Grades 3–5

fluency

Fluency is the ability to read text quickly, accurately, and with proper expression.

Materials:• Gameboard(provided)• Listofsentences(provided)• Pennyorothermarker

Preparation:• Printgameboardandasetofsentencesrelatedtoyourtheme.

• Cutsentencesapart.

Activity Instructions:1. Giveeachfamilyagameboardandalistofsentences.2. Eachfamilymembertaketurnstossingthemarkerontothegameboard,landingonapunctuationmark.

3. Theymustthenreadoneoftheirsentencesusingexpressionthatreflectsthatpunctuationmark.

Punctuation

! ?

. !

TheLeaningTowerofPisaisinItaly

InThailand,childrengivepresentstoalloftheotherchildrenontheir birthdays

InMexico,childrenbreakpiñataswithastickontheirbirthdays

TheEiffelTowerswaysbackandforthonwindydays

WhenitishotinIndia,peopleeatmangos

TheTourdeFranceisapopularbikeraceinEurope

ManyAmericanpeoplelikepeanutbutter

FortunecookiesareneverservedinChina

TheEiffelTowerisamonumentinFrance

RobinHoodwasafolkherowholivedinEngland

TheTajMahalisabeautifulbuildinginIndia

IttooktwoyearstobuildtheEiffelTower

CleopatrawasthequeenofEgyptmorethan2,000yearsago