The Alphabet – Writing Upper Case and Lower Case Letters

TOPIC: Writing – The Alphabet (continued)
SUBTOPIC: Writing Upper Case and Lower Case Letters
CLASS: Primary 1
DATE: ____________________
PERIOD: ____________________
DURATION: 40 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Match upper case (capital letters) to lower case (small letters).
2. Write the alphabet correctly in both upper and lower case.
3. Write words and simple sentences using both cases in the right situations.

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS

Alphabet, letters, upper case, lower case, A–Z.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

• Alphabet charts (A–Z).
• Flashcards showing capital and small letters.
• Drawing book and pencils.
• Blackboard/whiteboard.

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

The teacher sings the alphabet song with the pupils:
“A B C D E F G … X Y Z”
Then the teacher asks: “Who can write letter A on the board?” Pupils attempt writing both A and a.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

Meaning of Alphabet

• The alphabet is the set of letters we use in English.
• There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
• Every letter has two forms: upper case (capital) and lower case (small).

Examples

Correct Writing Practice

• Capital letters are written at the beginning of sentences.
• Small letters are used in the middle of words and sentences.

Examples:

• A boy is here.
• The cat is small.
• This is my Bag.

Guided Writing Exercise
Teacher writes A–Z in both upper and lower case on the board.
Pupils copy them into their books neatly.

CLASS EXERCISE 1

Match the letters in capital letters to their small letters:

1. A → ___
2. C → ___
3. F → ___
4. H → ___
5. M → ___

CLASS EXERCISE 2

Fill in the missing letters:

1. A, B, __, D, E
2. F, __, H, I
3. K, L, __, N
4. __, R, S, T
5. U, __, W, X

CLASS EXERCISE 3

Write these words using both capital and small letters:

1. Boy
2. Dog
3. Cat
4. Sun
5. Bag

ASSIGNMENT (Multiple-Choice Questions)

1. The English alphabet has (a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 letters
2. Small letters are called (a) capital letters (b) lower case (c) upper case
3. Which one is a capital letter? (a) a (b) b (c) A
4. The word “Dog” begins with (a) capital D (b) small d (c) both
5. We always start a sentence with (a) small letter (b) capital letter (c) lower case