Welcome to the Literacy pages.
Feel free to browse through the Punctuation and Grammar ideas and resources listed below,
or use the menu bar above to browse through the other Literacy areas.

General Punctuation:

• 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. Contributed by Zoe Mitchell.
• Fill in the Punctuation - Children need to put the correct punctuation into a piece of text (includes worksheet)
• Punctuation Sheets - A set of useful reminders (in PDF) for children to think about when writing stories. Contributed by Sharon Whitchurch.

Capital Letters / Full Stops:

• Traffic Lights - Use this very simple methods to reinforce when capital letters and full stops are needed.
• Capital Letters - Use this sheet to get children to practise their use of capital letters. Contributed by Lisa Daniels.

Commas:

• Commas - A simple but effective worksheet requiring children to put commas in the correct place. Contributed by Jim Merrett.

Speech Marks:

• Using Speech - A worksheet containing ideas and activities, which reinforce using speech properly when writing. Contributed by Kathryn Perkins.
• Speech Marks - A number of useful resources which can be used to teach children about speech marks
• Speech Marks Worksheets - A very useful set of worksheets (PDF) which develop children's use of speech marks. Contributed by Victoria Scale-Constantinou.
• Speech Mark Sandwich - A fantastic tip to help children remember how to use punctuation within speech marks.
• Speech Marks Washing Line - A very useful idea for helping children to understand the use of speech marks. Contributed by Clarice Morley.

Paragraphs:

• Paragraphs - A useful Powerpoint presentation, giving information about paragraphs. Contributed by Trinity Educational.

General Grammar:

• Incident in the Playground - An interesting worksheet (PDF) which helps children to think about their grammar, based on an incident in the playground.
• First Person, Third Person - A worksheet requiring children to decide if sentences are written in the first person or the third person.

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Links to other sites:

• English the Easy Way - A useful reference site, giving information about English grammar.
• Grammar Man Comic - This mysterious hero defends Verbo City from the enemies of grammar, whenever they show their ugly faces. He has the ability to detect errors - just like Spiderman can sense when danger is near.
• Primary Teacher UK - Andrew Ross runs this very useful education news site. He also makes free resources, which you can download too.

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