Shift Master

Capitals · Grades 2–5

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Skill: Capitals
Grades: 2–5
Controls: Keyboard
Plays on: Computer, Chromebook, tablet
Saves: On this device only — no sign-up
Released: Sep 20, 2026

Crown the parade: type each sign with the right capitals.

How to play

Type the sign a critter holds to give it a crown. Capital letters and punctuation count.
Hold Shift with your other hand: right Shift for Q W E R T, left Shift for Y U I O P.
The bar at the bottom shows which Shift the next capital needs.
Backspace lets go of a sign. Esc pauses the game.

Crown every critter in the parade

Cats, pups, frogs and bunnies march along two paths toward the parade exit, and each one holds a sign: a name, a day of the week, a place or a short sentence. Type the sign exactly, capital letters and all, and the critter gets a golden crown. A critter that walks out of the gate without one costs a heart. You have three.

Every stage brings a new kind of capital: names first, then days and months, places, sentences, signs with two capitals, and finally words in all capitals like USA and NASA. After six stages everything mixes together and the parade speeds up.

Learn which Shift to use

Good typists hold Shift with the other hand. For a capital on the left side of the keyboard, such as T or A, hold the right Shift. For a capital on the right side, such as M or L, hold the left Shift. The bar at the bottom of the game shows which Shift the next capital needs. On a computer keyboard the game can tell which Shift you pressed: the right one earns bonus points, and the wrong one gets a friendly tip, never a lost heart.

Typed a small letter where a capital belongs? That counts as a mistake, and the game tells you why: Hold Shift!

Skills practiced

Capital letters at the start of names and sentences
Days, months and place names
Holding Shift with the opposite hand
Periods, commas and exclamation marks in short sentences

Questions

Why does Shift Master care which Shift I press?

Holding Shift with the other hand keeps your fingers on the home row, so you can type capitals without slowing down. Using the same hand for both keys twists your hand and breaks your rhythm. Pressing the wrong Shift is never counted as a mistake in the game.

Does Caps Lock work?

Caps Lock makes every letter a capital, so the small letters on the signs come out wrong. The game shows a Caps Lock is on notice when it is switched on. Turn it off and use Shift instead.

Can I play on a tablet?

Yes. The on-screen keyboard has its own Shift key. The game cannot tell which side you pressed on a tablet, so it counts your capitals but gives no Shift tips.