Teaching punctuation doesn't have to be boring or take a ton of instructional time. These fun activities are easy to prepare and teach students how to effectively use punctuation marks in their writing.
Research shows us that kids learn better when they are actively involved and having fun. It only makes sense that the same is true when it comes to teaching punctuation. These cute punctuation mark stick puppets make it more fun with plenty of hands-on learning opportunities.
Effective communication is essential in our daily lives, and punctuation plays a significant role in making it possible. Punctuation marks l...
Teaching punctuation doesn't have to be boring or take a ton of instructional time. These fun activities are easy to prepare and teach students how to effectively use punctuation marks in their writing.
Learn the essential role of punctuation marks in English language writing. Get helpful examples and rules you can use for effective writing.
This grammar activity, Punctuation Stickers, is a fun way to practice adding the correct punctuation to the end of a sentence.
Last Updated on May 5, 2020 We have prepared a list of worksheets with the key based on Punctuations for 2nd grade. It contains 7 pages. You can download the PDF below, Download: Punctuation Worksheets for 2nd Grade
At the start of the year, I had a lot of students that struggled with putting ending punctuation in the correct spots. They knew that they needed to use periods, but would put periods at the ends of lines or in seemingly random spots. I tried helping them by correcting their own writing, by ... Read More about Punctuation Paragraphs
These punctuation activities for kids are a fun and engaging way to learn about punctuation from periods to question marks, all in a fun way.
I loved this lesson! We went back to two very familiar Nancy Carlson books and went on a Punctuation Scavenger Hunt. We noticed that she didn't have many questions marks. I asked the group what kind of book do you think we would find questions mark...a reader in the group responded nonfiction. This week we will do this again with a nonfiction book. This lesson came from the book Mastering the Mechanics k-1 by Linda Hoyt. Writing Craft Anchor Chart While learning about Nancy Carlson, we recorded things we notice about her writing. Retelling Stories focusing on Beginning, Middle, and End I had students work with a partner or two to make these Nancy Carlson posters. I did have a few students work alone. They came out beautiful. Nancy Carlson makes what we call picture bubbles in her books. I love how students have automatically done that. We retold the beginning, middle and end on a Voice Thread. What we learned about Nancy Carlson??? Our favorite is Henry. Nancy Carlson knew in kindergarten that she wanted to be an author. Happy ending Favorite Nancy Carlson Book What I learned About Nancy Carlson This a Voice thread of what we learned about her. Students worked with a partner.
This punctuation card game is a great way to get kids excited about grammar! Fast paced, engaging and lots of opportunities for review! This is a modified form of the old favorite "Slap Jack." The difference is that there is a center pile in addition to the player piles. The card turned over in the
Punctuation comprises certain marks that show the relationship of words, or used to place emphasis on words.
Have you ever heard abou the Revising and Editing Strategies called ARMS and CUPS? I decided to create anchor charts for my small group area
Fun, educational way to teach punctuation marks! Grab this FREE printable end of sentence punctuation craft activity for first graders!
Find several new, fun and engaging ways to practice the many types of punctuation rules in the elementary classroom!
Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.
