PUNCTUATION PLAYGROUND - Fun for teachers and punctuation lovers!: National Book Award

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

National Book Award

OK, I know this has nothing to do with punctuation, but my friend Kathy Erskine, who was in my writing group for years, JUST WON THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for children's literature for her masterpiece, MOCKINGBIRD. I recommend it to everyone.

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How to Run a Punctuation Bee

There are many ways you can set up a punctuation bee. This "spelling bee" format works well for 1st and 2nd graders.

Assign a punctuation mark to each student (more than one may have the same mark). Hold up a large note card with a simple word. Give student 30 (or 60) seconds to make a sentence using the word and his or her punctuation mark at least once. Extra points for using the punctuation mark more than once (for example: the comma, apostrophe, period or quotation mark) are optional. Write the sentence on the board so students can see how the mark is used.

For 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade , hold up a word and a randomly selected punctuation mark. For a second round, give the students two marks.

The Sounds of Punctuation

When I visit schools, I like to have a little fun by approaching punctuation from an auditory perspective. Try this in your classroom - I bet your students will enjoy it. Or just read it aloud at home - no one will know if you are laughing every time you make the "pfpt" sound....

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffett. [pfpt]. She took out her spoon and started eating her curds and whey. [pfpt] Suddenly, [gug] a spider sat down beside her! [boing] Do you know what Miss Muffett did? [hnh] She ran away! [boing] Do you know what the spider did? [hnh] Neither do I. [pfpt]

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

National Book Award

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