Spelling and Grammar

Premier League Primary Stars Spelling Game

Football Spelling Games The game is at 3 levels - Stadium is for around Year 4/Year 5, Rising for Year 2/Year 3 and Primary for Year 1/Year 2

Can you practice spelling these Year 3 common exception words?

Can you write them in different colours?

different sentence forward(s) fruit November December twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety hundred thousand

This week we are looking at speech marks!

Punctuation: Introduction to speech marks.
We use use speech marks to punctuate what characters are saying. Sometimes we call them inverted commas.
Watch the video to remind yourself when and how we use them!

Part 2. Punctuation: Using speech marks to punctuate direct speech.

How to use speech marks to help you write speech in different ways.
Questions: What did Vicky report that Troy had said?

Using speech marks for direct speech.

Be a Good Sport part 1. Using speech marks for direct speech (e.g. to show when someone is saying something in a story). Can you follow this link and watch the lesson?

Be a Good Sport part 2.

Can you have a go at this activity on Education City?

Challenge

Can you write some direct speech to show what people in your house are saying?

e.g. "Can you pass me the bread please, Bilal?" said mum.

"That is a lovely drawing, Sam!" said dad proudly.

"Would you like a cup of tea, Grandma?" asked my sister, impatiently.

"I don't want to do any work!" moaned my little brother.

My sister screamed, "There's a spider in the bathroom!" Mum ran up the stairs quickly to help.