Big Start, Little Dot: Capital Letters and Periods (Full Stops)

About This Resource

A complete Kindergarten ESL pack on the first rules of writing a sentence: a sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period (also called a full stop), names start with a capital letter, and the word I is always a capital. Children match big and small letters, spot capitals, add the missing period and write their own short sentence. Includes a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, A5 flashcards, a rubric, slides with speaker notes, Word files and answer keys.

Overview

Children learn the two most important sentence rules: start with a capital letter and finish with a period, or full stop. They meet capital and small letters side by side, find the capital letters at the start of short sentences, learn that names and the word I always have a capital letter, and practice putting the dot at the end. Every sentence is short and picture-supported, so early writers can succeed. The pack ends with children writing their own sentence about themselves.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Capital Letters and Periods (Full Stops)
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 342.4 KB
Published: 08 Nov 2026
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Kindergarten ESL (ages 5–6), pre-A1 30 minutes Early writing letter recognition punctuation reading short sentences

Learning Objectives

Match capital letters to small letters.
Start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a period (full stop).
Use capital letters for names and for the word I.

How to Use This Resource

Write "the cat is big" on the board. Ask: "What is missing?" Show the capital letter and the period.
Teach the rules with the slides, then do worksheet activities 1 to 5 together or in small groups.
Use the quiz to check and send the homework page home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Big letter, little letter: give children letter cards and ask them to find their capital or small partner.
Period stamp: children use a finger dipped in paint or a round sticker to add the period at the end of sentences.
Name hunt: children look around the classroom for names that start with a capital letter.

Differentiation

Support: give a capital and small letter strip on the table and use only three-word sentences. Challenge: children write two sentences about themselves and check each one for a capital letter and a period.

Assessment

Use the quiz and activities 2 and 3 to check the rules. Use the rubric for the sentence children write in activity 5.

Teacher Tips

Some children know the word period and others know full stop. Teach both names for the same dot so every child understands, whatever their next teacher says.

What's Included

10-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 6 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

Lesson Slides (PPTX)
Editable Student Pages and Lesson Plan (DOCX)
A5 Flashcards (PDF)
Answer Key (PDF)

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