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      Submitted by nahla_shaw on 4 February, 2012 - 17:45

      Do you teach your students how to punctuate. I gave my students the following sentences and asked them to punctuate them:

       

      I want to eat grandma

      Oh no he said why did you eat my lunch

      that that is is that that is not is not is not that it it is

       

      Then we took a look at the following websites:

      The following website is a wonderful resource for teaching punctuation:

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/read1.shtml

      and this is for practice: (I love this game because it combines fun with learning)

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play.shtml

       

      I don't normally teach punctuation, but explain when I find errors, but this was fun.

      How about you?

       

       

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      jazzyiris's picture
      jazzyiris
      Excellent ideas, should try
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 20:35

      Excellent ideas, should try them in class. Thanks a lot for the links!

      singerina's picture
      singerina
      I use simmilar examples to
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 20:52

      I use simmilar examples to teach punctutation. It seems it is not important but we are language teachers, no matter it is not their mother tongue, they must think of it. Thanks!

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      nahla_shaw
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      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 21:55

       

      Thank you for your comments :) It is great to get positive feedback.

      Nahla

      lilitmartirosyan1's picture
      lilitmartirosyan1
      Thanks a lot for such useful
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:00

      Thanks a lot for such useful links. Punctuation is the sore problem for most of the  children. I'll use the links in my teaching practice. Think it'll be easy for better understanding. Thanks once more!

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      nahla_shaw
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      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:02

      Dear Lilit,

       

      You are right, a major problem. 

      You are welcome :)

      Nahla

      lemanulas's picture
      lemanulas
      Perfect ideas..I enjoy
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:21

      Perfect ideas..I enjoy reading them and nice link!..I gonna use it,too.

      CagriHoca's picture
      CagriHoca
      Another sentence I like most:
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:21

      Another sentence I like most: Women without her man is nothing. :)

      nahla_shaw's picture
      nahla_shaw
      yes!
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:22

      I love that sentence! You can create a whole class discussion after showing them the different meanings.

       

      Thanks! :))

       

      the_message wrote:

      Another sentence I like most: Women without her man is nothing. :)

      lemanulas's picture
      lemanulas
      yeahh:) cool sentence! was it
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:24

      yeahh:) cool sentence! was it coffeaddicts example isn't it...She wrote 3 or 4 sentences like that;) I think I suppose that,,,I read some parts of the blog post (comments part ;))

      Thanks the message ;)

      asligokturk's picture
      asligokturk
      a different view to punctuation; Pung Chu an ancient art
      Submitted on 4 February, 2012 - 22:48

      Dear Nahla, I wanted to share a fun and enjoyable activity about punctuation that was demonstated by Henry Brothers (http://thehenrybrothers.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/the-ancient-art-of-pung-chu/) they talk about rules of punctuation in a fun kinetsehic activity tı raise awareness. I hope that you enjoy the video and activity sheet provided ny them in the link above.

      Thanks for the post. :)