Year 1 Capital letters worksheet

“Curly capital letters” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 English unit “Capital letters”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 7 to 9 of the year, 9 sheets in the unit.

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Curly capital letters

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · English · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can write capital C, G, O and Q, curling against the clock from the top.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which letter comes after k?
lmj
2.
Which letter is missing: a, , c, d?
bez
3.
Which letter is round, like this shape?
OIL

B Watch me, then you4 min

Sam is learning to write a capital C. Look at the clock, then read how Sam does it.

Watch me

The clock hands go clockwise, round to the right.

Sam writes C the other way, against the clock.

Start near the top, curl round, finish near the bottom.

Now you

1.
Which way does the curl go when you write C?
clockwiseagainst the clock
2.
Write one big O. Start at the top and go all the way round.

C Your turn6 min

Pretend to stir a bowl with a spoon, one way, then the other. Then answer.

An empty mixing bowl with a wooden spoon on a kitchen table

1.
Which way does the curl go when you write G?
clockwiseagainst the clock
2.
The body of O is a circle. Which letter is O with a tail added?
QGC
3.
Which letter is a C with a short line across the middle?
GOQ
4.
Which capital letter does NOT start with the curl?
CGIO

Say it out loud: Which way did your hand go when you stirred? Which way does the curl go when you write C?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “Capital C curls clockwise, like the hands of a clock.”

1.
Which way should Kit curl his C?
clockwiseagainst the clock

E Think deeper4 min

A long ribbon curling round on a wooden table

1.
Write two names that start with a capital C, G, O or Q.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Curly capital letters · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. l If they say j, that comes before k. Say the letters in order from a to z, then point to the letter after k.

2. b

3. O If they say L, point to the straight lines of L. Ask them to trace the round edge of the circle with a finger.

B

1. against the clock If they say clockwise, they have followed the hands of the clock. Ask them to trace the curl backwards round the clock face.

2. Look for: A round circle written starting at the top, curling against the clock and closed back at the top.

C

1. against the clock If they say clockwise, they have followed the clock hands. Ask them to trace G from the top, the other way round.

2. Q If they say G, G has a line across the middle, not a tail. Point to the small tail at the bottom right of Q.

3. G If they say O, O has no line across the middle. Ask them to draw a short line across the middle of C and see which letter it makes.

4. I

D

1. against the clock If they say clockwise, they have copied Kit. Ask them to trace the C backwards round the clock face, against the hands.

E

1. Look for: Two words starting with a capital letter from C, G, O or Q, such as Gus, Oscar, Cara or Gran.

Words to use

Say“Show me the curl with your finger. Which way did it go?”

Instead of“Just tell them the answer and move on to the next page.”

After the sheet

Stir a pot of soup or a bowl of pasta with a wooden spoon, one way then the other. Say which way goes against the clock, then write a big C together on the table with a finger.

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The rest of this unit

8 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Capital M, N, W and V(with a plan)
Capital B, D, P and R(with a plan)
Capital I, E, F and L(with a plan)
Capital A, H, K and T(with a plan)
Capital S, J and U(with a plan)
Capital X, Y and Z(with a plan)
Days start with capitals(with a plan)
Big and small twins(with a plan)

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