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The easy, fun (and FREE!

)
Progressive Printing
T.M.

way to teach capital letters.

CAPITALS age
4½+ Book 2: FGHIJ
o
- For Kindergarten or First Grade
- Teaches the second rule of capitalization
(places, like people, can have names, and
these names are capitalized).
- Teaches capital F, G, H, I & J.
- Practices the difference between several
letters that can cause confusion.

Print these instructions and


Step 1 worksheets. For more than one
student, print copies of the
“Worksheets Only” version of
this booklet.

When doing more than one


Step 2 lesson a day, take a break
between the lessons (a snack,

Book 2: FGHIJ
a walk, a nap – whatever works).
This helps to maximize the
mental “processing” of the
material.

Written and illustrated by


Miz Katz N. Ratz
Don’t forget to download the matching
T.M.
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(Demonstrate
Lesson 1 (Part 1) on a blackboard Lesson 1 (Part 2)
Verbal lesson: Places Have Name Too or on a piece of paper.) Verbal lesson: How To Write Capital <F>

Capitals Rule #2 (place names are capitalized) Okay – now let’s learn how to write the Capital <F>.
(Demonstrate on a blackboard or on a piece of paper.)
Just like people, places can have names –
“Ffff” for flower
– Streets.... (write down one or two local street names)

ff
– Towns or cities... (write the name of your town/city)
– Countries... (write the name of your country) The “Little f” looks
like a plant with a
Lots of places have names – even rivers and oceans, flower and two
mountains and forests. little leaves.

And now – here is the rule – just like with people’s


names, names of places always start with a capital
letter.

(Go back and underline the capital letters of the


place-names you wrote down earlier in this lesson.)
FFTo write the capital <F> –
Capital <F> has
two flowers.

This is an important rule, so repeat after me – 1 2

“Names of places always 3

start with a capital letter.”

(Have your children/students repeat the


rule several times.)
Draw the first Draw the Then draw
line down, second line, the little line
starting at the going from across the
(Reinforce this rule several times over the next few days top of the left to right. middle.
by looking at maps and looking at the capitalized names. sky area.
Some place-name suggestions are on the last page of
the lesson plans for this booklet.)

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 1 Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 1 Worksheet Page 2
Trace the dotted letters. Then color the Trace the dotted letters. (Name)
flowers that have a capital <F> in them.

F
2
1 1

F
2
1

2 3
3

f F F

f f FFFFFF
f

F
F

F F
F

f
f

F
F
ff f f f f f
f F f Ff Ff Ff Ff
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 2 (No verbal lesson) – Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 2 Worksheet Page 2
Cross out the capital <E> letters in the Trace the dotted letters. (Name)
box and circle the capital <F> letters.

FE
2 2
1 1

3 3

F
E F FFFFFFF
E F E
F E F E

E F FE
F
EEEEE
E
E F
F E F
Ee Ee Ff Ff
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
(Demonstrate
Lesson 3 (Verbal lesson) on a blackboard Lesson 3 continued...
How to write the capital <G>. or on a piece of paper.)

“Guh” for goal


To write the capital <G> –

g The “Little g” has


a little foot.
1

G
Capital <G>
Start out Then, without Now lift your
has a big, open
like you’re stopping or pencil and
mouth... goal! making a lifting your draw the middle
Capital <C> pencil, take line, going from
the line up a left to right.
little way.
Here is a silly way to remember the capital <G> –

Let’s pretend that


the little <g> opens
his mouth as wide
as he can.

Then, bang! He puts


his foot in his mouth,
turning himself into
the capital <G>.

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 3 Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 3 Worksheet Page 2
Trace the dotted letters. Then color the Trace the dotted letters. (Name)
balls that have a capital <G> in them.

G
1

G
1
1

2
2

g
G G
G
g GGGGG
G G
G g
g
G ggggg
g G g

g G G G g G gG g
Gg Gg Gg
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 4 (No verbal lesson) – Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 4 Worksheet Page 2
Cross out the capital <C> letters in the Trace the dotted letters. (Name)
box and circle the capital <G> letters.

CG
1 1

C G GGGGG
C GC C G
G G

G
C
G
C CCCCC
C
G
G C G C
ggggg
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
(Demonstrate
Lesson 5 (Verbal lesson) on a blackboard Lesson 5 Worksheet (one page)
How to write the capital <H>. or on a piece of paper.) Trace the dotted letters. Then color (Name)
the hands with a capital <H> in them.

“Huh” for hello!

H
1 2

h
3

The “Little h” is waving


one hand to say hello.

h h

H The “Big H” is waving


TWO hands to say
a BIG hello. H
H
h

H
To write the capital <H> –
H H
1 2

h H

Draw the first Then draw the Now draw the


H h
line down, second line middle line, h
starting at the down, again going from
top of the starting left to right.
h h
sky area. at the top. H H
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
(Demonstrate
Lesson 6 (Verbal lesson) on a blackboard Lesson 6 Worksheet (one page)
How to write the capital <I>. or on a piece of paper.) Trace the dotted letters. Then circle (Name)
the capital <I> letters in the box.

“ih” for iguana on a stick


1

I
2

The capital <I> looks a lot like the little <i>, but
with a few differences –

Instead of a
The little <i> dot, the Big <I> 3
has a dot.

i I
has a line on
the top AND
the bottom.

Draw the
little
stick

To write the capital <I> –

line down,
starting at the
2

Now draw
the little line
at the top,
3
big
stick

Now draw
the little line
at the bottom,
i I I i

I i I
i i
I
I i I i I i
I i
I
i

top of the going from again going


sky area. left to right. from left to
right.

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 7 (No verbal lesson) – Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 7 Worksheet Page 2
Trace the dotted letters. Trace the dotted letters. (Name)

1
2

H I
1 1 2
2

1
3

HHHHH IIIIII
hhhhhh iiiiiiii
Hh Hh Hh Ii Ii Ii Ii Ii
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
(Demonstrate
Lesson 8 (Verbal lesson) on a blackboard Lesson 8 Worksheet (one page)
How to write the capital <J>. or on a piece of paper.) Trace the dotted letters. Then color (Name)
the bubbles with a capital <J> in them.

“juh” for jellyfish 1

J
2

The Capital <J> looks a lot like the little <j>, but
with a few differences –

The little <j> Instead of a dot,


has a dot. the Big <J> has

jJ
a line on top.

j J j
J
The Big <J> sits J
ON the grass.
The little <j> goes
“underground” (goes
Remember: ALL
capital letters sit j j
under the “grass line”). ON the grass.
j
To write the capital <J> –
J J
J
1 2
j
j
J
Draw a Without lifting Now draw
J j j
line down,
starting at the
your pencil,
curve the
the little line
at the top,
J J
top of the
sky area.
line up, like
a hook.
going from
left to right.
j

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
(Demonstrate
Lesson 9 (Verbal lesson) on a blackboard Lesson 9 Worksheet (one page)
Disappearing dots. or on a piece of paper.) The capital letters <I> and <J> are (Name)
missing their little lines. Draw the
missing lines to finish the letters.
Disappearing dots...

The little letters <i> and <j> are the only letters
in the English alphabet with dots on top –

ij
But the capital letters <I> and <J> do not have
dots. Instead, they have little lines –

Two lines
for the
capital ‘I’
IJ One line
for the
capital ‘J’

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 10 (No verbal lesson) – Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 10 Worksheet Page 2
Trace the dotted letters. Trace the dotted letters. (Name)

1 1 1

IJ
2 2

J
2
2

JJJJJ IIIIII
jjjjjjj iiiiiiii
Jj Jj Jj Jj IJ IJ IJ
Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 11 (No verbal lesson) – Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 11 Worksheet Page 2
Circle the little letters that match Trace the dotted letters. (Name)
the capital letters in each box

Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
READFf Gg Hh Ii Jj
F G H
s d f j g o t f h cat Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
TRACE

I J G COPY
i e r j u g p i g

J F I READ Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
i j p k f d c j i
cat
TRACE
Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
H
b h k COPY

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2
Lesson 12 (No verbal lesson) – Worksheet Page 1 Lesson 12 Worksheet Page 2
Circle the little letters that match Trace the dotted letters. (Name)
the capital letters in each box

Ab Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
READAa Bb Cc Dd Ee
A B C
o s a b k f a c o cat Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee
TRACE

D E F COPY
d h t c a e f h b

G H I READ Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
y g j i n a
h f k cat
TRACE
Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
J
g y j COPY

Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2 Copyright © 2016 by Miz Katz N. Ratz Progressive Printing -- Capitals, Book 2

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