This lesson will help students recognize that spoken sentences are represented in written language by specific sequences of words, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark. This lesson is short but it allows time to focus explicitly on sentences and what they need, while also keeping students engaged and showing them how we always move from left to right.

The ability to identify letters, sounds, words, sentences, and punctuation can help students become better readers. This lesson utilizes the book "Who Stole the Cookies" for a variety of activities. Included are printable worksheets, detailed instructions, and a video explaining the assessment process.

Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas. This is activity 1 of 3 in this series.

Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students are provided the correct joining word to use on each prompt. This is activity 1 of 3 in the series.

Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas. This is activity 2 of 3 in the series.

Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students must choose the joining word that best connects the ideas. This is activity 3 of 3 in the series.

Students practice writing compound sentences by combining two sentences using but or so. Students are provided the correct joining word to use on each prompt. This is activity 3 of 3 in the series

Students practice forming contractions by rewriting sentences, changing the underlined words to a contraction.

This grammar tutorial explains constructing sentences using independent and dependent clauses with correct punctuation.

A set of two cartoon videos. The first [5:08] explains colons and how they can be used properly in sentences. The second [3:42] introducing dashes, their usage, and how they can be used to create tone.

A detailed source for professional editing and proofreading strategies. Links on the right offer several pages of text for both editing and proofreading, including guidelines and samples for each.

Watch a video and click through a nine-slide presentation to learn where commas came from, how they are used properly, and when they should not be used. [7:27]