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GRADES 3–5 FLUENCY Fluency is the ability to read text quickly, accurately, and with proper expression. Materials: • Gameboard (provided) • List of sentences (provided) • Penny or other marker Preparation: • Print gameboard and a set of sentences related to your theme. • Cut sentences apart. Activity Instructions: 1. Give each family a gameboard and a list of sentences. 2. Each family member take turns tossing the marker onto the gameboard, landing on a punctuation mark. 3. They must then read one of their sentences using expression that reflects that punctuation mark. Punctuation

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Page 1: Punctuation - PTA · 1.Give each family a gameboard and a list of sentences. 2.Each family member take turns tossing the marker onto the gameboard, landing on a punctuation mark

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

Page 2: Punctuation - PTA · 1.Give each family a gameboard and a list of sentences. 2.Each family member take turns tossing the marker onto the gameboard, landing on a punctuation mark

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