Developing skills with grammar and punctuation is an important skill for everyone to learn. Here are some resources to help make those question marks, periods, commas, and all the rest make more sense.
Lessons
- Punctuation on BBC Skillswise
- Punctuation Pals Curriculum by Dr. Hope
- How to Teach the English Punctuation System on Busy Teacher
- Punctuation Lesson on MyEnglishGrammar.com
- Punctuation Lessons on BBC Skillswise
- Crazy about Punctuation on The Fabulous First Grade
Action Activities
- Walking Punctuation by The Primary Schoolhouse
- The Punctuation Dance on Luckey Frog’s LilyPad
- Punctuation Red Light, Green Light on Education.com
- Air Punctuation on Light Bulbs and Laughter
Online Quizzes and Games
- Punctuation Quiz on BBC KS2
- Punctuation Game on ABC Ya
- Punctuation Marks Game by Turtle Diary
Activities
- Punctuation Matching Game by Home To 4 Kiddos
- Missing Punctuation Board Game by Deceptively Educational
- Run On Repair by Deceptively Educational
- Dinosaur Bones Punctuation Game by 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Punctuation Scavenger Hunt by Joyful Learning in KC
- Looking for Punctuation by Kathy Law
- Punctuation – End Marks by Studius Maximus
- Name That Punctuation Mark by Teach123
- Perfect Punctuation Board Game Craft by Crayola
- Punctuation Present Game (Christmas Theme) by First Grade Parade
- Punctuation Car File Folder Game from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Posters
- Punctuation Character Cutouts by Teacher’s Pet Displays
- Punctuation Song Posters by Martha Rogers
- Punctuation Reminder Charts by Teacher’s Pay Teachers
Worksheets
- Punctuation Perfection Worksheets by Rachelle Smith
- My Little Book of Punctuation by The Fabulous First Grade
- Meet the Puncs Reader by Erin Palleschi
- Punctuation Worksheet by Kristina Whitmore
- Ending Punctuation Worksheets on K12 Reader
- Periods & Question Marks on SuperTeachers
- Punctuation Worksheets on WorksheetPlace.com
- Punctuation Worksheet on TLS Books
Videos
- LL Cool J – Punctuation Music Video from The Electric Company
- Punctuation Explained (by Punctuation!) by Scratch Garden
Books
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These are great, thanks for sharing them! There’s also a kids’ book about punctuation called ‘Semicolons, Cupcakes, and Cucumbers’, written by Steve Newberry. Also, in case anyone’s interested, I found a fun activity about punctuation, that requires movement to do it. Here’s the link: https://westendinschools.org.uk/blog/kung-fu-punctuation
Have a great day, cheers!
– Paul