KUNG FU PUNCTUATION YEAR 4 BLACK BELT based on Ros Wilson’s work. Précis from Write on Target Refer to the punctuation pyramid and make sure children know what they should be using at their level. Teach the children the physical actions for the signs. Read out first sentence. Give children 10 secs to work out punctuation then ask children for first punctuation (action + “HUH!”) etc. The PowerPoint will put in the punctuation as you click so you can see what their action would produce. Signs needing 2 actions e.g. ? need “HUH! HUH!” as they do the two actions.

Kung Fu Punctuation hands over head and bow Capital letter

Kung Fu Punctuation Full Stop Throw a short, right-handed punch at the air in front of you. Make the noise, Ha! forward punch

. My my name is james James Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Ha’ for the full stop. . My my name is james James first second third

. Elle elle likes ice-cream Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letter and to say ‘Ha’ for the full stop. . Elle elle likes ice-cream first second

Kung Fu Punctuation Question Mark Separate the curly bit into three cutting movements with the hand: one horizontal left to right, one curved around, and one vertical coming from the bottom of the curved one. Then at the bottom of the shape you have just drawn in the air, put in a full-stop punch. Make the noises, Shi, Shi, Shi, Ha!

? Is is sarah here today Sarah Kung Fu Punctuation question mark capital letter full stop Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Shi, Shi, Shi, Ha’ for the question mark. ? Is is sarah here today Sarah first second third

? Where where is my pen Kung Fu Punctuation question mark capital letter full stop Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Shi, Shi, Shi, Ha’ for the question mark. ? Where where is my pen first second

Kung Fu Punctuation Exclamation Mark A long vertical slash, from top to bottom, followed by a full stop. Make the noises, Shiiiiii! Ha!

! Come come here Kung Fu Punctuation exclamation mark capital letter full stop Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Shiiiiii, Ha’ for the exclamation mark. ! Come come here second first

! The the whales were stranded Kung Fu Punctuation exclamation mark capital letter full stop Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Shiiiiii, Ha’ for the exclamation mark. ! The the whales were stranded second first

Kung Fu Punctuation Comma , With your right arm bent so that your hand is in front of your face, make a short twisting motion at the wrist to signify the comma shape and pull down slightly as it hangs below the line. Make the noise, Shi!

. , The the shop sold pears apples , oranges and bananas Kung Fu Punctuation comma capital letter full stop , Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, say ‘Shi’ for the comma and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. The the shop sold pears apples oranges and bananas , , first second third . fourth

? Is is your favourite colour red orange yellow green or blue , , , Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop , comma Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, say ‘Shi’ for the comma and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. Is is your favourite colour red orange yellow green or blue , first second ? , , fifth third fourth

Kung Fu Punctuation Apostrophe With your right arm fully extended to the air, wiggle your index finger. Make the noise, Blubalubaluba! (This is the best I can do to approximate the sound you can make with your tongue when you flap it up and down against the inside of your lips.)

the boys coat was on the floor ’ . Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop apostrophe Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Blubalubaluba!’ for the apostrophe and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. The the boys coat was on the floor ’ . second first third This is a possessive apostrophe. We use this when something belongs to someone.

you cannot go down there can’t . Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop apostrophe Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Blubalubaluba!’ for the apostrophe and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. You you cannot go down there can’t . first second third This is a contraction apostrophe. We use this when words have been shortened and letters are missing.

Inverted commas (Speech marks) Kung Fu Punctuation Inverted commas (Speech marks) Stand on one leg, extend your arms diagonally to the skies and wiggle your index and middle fingers in an approximation of speech marks. Make the noise, Haeeeee!

“ ” I . Kung Fu Punctuation i am so happy, whispered Jane capital letter full stop inverted commas Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Haeeeee!’ for the inverted commas and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. “ ” I i am so happy, whispered Jane . first second third fourth

Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop inverted commas Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Haeeeee!’ for the inverted commas and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. second fifth . ” All all they heard was come closer, let me see you “come closer, Come first third fourth

Kung Fu Punctuation Ellipses Three punches along a horizontal line. Make the noises, Ha! Ha! Ha!

… The the door creaked open Kung Fu Punctuation ellipses capital letter Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Ha, Ha, Ha’ for the ellipsis. … The the door creaked open second first

… Kung Fu Punctuation Emma emma felt a tap on her shoulder ellipses capital letter Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters and say ‘Ha, Ha, Ha’ for the ellipsis. … Emma emma felt a tap on her shoulder second first

Kung Fu Punctuation Brackets Using your left hand first, draw a curved convex line in the air; use your right hand to do the opposite motion for the closing bracket. Make the noises, Shi! Shi!

Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop brackets Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Shi, Shi!’ for the brackets and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. . Jane jane the girl from school liked playing netball ( ) first second third fourth

Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop brackets Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Shi, Shi!’ for the brackets and ‘Ha’ for the full stop. . Harry harry my baby brother always makes me happy ( ) first second third fourth

Kung Fu Punctuation Colon Follow the full-stop punch immediately with one directly beneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Ha!

. Kung Fu Punctuation The the world is a stage so play your role well capital letter full stop colon Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Ha!, Ha!’ for the colon and ‘Ha!’ for the full stop. . The the world is a stage so play your role well : first second third

Kung Fu Punctuation capital letter full stop colon Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Ha!, Ha!’ for the colon and ‘Ha!’ for the full stop. . never forget this point think before you speak Never : first second third

Do the full-stop punch, then the comma shape directly underneath it. Kung Fu Punctuation , Semi-Colon Do the full-stop punch, then the comma shape directly underneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Shi!

Kung Fu Punctuation , capital letter full stop semi-colon Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Ha!, Shi!’ for the semi-colon and ‘Ha!’ for the full stop. . We we had too many mistakes so we lost the game ; second third first

. Kung Fu Punctuation , Jayne jayne likes purple but emma likes green capital letter full stop semi-colon Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation. Remember to bow for the capital letters, make the noise ‘Ha!, Shi!’ for the semi-colon and ‘Ha!’ for the full stop. third . Jayne jayne likes purple but emma likes green ; Emma second first fourth

Advanced Kung Fu Punctuation Perform the correct move and sound to match the punctuation mark

The boy’s bike was broken.

Liverpool (which is in Merseyside) is the home of the Beatles.

I wrote letters to: Mary, Mark and Helen.

"I'm wondering …" James said, bemused.

Henry’s mother likes peaches; mine likes pears.

How long is a piece of string?

The children’s party was enjoyed by all the mothers.

“No … Please don’t leave,” begged the terrified waitress.

Callum (my youngest brother) lives in Manchester.

A pupil’s equipment includes: pens, pencils and paper.

Tournament A proper bout of Punctuation Kung Fu requires three players: two combatants and a referee. The combatants face each other. The referee says the words ''capital letter'', and the opponents bow to each other while repeating the same phrase. The referee then calls out three punctuation marks and the players have to put the moves and sounds for these together, in sequence, as quickly as they can. The winner is the one who puts together all three moves and their accompanying sounds correctly in the quickest time.

Kung Fu Punctuation ? , question mark capital letter full stop comma inverted commas capital letter exclamation mark , full stop apostrophe comma

Kung Fu Punctuation ellipses brackets , semi-colon colon