Tag Archives: punctuation

Advent Activity Calendar: Day 12 – Santa’s Proof Reading Challenge

Posted on 10/12/2017 by

Instructions: Santa has a lot of letters to read at this time of year!  Here’s one with twelve spelling mistakes and eighteen incidents of missed or mistaken punctuation.  Can you a) identify and b) correct each one? You can print off … Continue reading →

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The New English Curriculum 2014

Posted on 28/03/2014 by

The National Curriculum is changing and many schools have already introduced the new English curriculum.  From September 2014 all year groups barring Years 2 and 6 will follow the new curriculum (those year groups will come on stream the following … Continue reading →

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The Oxford Comma: an Infographic

Posted on 14/05/2013 by

Children in Year 6 classes all over England and Wales will today sit the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test for the first time, sparking discussion about the importance of grammar.  This handy infographic, from onlineschools.com, focuses on the Oxford comma, … Continue reading →

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