I love the site from Harcourt School Publishers called Punctuation Campground. Very few online Language Arts sites dealing with proper punctuation can be used effectively on the SMART Board. However, Punctuation Campground does not require any keyboard input, it's easy to navigate, and it provides great feedback and reference material to help both the student and the teacher.
In the activity, a sentence is presented for the student. The student then has to determine what punctuation to add to the sentence to make it correct.
To enter the punctuation, students touch where they want to enter some punctuation and then they touch on the punctuation types listed below the sentence. If they need to move the cursor, they can touch on arrows to place the cursor exactly where they want.
The activity has a hint button that shows where punctuation needs to go but does not tell the student what punctuation is required. Also, below the activity are links to a glossary where students can learn when to use the correct punctuation.
I really like this activity and it can be used at almost any grade level.
Why not test your punctuation prowess before using in the classroom.
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