Ideal for modelling correct punctuation on the whiteboard, these colourful, jumbo-sized magnets will support teaching and learning of grammar skills. Largest piece measures L110mm. Set of 36.

Learning Outcomes:

Writing Composition Years 2 – 6:

• proof-reading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation

Lower KS2: Years 3 and 4

• Pupils should be able to write down their ideas with a reasonable degree of accuracy and with good sentence punctuation.

Upper KS2: Years 5 and 6

• Pupils should be able to write down their ideas quickly. Their grammar and punctuation should be broadly accurate.

Year 1

• Introduction to capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences

Year 2

• Use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences

• Commas to separate items in a list

• Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns

Year 3

• Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech

Year 4

• Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech

Year 5

• Brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis

• Use of commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity

Year 6

• Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses

• Use of the colon to introduce a list and use of semi-colons within lists

• Punctuation of bullet points to list information. How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity