Punctuation Paragraphs
At the start of the year, I had a lot of students that struggled with putting ending punctuation in the correct spots. They knew that they needed to use periods, but would put periods at the ends of lines or in seemingly random spots. I tried helping them by correcting their own writing, by having them read it outloud to try and find the natural stopping points. However, NO ONE enjoys reading their own writing. That's no fun! My solution was to create my own paragraphs - missing the punctuation - to help my students determine where punctuation is needed. I call it "punctuation puzzles" to make it sound more fun than it actually is, but there are a few ways that you can make it even more exciting: Who doesn't love food?! I used Skittles as periods, but you could use M&Ms, Cheerios, mini marshmallows.... the options are endless. Side Note - Macaroni noodles make great commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks! P...