M.I.N.T.S.
What does the "M" stand for?
Months, days, and holidays
charlotte's web
Charlotte's Web
We love to order applebee's for dinner.
We love to order Applebee's for dinner.
(Applebee's)
T/F - Every letter by itself should be capitalized
FALSE - only the letter "I"
Mrs. M's has two favorite holidays, can you guess at least ONE? (bonus 100 points if you guess both)
Halloween & Christmas
What does the "I" stand for?
turning red
Turning Red
she always sleeps in on sunday mornings.
She always sleeps in on Sunday mornings.
(She & Sunday)
T/F - The days of the week should be capitalized
TRUE
Mrs. M would be so sad to see this letter standing all alone and not capitalized
The letter 'I"
What does the "N" stand for?
Names (Specific people, places, or things)
the magical ms. plum
The Magical Ms. Plum
my brother and i love the movie "coco".
My brother and I love the movie "Coco".
(My, I, & Coco)
T/F - All nouns should be capitalized
FALSE - only nouns that name a specific person place or thing (proper nouns)
Mrs. Malseed
What does the "T" stand for?
Titles (songs, movies, books, groups/clubs, etc.)
dr. strange in the multiverse of madness
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
On thanksgiving, meghan and chris like to visit their aunt amelia.
On Thanksgiving, Meghan and Chris like to visit their aunt Amelia.
(Thanksgiving, Meghan, Chris, & Amelia)
T/F - A person's first and last name get capitalized
TRUE
What was the words we used to remind us when to capitalized?
MINTS
What does the "S" stand for?
Start of a sentence
James and the Giant Peach
mom got oliver nike sneakers in december, and now he thinks he can play for the sixers.
Mom got Oliver Nike sneakers in December, and now he thinks he can play for the Sixers.
(Mom, Oliver, Nike, December, & Sixers)
T/F - There are some words within titles that do not get capitalized
TRUE - Articles (a, an, the) Coordinating Conjunctions (and, but, for) Short (fewer than 4 letters) Prepositions (at, by, to, etc.)
What kind of nouns get capitalized?
Proper nouns