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 and start seeing names as a special class of word.
By grade
What students need to know
Names of people, days, and months always get capital letters: Maya visits on Monday in June.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 2nd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Capitalizing Names and Dates across the grades
1st Grade
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 and start seeing names as a special class of word.
2nd Grade
Second graders capitalize names, days, and months without prompting and extend the rule to titles that travel with names: Ms. Lee, Grandpa Tom, Uncle Omar. The contrast case, seasons staying lowercase, sharpens the rule's edge.