentence.

See it visually

Interactive, spoken-aloud tools that show this idea in motion.

Sentence BuilderDrag word tiles into a real sentence, with a capital and end mark.try →
Homework for this lessonType it, write it with a stylus, or print it for pencil & paper.open →
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