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Have you ever wondered why punctuation is so important? Let’s find out with a fun story about the punctuation family and their first day at a new school in Alphabet City!
When the punctuation family moved to town, they were excited to start their first day at school. Exclamation Point was super excited and shouted, “Let’s hurry! I can’t wait to get there!” Question Mark was curious and asked, “Do you think everyone will be nice?” Period was calm and said, “Let’s go! I’ll tell you when to stop.” Comma felt a bit shy and said, “Wait for me, please!”
At school, the letters were surprised to see the punctuation family. “Who are you?” they asked. Exclamation Point explained, “We’re not letters. We’re the punctuation family!”
The punctuation family joined the class. Exclamation Point added excitement to words, Question Mark asked lots of questions, and Period helped end sentences neatly. Comma felt left out and thought he was just slowing things down.
Feeling sad, Comma left the classroom. Inside, the letters were making words faster and faster. Without Comma, everything got jumbled up! The letters and words tumbled into the hallway.
Comma saw the mess and realized how important he was. Exclamation Point said, “Without you, things become a disaster!” Comma learned that he helps keep words in order.
Back in the classroom, Comma stood proudly with the letters. “It’s my job to help keep things in order,” he said. The letters understood and worked together with the punctuation family to make perfect sentences.
One morning, little “i” woke up and realized his dot was missing! His friends at school noticed too and wanted to help him find a new dot.
They tried all sorts of things: an acorn, a balloon, a clock, and even a donut! But nothing felt right for little “i”.
At the end of the day, little “i” saw his dad, Capital “I”. “I lost my dot!” he cried. Capital “I” smiled and said, “You didn’t lose it. You left it on your pillow. But since you’re growing up, maybe you don’t need it anymore.”
Little “i” stretched out his arms and pointed his feet. He saw his shadow and smiled. “Look, Daddy! Just like you! I can start a sentence now!”
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Punctuation Hunt: Go on a punctuation hunt around your home or classroom! Look at books, magazines, or even signs. Can you find examples of periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points? Make a list of the sentences you find and try to read them out loud. Notice how each punctuation mark changes the way you read the sentence.
Create Your Own Story: Write a short story with your friends or family. Use different punctuation marks to make your story exciting! Try to include at least one period, comma, question mark, and exclamation point. After writing, read your story aloud and see how the punctuation helps tell your story.
Punctuation Charades: Play a game of charades using punctuation marks! Take turns acting out different punctuation marks without speaking. For example, you can pretend to be an exclamation point by jumping up excitedly or a question mark by looking curious and scratching your head. Can your friends or family guess which punctuation mark you are?
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Ever wonder why punctuation is so important? Periods, commas, exclamation points, and “The Day the Punctuation Came to Town” let you learn all about these. This book tells the story of the punctuation family and their first day in a new school in Alphabet City. The letters start making words together, and they all join in on the fun, except for Comma. He feels like he’s slowing things down. Watch what happens and get ready to learn along the way!
The day punctuation came to town, a new family moved to Alphabet City: the punctuations. Exclamation Point led the way to their first day at a new school.
“Let’s hurry!” he exclaimed. “I can’t wait to get there! We are going to have so much fun!” Exclamation Point was always excited about something.
Question Mark wondered what it would be like. “Do you think everyone will be nice? Are we going the right way? Should we ask for directions?” Period followed, bringing the line to a close. “Let’s go! I’ll tell you when to stop.” Comma kept pausing. “Wait for me, please!”
When they walked into school, Exclamation Point stepped forward. “Hi, everyone!” The little letters stared. “Who are you?” they asked. “You don’t look like letters.”
“We’re not letters,” Exclamation Point explained. “We’re the punctuation family.”
“The punctuation who?” The letters were confused.
“I’m Exclamation Point, and this is Question Mark, Comma, and Period. We’re different from letters, but we love being around words.”
The punctuations joined the class. The letters worked to make words. Exclamation Point, Question Mark, and Period joined in on the fun. Exclamation Point added excitement, “Wow!” Question Mark asked a lot of questions. Period brought each sentence to a tidy end. Comma tried not to get stepped on and fit in wherever he could.
As the day wore on, Comma began to feel smaller and smaller. “The letters love making words, but I just get in the way and keep them apart,” he whispered to himself. “No one wants me here.” When no one was looking, Comma snuck out the door.
Inside the classroom, Exclamation Point was creating a great deal of excitement. The letters were cheering and hurrying to make words. “Shouldn’t we quiet down?” Question Mark asked, but no one heard her over the noise. The letters kept making words faster and faster. Soon, words were everywhere, and they all became jumbled. Period hurried to stop them, but the letters tripped over her, and with a collided crash, the letters fell one after another until they all tumbled through the door, spilling into the hall.
Comma stared in shock. The letters were piled, the words all tangled. Exclamation Point, Question Mark, and Period ran into the hallway. They saw the heap of letters, and then they saw Comma.
“What are you doing out here?” Question Mark asked.
“I didn’t think anyone wanted me around,” Comma sighed. “I just slow everything down.”
“Without you, things become a disaster,” Exclamation Point said, pointing to the pile of letters and words. “It’s your job, and words need you! Didn’t you know? When we’re with words, we all have a job to do,” Question Mark asked.
“I add excitement,” Exclamation Point said first. “I have a question,” Question Mark asked.
“That’s what I’m here for,” Period said. “We’re the punctuation family, and we all work together to help letters and the words they make.”
The punctuations helped the letters back into the classroom. When the letters began making words again, Comma stood right in the middle. The letters looked confused. “What are you doing?” they asked.
“It’s my job,” Comma said. “From now on, I’ll help keep things in order.”
“How?” the letters asked.
It was Comma’s turn to explain. “We all work together. Words need punctuation, and punctuation needs words. Let’s eat, lettuce!”
I’m glad Comma learned how important he is, and I learned that too. In this activity, I used commas to fix silly sentences. This says, “Let’s eat, Mom.” That’s gross! Let’s just add a comma to that, and there you go: “Let’s eat, Mom.” Not gross!
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The little “i” who lost his dot:
The alarm clock rang to the alphabet song. Little “i” sat up, stretched, and rubbed his eyes. “Last day of alphabet school!” He saw his letter friends on the playground and hurried to join them.
Little “g” gasped. Little “p” pointed, and little “s” stared. “Little ‘i’,” they said, “where is your dot?”
Little “i” looked up. He looked to the left, he looked to the right. Huh? But his dot was gone.
“What will you do without your dot?” little “a” asked.
Little “w” whimpered. Little “h” handed her a hanky. All of the letters crowded around little “i.” “Don’t worry,” they said. “We’ll help you find a new dot!”
The school bell rang. It was time to make words. All the little letters scrambled into school, but little “i’s” friends didn’t forget their plan.
When they got to the classroom, the letters looked around. “Oh!” little “a” asked. “How about this acorn?” Little “b” burst forward with a balloon. “Oh!” little “c” cried. “Try on this clock!” Little “d” dashed over with a donut.
Little “e” exclaimed, “An egg is exactly what you need!” Little “f” followed with a flower. Little “g” giggled when he found a gumball. Little “h” handed over a hula hoop. Little “j” joked, “How about a jumping bean?” Little “k” knew the answer: “A kiwi!”
Little “l” lit the line with a light bulb. Little “m” made her way over with a marble. Little “n” nodded to a music note. Little “o” opted for an oyster shell. Little “p” presented a pretzel. Little “q” questioned, “How about this quarter?” Little “r” raced over with a ring. Little “s” scared him with a spider. Little “t” thought a thumbtack would do. Little “u” urged him to carry an umbrella. Little “v” ventured forward with a valentine. Little “w” walked over with a wheel. Little “x’s” extra special idea was an xylophone mallet. Little “y” yelled, “Wear this yo-yo!” Little “z,” always last, zoomed over with a zero.
Little “i” tried them all on, but nothing felt right. When school ended, all the little letters went out to where their parents were gathered. Little “i” saw his father and sniffed back tears. “I lost my dot!”
Capital “I” smiled. “No, little ‘i,’ you didn’t lose your dot. You left it on your pillow this morning. I brought it along, but since today is the last day of school and you’ve grown up, I’m not sure you need it anymore. What do you think?”
“Do you really think I’m ready to be a big ‘I’?” Capital “I” nodded. “Stretch out your arms and point out your feet.”
Little “i” did, and when he saw his shadow on the ground, he smiled. “Daddy, look! Just like you! I can start a sentence now!”
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