Kung Fu Punctuation

Kung Fu Punctuation
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. (there is a list in the book, but
the sentences in here are made up and you can add more.)
•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
based on Ros Wilson’s work
hands
over
head
capital letter
full stop
forward punch
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
full stop
Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation.
Remember to say ‘huh’ for each action.
My
my name is James
james .
first
second
third
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
full stop
Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation.
Remember to say ‘huh’ for each action.
Elle
elle likes ice-cream .
first
second
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
full stop
question mark
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
question mark
full stop
Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation.
Remember to say ‘huh’ for each action.
Is
is Sarah
sarah here today ?
first second
third
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
question mark
full stop
Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation.
Remember to say ‘huh’ for each action.
Where
where is my pen ?
first
second
Kung Fu Punctuation
question mark
capital letter
full stop
comma
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
question mark
full stop
comma
Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation.
Remember to say ‘huh’ for each action.
The
the shop sold pears, apples,
first
second
oranges and bananas.
fourth
third
Kung Fu Punctuation
capital letter
question mark
full stop
comma
Punctuate this sentence with Kung Fu punctuation.
Remember to say ‘huh’ for each action.
Is
is your favourite colour red ,
first
second
orange, yellow, green or blue ?
third
fourth
fifth
Kung Fu Punctuation
Show me the action for…
hands
over
head
a question mark
a capital letter
a full stop
a comma