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Fun Factory - Punctuation & Capitalization

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Title:

 Fun Factory - Punctuation & Capitalization

URL:

 https://www.abcya.com/games/fun-factory-punctuation-capitalization

Content Source:

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ABCya
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

Fun Factory is a great way for kids to practice punctuation and capitalization...and toy-building! Fix the errors in the sentences in order to gain parts for your very own dollhouse, bike, scooter, and more. Can the students build all six toys?

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
32. Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

a. Identify the required features of a sentence, including capitalization of the first word and end punctuation.

b. Transcribe spoken words to demonstrate that print represents oral language.

c. Compose a simple sentence, including a subject and a predicate, that expresses a complete thought.

d. With prompting and support, identify the role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective within a sentence and describe the type of the information it conveys.

e. Write the correct number of words, with proper spacing, for a spoken phrase or sentence.

f. Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

g. Capitalize the pronoun I and names of individuals.

h. Use commas in dates and words in a series.

i. With prompting and support, recognize, name, and correctly use end punctuation, utilizing appropriate academic vocabulary.

Example: period for declarative sentences, question mark for interrogative sentences, exclamation mark for exclamatory sentences
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
32.
  • Rules of standard English grammar
  • Punctuation rules
  • Capitalization rules
  • Spelling rules
32a.
  • Identify
  • Required features of a sentence
  • Capitalization
  • End punctuation
32b.
  • Transcribe
  • Spoken words
  • Demonstrate
  • Print
  • Oral language
32c.
  • Simple sentence
  • Subject
  • Predicate
  • Complete thought
32d.
  • Identify
  • Role
  • Purpose
  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Adjective
  • Sentence
  • Describe
  • Information
32e.
  • Correct number of words
  • Proper spacing
  • Spoken phrase
  • Sentence
32f.
  • Begin
  • Sentence
  • Capital letter
32g.
  • Capitalize
  • Pronoun I
  • Names of individuals
32h.
  • Commas
  • Dates
  • Words in a series
32i.
  • Recognize
  • Name
  • End punctuation
  • Appropriate academic vocabulary
  • Prompting
  • Support
Knowledge:
32. Students know:
  • The rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to the first grade level.
32a.
  • The required features of a sentence.
32b.
  • Words that are spoken orally can be written using printed letters.
32c.
  • The features of a simple sentence.
  • The purpose of a subject and a predicate in a complete sentence.
32d.
  • Role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective within a sentence.
  • The type of information nouns, verbs, and adjectives convey.
32e.
  • Spoken phrases or sentences are composed of words that must be spaced properly when writing.
32f.
  • Sentences begin with a capital letter.
32g.
  • The pronoun I and names of individuals are capitalized.
32h.
  • Commas should be used in dates and in a series of words.
32i.
  • Types of end punctuation.
  • When to use end punctuation.
  • Academic vocabulary to describe the correct use of end punctuation.
Skills:
32. Students are able to:
  • Use proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling by following the rules of standard English.
32a.
  • Identify the features of a sentence including, capitalization of the first word and end punctuation.
32b.
  • Write spoken words.
32c.
  • Combine a subject and predicate to compose a simple sentence that expresses a complete thought.
32d.
  • Identify the role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective in a sentence.
  • Describe the type of information a noun, verb, and adjective provide in a sentence.
32e.
  • Count the number of spoken words in a spoken phrase or sentence.
  • Write the correct number of words for a spoken phrase or sentence with proper spacing between each word.
32f.
  • Use a capital letter to begin each sentence.
32g.
  • Capitalize the pronoun I and names of individuals when writing.
32h.
  • Identify a list of three or more items.
  • Identify dates.
  • Correctly use commas in dates and in a series (list) of three or more words.
32i. With prompting and support,
  • Recognize, name, and correctly use end punctuation.
  • Utilize appropriate academic vocabulary when using end punctuation, such as period for declarative sentences, question mark for interrogative sentences, exclamation mark for exclamatory sentences.
Understanding:
32. Students understand that:
  • Using standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling in their writing will help them clearly communicate with a variety of audiences.
32a.
  • A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation while expressing a complete thought.
32b.
  • Print represents oral language.
32c.
  • To express a complete thought, a simple sentence must contain a subject and a predicate.
32d.
  • Nouns, verbs, and adjectives are parts of speech.
  • Nouns identify people, places, things, or ideas in a sentence.
  • Verbs are action words that tell what a noun does in the sentence.
  • Adjectives are words that describe attributes of a noun in the sentence.
32e.
  • A spoken phrase or sentence is composed of individual words, and they should show where one word ends and the next begins by including proper spacing in their writing.
32f.
  • All sentences should begin with a capital letter.
32g.
  • Names of individuals and the pronoun I should be capitalized in their writing.
32h.
  • Commas are used to separate words in a series.
  • Commas are used to separate numbers in dates.
32i.
  • There are three types of ending punctuation.
  • Question marks are used for questions.
  • Periods are used for statements.
  • Exclamation marks are used for exclamatory statements.
  • Sentences have different end punctuation based on the meaning of the sentence.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
36. Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar including punctuation, capitalization, sentence formation, and spelling appropriate for third grade.

a. Use articles a, an, and the correctly.

b. Identify the role of a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction within a sentence and explain the type of the information it conveys.

c. Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives, including irregular plural nouns and verbs.

d. Use simple abbreviations, including days of the week, months of the year, titles, units of metric and customary measurement, street names, and state names.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
36.
  • Demonstrate
  • Knowledge
  • Rules of standard English grammar
  • Punctuation
  • Capitalization
  • Sentence formation
  • Spelling
36a.
  • Articles
36b.
  • Identify
  • Role
  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Adjective
  • Adverb
  • Pronoun
  • Preposition
  • Conjunction
  • Information
  • Conveys
36c.
  • Form
  • Plural noun
  • Plural verb
  • Plural possessives
  • Irregular plural nouns
  • Irregular plural verbs
36d.
  • Simple abbreviations
Knowledge:
36. Students know:
  • Standard English grammar and spelling conventions.
  • Punctuation marks and their appropriate usage.
  • Capitalization rules for standard English.
  • Complete sentences have a subject and predicate and end with an ending punctuation mark.
36a.
  • The articles a, an, and the come before a noun to show if it's specific or general.
  • The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.
  • A and an are used to refer to a non-specific, general noun.
  • A is generally used before nouns that start with a consonant sound.
  • An is generally used before nouns that start with a vowel sound.
36b.
  • There are different types of words within a sentence, and each word provides a particular type of information.
  • The role of a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction within a sentence.
36c.
  • A plural shows there is more than one of something.
  • An -s or -es suffix is added to the end of regular nouns and verbs for subject-verb agreement and to form plurals.
  • Possessives show ownership and an apostrophe is used in the formation of possessives.
  • A plural possessive is used when a plural noun has ownership, or possession, of something.
  • Some nouns and verbs do not follow the regular pattern when forming a plural.
36d.
  • An abbreviation is a shortened version of a whole word and it will usually have a period at the end of the shortened version.
Skills:
36. Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar.
  • Use appropriate punctuation.
  • Use correct capitalization.
  • Form sentences correctly.
  • Spell third grade level words correctly.
36a.
  • Correctly use the articles a, an, and the in writing.
36b.
  • Identify a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction in a sentence.
  • Explain the type of information nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions provides in a sentence.
36c.
  • Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives in writing.
  • Form irregular nouns and verbs in writing.
36d.
  • Form correct abbreviations for days of the week, months of the year, titles, units of metric and customary measurement, street names, and state names in writing.
Understanding:
36. Students understand that:
  • There are rules to forming grammatically correct sentences in standard English.
  • When writing, they must use punctuation correctly, capitalize appropriate words, form complete sentences with subject-verb agreement, and spell the words that are appropriate for third graders.
36a.
  • Articles are a part of speech that can come before a noun to indicate if the noun is specific (Bring me the book) or general (Bring me a book.)
  • A is usually used before nouns that start with a consonant sound, while an is usually used before words that start with a vowel sound.
36b.
  • Each word in a sentence plays an important role in conveying meaning.
  • A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea and tells who or what the sentence is about.
  • A verb expresses an action or a state of being and tells what the noun is doing.
  • An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun and tells attributes of the noun.
  • An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb, and provides more description about another word in the sentence.
  • A pronoun can be used in place of a noun.
  • A preposition is placed before a noun or pronoun to create a prepositional phrase that modifies (changes the meaning of) another word in the sentence.
  • A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses and indicates the relationship between the joined units; there are coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
36c.
  • There are standard English grammar conventions to make nouns, verbs, and possessives plural, and following these conventions helps make their writing clear.
  • Some nouns and verbs do not form plurals in a regular way.
36d.
  • Abbreviations can be used in place of whole words when writing.
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