1. 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.

2. Kung Fu Punctuation
hands over head
and bow
Capital letter

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

4. . 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

5. . 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

6. 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!

7. ? 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

8. ? 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

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

10. ! 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

11. ! 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

12. 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!

13. . , 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

14. ? 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

15. 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.)

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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!

19. “ ” 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

20. 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

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

22. … 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

23. … 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

24. 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!

25. 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

26. 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

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

28. . 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

29. 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

30. 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!

31. 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

32. . 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

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

34. The boy’s bike was broken.

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

36. I wrote letters to: Mary, Mark and Helen.

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

38. Henry’s mother likes peaches; mine likes pears.

39. How long is a piece of string?

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

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

42. Callum (my youngest brother) lives in Manchester.

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

44. 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.

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

46. Kung Fu Punctuation
ellipses
brackets ,
semi-colon
colon