Helllooo Punctuation Study!

Mrs. Clifton's literacy group began a new study into Punctuation! We read a book titled, There Are Cats In This Book. We read the book during first focus lesson. During second focus lesson we gathered together to chart our noticings. Students found the author had used question marks, periods, exclamation points, and ellipsis. (Thanks Chase for telling us the name! We were all impressed you knew the name of these infamous ... (dot, dot,dot). We also noticed the author used talk bubbles, had a cover over the cover to hide the cats, and that the story started before the title page. Last, we wondered what P.S. means.

When reading with your child at home...

Have discussions using "noticings" as a way to have conversations about puntuation. Make a list of you want in the book. Feel free to bring it into school to share with the others students.

Enjoy reading while on the hunt for punctuation!