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Monday, May 28, 2012

Capitalization 6 -Days and Months

Names of days and months are always capitalized.  If the day or month is abbreviated, it is followed by a period.    
Daily Grammar Lesson 306

Example: Monday, Tue., April, Dec.

When writing a specific date, place a comma and a space after the day.
Daily Grammar Lesson 343

Example: July 1, 2001

Teaching Ideas:
  • Spend as much time as needed on this lesson.  If the child has not already learned the days and months, take the time to learn them.
  • Circle of Months (game for 2 or more people):  Write each month's name on a card.  Arrange cards in a circle, in order.  One person holds a ball, and calls out the name of a month.  The other person hops to that month, and catches the ball.  Repeat.

Copywork Ideas:
  • Write the date on each day's work.
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