1G1/1G2/1G3/1G4 – Punctuation Marks

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Class Summary

Reinforcing the lesson that teaches how to use punctuation marks correctly. Students should leave the class feeling comfortable with the concept of how to use periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation marks correctly when writing sentences.

Lesson Slide

1G1/1G2/1G3/1G4 – Punctuation Marks

Main Teaching Points

  • Draw: a sentence on the whiteboard. (Ex. “My name is Sarah.”)
  • Explain: that we have to remember to put a period at the end of every sentence and capitalize the first letter. Capital letters at the beginning and end of the sentence let us know when the sentence begins and ends.
  • Draw: a question on the board. (Ex. “What is your favorite color?”)
  • Explain: it’s important to know how to write questions correctly so that we can get information.
  • Explain: Questions often start with “who what, when, where, how, and why” and they always end with a question mark. Have the students practice making questions.
  • Explain: Jehovah wants us to ask questions so that we can learn more about him. (Ex. “Keep on asking”; Matthew 7:7)
  • Draw: an exclamation sentence on the board. (Ex. “I love chocolate!”)
  • Explain: We use exclamation marks at the end of a sentence when we feel strongly. Like when we’re excited or angry.
  • Draw: a few examples on the board by asking the students what foods they like and dislike. (Ex: “Ew! I hate eating liver!” “I love to play with my dog!”)
  • Explain: many people in the bible used exclamations to show how strongly they felt. (Ex. “Praise Jah!”; Psalm 150:1)
  • Draw: a sentence without commas. (Ex. “Apples peaches pears bananas and oranges are all types of fruit.) Then write the same sentence with commas.
  • Explain: that commas in a sentence tell us when to pause and take a breath between words. Ask the students to name 3 vegetables they like and write them on the board as a sentence with commas. (Ex. “Tommy likes carrots, celery and radishes.”)

Discussion Questions

  • What goes at the end of a sentence?
  • Why do we write questions?
  • What food do you like? What food do you dislike?
  • What are 3 vegetables that you like to eat

Students May Ask

  • Q: Why do we have to use periods, commas, exclamation marks, etc…?
  • A: There are two reasons why:
    • To show that the sentence is over. Example: We could write: “Yes birds fly come talk to me” And the reader would be confused. It looks like we’re saying that birds fly and talk to us. But if we add commas and periods. It looks like this: “Yes, birds fly. Come talk to me.” Now the reader knows we are saying two different things. We are saying that birds fly in one sentence and we are asking that they come and talk to us in the other sentence.
    • To show how we feel. Example: We could write “That’s cool”Does this tell how we feel? It’s not until we add an exclamation mark that it shows our feeling.”That’s cool!”Now it sounds like we are so impressed and excited.
  • Q: Why does an exclamation mark look like that?
  • A: I like to think that the dot is a happy face and the line is two arms going up and waving around because they are so excited!
  • Q: Why do we draw a question mark to look like that?
  • A:  I like to think that it’s because the question mark symbol looks like the way we raise our eyebrows when we are confused.

In-Class Activities

  • Punctuation Flashcards: Encourage parents to help students practice punctuation making flashcards with a period, an exclamation, a question mark, and a comma. They can say a sentence to the student and the student has to hold up the correct punctuation mark.
  • Punctuation Scavenger Hunt: Parents can take a book or page and cover the punctuation marks with sticky notes. Have students guess which punctuation mark to use and reveal the correct answer by removing the sticky note.