Braille
Words and Spaces
Help, all the words are stuck together! Can you separate them and find their meaning?
Upper Case Letters
Spot the capital letters!
Activity details
Which letters shout and which letters whisper? Let’s find out!
Goals
To identify proper nouns.
To understand the importance of their notation with the capital letter brick.
The adult prepares
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1 baseplate
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6 capital sign bricks in a bowl
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letter bricks
Write 6 words on the baseplate, mixing common and proper nouns (omitting all of the required capital signs).
Leave space for a brick in front of each word.
The children play
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The child reads the words and adds a capital sign for each proper noun.
Facilitation tips
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Say: Tell a story using the 6 words and choose a way to indicate when you say a word that starts with an upper-case letter, e.g. stand up, clap your hands etc.
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Peer play: one child writes the words, the other adds the capital signs.
