Writing (Punctuation and Grammar) Plants Punctuation - Can your pupils add the correct punctuation to these sentences? Contributed by Carol Vincent. Punctuation Posters - A set of 11 brilliant posters (in PDF), outlining the uses of different types of punctuation. Contributed by Neil Hedworth. Tarzan Punctuation - A SMART Notebook file, which children can read and then devise actions to represent each missing punctuation mark. Capital Letters / Full Stops: Traffic Lights - Use this very simple methods to reinforce when capital letters and full stops are needed.
Proofreading Symbols and Abbreviations. Common Proofreading Symbols Common Proofreading Abbreviations (The abbreviation would appear in the margin, probably with a line or arrow pointing to the offending element.) Some Online Aids on Proofreading and Editing Editing and Rewriting (from the Guide to Grammar and Writing) "Revising Your Writing" from Paradigm "Editing Your Writing" from Paradigm Proofreading Strategies — from Bowling Green University Guide to Grammar and Writing Learning Center Capital Community College.
Words Their Way: Resources and Ideas - ELL Tool Box. Word Study Activities from Words Their Way. Word Study Activities from Words Their Way The following activities come from what many consider to be the bible of word study, Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction by Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston. If you like these exercises, you might consider purchasing this book--it"s packed with even more great ideas. We thank Prentice-Hall, Inc. for their permission to link to the following lessons from the Words Their Way web site. Lesson for the Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage (Pre-Kindergarten to the middle of first grade)Alphabet Sort for Different Fonts of "A" and "B" As students identify letters in differing cases and fonts, they become better able to recognize letters in new contexts.
Lessons for the Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage (Reading Level of Kindergarten to the middle of Grade Two)Picture Sort for Initial F and TPicture Sort for ch, sh, and th Digraphs Word Sort for the it, ip and ill Families.