Punctuation+Day

@http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/
 * Punctuation Day **
 * Friday, September 24 **

__**Websites**__: Great for the Interactive Whiteboard(IWB) or infocus for a class or group lesson. Works on quotation marks and other ways to write "said" (ex-yelled, whispered, asked, replied) @http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/bgfl/dont_use_said/index.htm
 * Don't Use Said **

Has information about how punctuation is used and quizzes to be done with the class or on their own. This would probably be more appropriate for intermediate grades. @http://www.grammar-monster.com/site_map.htm
 * Grammar Monsters **

Fun game to practice punctuation skills. @http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/Paintball/Medium.cfm
 * Punctuation Paintball **

A fun way to practice proper punctuation. You can click to make it full screen. @http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play.shtml
 * Punctuation Splatter **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Proofread short news articles for correct punctuation. Cute site and many levels of practice. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">@http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/editdan_eng_launcher.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Edit Dan's Copy **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Proofreading activities by grade level. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">@http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Power Proofreading **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">This quiz gives you a sentence and you choose the correct end punctuation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">@http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=kderittepun
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Quiz Time Punctuation Game **

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">YouTube Videos **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">You will have to authenticate to view these.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhJJMn4yTho
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Electric Co: Punctuation **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw3uBaa8Wjc
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Electric Co: End Punctuation **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Check out The Untamed World of English videos.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Discovery Education __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">__**Books**__: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">by Robin Pulver <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">@http://users.manchester.edu/Student/DLBungitak/Index.htm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Punctuation Takes a Vacation **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">by Knight Bruno @http://www.amazon.com/Punctuation-Celebration-Elsa-Knight-Bruno/dp/0805079734
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Punctuation Celebration **