Punctuation MarksSix marks with what each one tells your voice to do.2nd Grade.Full stop / periodThe sentence is finished.We walked home.?Question markSomebody is asking something.Where is my bag?!Exclamation markSay it with feeling.Watch out!,CommaTake a small breath. Separates items.I packed apples, pears and figs.“ ”Speech marksSomebody is talking out loud.“I'm ready,” said Ada.'ApostropheSomething is missing, or it belongs to someone.It's Sam's turn.LISTENRead it aloud. Where your voice stops, a mark belongs.Punctuation Markslearnposters.com
Punctuation Marks — printable literacy wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Questions about the Punctuation Marks poster

Who is the Punctuation Marks poster for?
Punctuation Marks is filed under 2nd Grade (ages 7–8), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Punctuation Marks poster?
Read a sentence twice — once ignoring the marks — and let them hear it. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Punctuation Marks belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Punctuation Marks?
Apostrophes That Show Belonging, Blends & Digraphs and Common and Proper Nouns sit alongside Punctuation Marks in the 2nd Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Apostrophes That Show BelongingBlends & DigraphsCommon and Proper Nouns
Is the Punctuation Marks poster free to download and print?
Yes. Punctuation Marks downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 2nd Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Punctuation Marks poster print at?
Punctuation Marks is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Punctuation Marks loses nothing.Printing guide

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