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LETTERS© Module 1
Symbols for Sounds – Lesson 3: Uppercase and Lowercase Letters $15.97
Symbols for Sounds – Lesson 3: Uppercase and Lowercase Letters $15.97
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LETTERS© Lesson 3: Uppercase and Lowercase Letters (29 pages)
Why are the capital letters called uppercase? Why are the small letters called lowercase? A fun lesson in the history of the printing press will answer this question and many others as learners discover the uppercase form is the name of the letter and the lowercase form is its most common sound.
Estimated lesson length: 1 hour plus time for discovery
Why are the capital letters called uppercase? Why are the small letters called lowercase? A fun lesson in the history of the printing press will answer this question and many others as learners discover the uppercase form is the name of the letter and the lowercase form is its most common sound.
Estimated lesson length: 1 hour plus time for discovery
Prerequisites to Lesson 3:
LETTERS© Lesson 1 – Symbols
LETTERS© Lesson 2 – Alphabet
Resources required for Lesson 3:
LETTERS© 4 x 6 Alphabet Tiles – from Lesson 2
LETTERS© Dry-Erase Sheet Protector – from Lesson 2
The internet
LETTERS© website
Dry-erase markers
Colouring tools (crayons, pencil crayons, markers)
Craft supplies
LETTERS© Lesson 1 – Symbols
LETTERS© Lesson 2 – Alphabet
Resources required for Lesson 3:
LETTERS© 4 x 6 Alphabet Tiles – from Lesson 2
LETTERS© Dry-Erase Sheet Protector – from Lesson 2
The internet
LETTERS© website
Dry-erase markers
Colouring tools (crayons, pencil crayons, markers)
Craft supplies
“I want a set of LETTERS© Puzzle Boards for my class. I would give every student a Puzzle Board to work with and would challenge them to make Pangrams (words or sentences using every letter of the alphabet).” ~grade 7 teacher at a private school in Kelowna, BC |
Recommended resources for Lesson 3:
(sold separately) LETTERS© Lowercase Puzzle Board LETTERS© Uppercase Puzzle Board LETTERS© Dry-Erase Magnet Board LETTERS© Magnetic Alphabet LETTERS© Letter Roads |
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for LETTERS© Lesson 3: Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
for LETTERS© Lesson 3: Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
Why are they called Uppercase and Lowercase Letters?
The terms “uppercase" and “lowercase" come from the way in which print shops were organized hundreds of years ago.
Individual pieces of metal type were kept in boxes called cases. The smaller letters, which were used most often, were kept in a lower case that was easier to reach. Capital letters, which were used less frequently, were kept in an upper case. Because of this old storage convention, we still refer to small letters as lowercase and capital letters as uppercase.
The terms “uppercase" and “lowercase" come from the way in which print shops were organized hundreds of years ago.
Individual pieces of metal type were kept in boxes called cases. The smaller letters, which were used most often, were kept in a lower case that was easier to reach. Capital letters, which were used less frequently, were kept in an upper case. Because of this old storage convention, we still refer to small letters as lowercase and capital letters as uppercase.
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