Punctuation Party: Ending Sentences with the Right Mark!

• ELA
• 4th Grade

Punctuation Party: Ending Sentences with the Right Mark!

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to end simple sentences with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

What do you already know about ending sentences with punctuation marks?

Let's Start with a Period

A period is used at the end of a statement or command.

Practice Time: Period

Complete the sentences with the correct punctuation: The cat is black (_).

Next Up: Question Mark

A question mark is used at the end of a question.

Practice Time: Question Mark

Choose the correct punctuation for the question: Where are my keys (_)?

Exciting Exclamation Mark

An exclamation mark is used to show strong feeling, surprise, or excitement.

Practice Time: Exclamation Mark

Identify the sentence that needs an exclamation mark: What a lovely day!

Review and Application

Let's review what we've learned and apply it in our own writing!

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.