lots-o-rice Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I think my kids have a block in their brains against commas. It must be biological, since they all have it. It wasn't given to them by me. Maybe their dad. :glare: We use R&S grammar and I am just noticing that there is exactly ONE page on comma rules each year. This might explain things. Does anyone have any ideas for supplements to learn comma rules, or even just all punctuation rules? We are nearing the end of the grammar books, and I would like to finish the year with some extra punctuation and general proofreading practice. {Thank, you, for, help-ing,,,,, : ;""... K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 http://www.prufrock.com/Commas-Teaching-Students-to-Use-Commas-Correctly-Without-Boring-Them-to-Tears-P818.aspx Here you go. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 We have used Critical Thinking Press "Punctuation Puzzler Commas & More": http://www.criticalthinking.com/punctuation-puzzler-commas-more-b1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 MP puts out a book called English Grammar Recitations. It's used with the corresponding workbooks in conjunction with their Latin program. Basically, the little green "main" book has the grammar, capitalization, and punctuation (including comma) rules in it. The workbooks have an area for dictation of the rules, copywork of the rules, and brief exercises for each rule. We are using it as our grammar program with Workbook 1 along with Latina Christiana. Workbook 2 coincides with FFL. You can see samples of it here: http://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/writing-and-english-grammar/english-grammar-recitation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 http://www.prufrock.com/Commas-Teaching-Students-to-Use-Commas-Correctly-Without-Boring-Them-to-Tears-P818.aspx Here you go. :) Wow. That was exactly on point. I love this place. BTW, it's cheaper at Amazon. Not that it's now on my wishlist or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 We're it me, I'd save the money you'd spend on a workbook and just write one sentence a day on the whiteboard and ask the kids to punctuate it correctly. Discuss why commas go (or don't go) where the kids put them. If you do it every day, they'll learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantone Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Well I feel like a total light-weight, but what about Comma Chameleon? (*sings* comma comma comma comma comma chameleon....) http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm Bad on outlining rules, good for practice. I hope there's not a limit on how many links you can post. I have this in a document on my computer. Punctuation Pyramid: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/flash/Punctuation%20Pyramid.html Alien punctuation http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/punctuation/fs.shtml Ship Adventure: http://www.tvokids.com/games/bigescape3 Comma Chameleon: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm Dragon game, find the questions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/dragon_game.shtml Comma IQ: http://www.savethecomma.com/game/ Comma Confusion: http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/sample_act/34lang_confusion.html Wordville Comma Game (Mosquitoes) http://wordville.com/rw/commas.html Classroom Jeopardy: (use big screen and light-up egg buzzers) http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Feb201106/game1297120685.php Semi-Colon Wars: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/semicolonwars/index.html Build a Clubhouse: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index.html Skillswise Games homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/games/ Making Sentences: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/game.shtml Magical Capitals http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm Floppy books adventures: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/index.shtml Oxford Reading Tree materials: http://www.oup.com/oxed/primary/oxfordreadingtree/ Nouns and verbs cleanup: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm# Types of sentences: Fox http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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