1st grade capitalizing names and dates worksheets
People's names, days of the week, and months of the year all wear capital letters, because each one names a specific person or time. First graders pick the correctly capitalized sentence.
Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.1.2.a.
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The kind of sentences you'll fix
Cross out each small letter that should be a capital, and write the capital above it.
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my aunt rosa visits in june.
Fixed: My aunt Rosa visits in June.
- our concert is in january.
- our trip is on tuesday.
Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.
What's on a 1st grade sheet
1st grade sheets draw from 61 sentences, 6 to a page. 1st and 2nd grade print from the same 61 sentences. The teaching notes below are written for this grade. 2nd grade sheets print 7 to a page.
A few of the sentences, as the answer key corrects them:
- We saw Maya on Monday.
- Ms. Lee reads to us on Thursday.
- Jack camps every June.
- Fix it. Cross out each small letter that should be a capital, and write the capital above it. 6 sentences to fix per page.
- Choose the sentence. Circle the letter of the sentence with the correct capital letters. 6 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
The word "name" is the lever: Monday is the name of a day, June is the name of a month, exactly as Maya is the name of a person. Kids who hear days and months as names capitalize them naturally. Calendar time is free practice; the calendar is a wall of capitals.
Watch for: Days and months are names of specific things, so they're capitalized; seasons are not (summer, fall). Titles attached to names get capitals too: Ms. Lee, Grandpa Tom.
Common questions about 1st grade capitalizing names and dates
- Why do days and months get capital letters?
- Because they're names. Monday names one specific day the way Maya names one specific person. English capitalizes names of specific things, and days and months belong to that club. Framing it as the name club makes the rule feel logical instead of arbitrary.
- Does "birthday" get a capital?
- No; birthday is an ordinary word, not a name. My birthday is in June capitalizes only June. Kids often over-apply the new rule for a while, which is healthy; a quick "is it the name of a person, day, or month?" test settles each case.
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Aligned to Common Core L.1.2.a. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated July 2026.
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