Capital letters are at the beginning of a sentence. They tell you to “GO.” Have children stand every time you come to a capital letter.
Period
Periods tell you when to stop. Sit down when you come to a period.
Whoa!
Sit like cowboys and cowgirls by straddling chairs. When you come to a period, children pretend to pull back on the reins as they say, “Whoa!”
Question Mark
When you come to a question mark, put your index finger on your head and shrug your shoulders.
Exclamation Point
Put your fist in the air for an exclamation mark.
Comma
Hop for a comma.
Quotations
Two fingers in the air and wiggle.
*Let children come up with their own movements for punctuation.
ABC?
Say the abc’s according to the punctuation marks.
A B C?
D E F G.
H I J! K L M N.
O P Q?
R S T!
U V W.
X Y Z!
*Write nursery rhymes and other familiar poems with unusual punctuation.
Punctuation Detectives
Use glass pebbles to highlight punctuation.
Twist the end of a pipe cleaner and use to find punctuation marks.
