Reading And Other Activities With Mrs. Bowes-Wellington

  EXCLAMATION SIGN ( ! ) The exclamation mark (!) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or  exclamation to indicate strong feelings or to show emphasis. An interjection is a part of speech that shows a sharp sudden feeling. Eg. " Help !" Shouted the drowning boy. The word "help" is an interjection and should be followed by an exclamation sign. Now can you determine where the exclamation sign is needed in the following? 1. Quick Bring me a cup of water. 2. The fans shouted "Hurray" 3. Fire Fire Help The man shouted. 4. Wow What a memory you have. 5. Ah I am exhausted.  Follow Up Practise Exercises Activity 1  drag and drop Activity 2 Select exclamatory sentences Activity 3  Multiple Activities Activity 4 Activity 5  full stop, question mark or exclamation Activity 6  Choose correct punctuation mark Activity 7 Spelling activity .

 A Topic Sentence Now watch these video clips to learn more about topic sentence and how to use it to write a paragraph. Video 1   Topic Sentence Video 2 How to write the paragraph Now look at the topic sentences below. Please add at least four (4) sentences to each to develop you paragraphs. (1) Dogs can be fun in the home. (2) Saturday is a busy day in the week. (3) Many students love when it is holiday. (4) Christmas is my favourite time of the year. (4) It is important to eat healthy. (5) Doctors , nurses, police and soldiers are essential workers. Open the link below and read the information. Always remember same when writing your paragraphs. Useful information  👈 FOLLOW UP PRACTICE ACTIVITIES Activity 1  drag and drop in correct places Activity 2  Choose the best topic sentence to complete paragraph Activity 3  Drag and drop Activity 4  Distinguish between topic sentence and supporting details Activity 5  Identify topic sentence, supportin...

  Interpreting Graphs , Tables & Schedules Tables and graphs are  visual representations of data used to organize information to show patterns and relationships . Pictograph A pictograph is  a chart that uses pictures to represent data . Pictograms are set out in the same way as bar charts, but instead of bars they use columns of pictures to show the numbers involved. Watch the video clip below to learn more about pictographs. Video 1   Bar Graph A bar graph is  a graphical representation of information . It uses bars that extend to different heights to depict value. Bar graphs can be created with vertical bars or horizontal. Watch the video clip below to learn more about Bar Graphs. Video 1 Tally Chart A tally chart is  a table used for counting and comparing the numbers of multiple classes of a data set . Tally charts are used to collect data quickly and efficiently since filling a chart with marks is much speedier than writing words. Watch the video ...