UKS2 Punctuation

Take your Year 5 and Year 6 punctuation lessons outdoors to inject some fun and energy into it with this unit of planning! Giving children the opportunity to revisit all types of punctuation and consolidate their understanding through engaging, active and large-scale games and tasks outside!

Lesson Plans

Punctuating sentences using the full range of punctuation

During this fun outdoor lesson, your children will develop their knowledge and understanding of different punctuation types through active movement to create human sentences!

Learning objective:

To punctuate sentences correctly using a wide range of punctuation.

Punctuating sentences correctly

Deepen your children’s understanding of punctuation in this creative outdoor lesson! Using natural materials, children will play games that give them the opportunity to punctuate sentences and write their own!

Learning objective:

To punctuate sentences correctly.

Answering SATs style SPaG questions

The main activity of this outdoor lesson gives your children the opportunity to discuss and answer a wide range of SATs style punctuation questions in an active, engaging way.

Learning objective:

To answer SATs style SPaG questions.

Using a range of punctuation - pt. 1

In this outdoor lesson, children create and use large-scale obstacle courses for a fun and engaging way to generate punctuation and use within a paragraph. This lesson contains a challenge that will really get them thinking about how punctuation is used!

Learning objective:

To use a range of punctuation.

Using a range of punctuation - pt. 2

Have your children apply all they have learnt about punctuation in these fun and active games outside! Able to be used as one lesson, or a series of activities you can revisit throughout the year.

Learning objective:

To use a range of punctuation.

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