Punctuation Takes a Vacation
by Robin Pulver
AR Reading Level 3.9; 0.5 points
Available at Amazon.com
Summary: When all the punctuation marks take a vacation, students in Mr. Wright’s class find it difficult to learn. Nothing makes any sense without punctuation. Then, postcards start arriving from Take-a-Break Lake with cryptic messages from punctuation marks. Eventually, the punctuation marks return, the kids are more appreciative, and they all live happily ever after. There is a list of punctuation rules at the end of the book.
Activities: This is a good Read-Aloud for 3-6. I would have the kids guess which punctuation mark wrote each postcard. Then I would encourage the kids to write their own postcards from various punctuation marks.
Connection: Lynn Truss’s Best Seller, Eats, Shoots & Leaves
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