A range of activities to teach parenthesis in Upper Key Stage Two.
Parenthesis activity sheets with three levels of differentiation, includes a range of activities for children to identify and use parenthesis within different sentences, as well as the punctuation used.
Parenthesis passages. Short paragraphs about The Titanic with three levels of differentiation for children to underline the parenthesis within.
Parenthesis display cards.
National Curriculum Links
Year 5 statutory content to be introduced – Brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis.
Years 5 and 6 – Pupils should be taught to develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 b yusing brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis.
**Differentiation**
* Parenthesis using ( ) , and – at the end of sentences.
* Parenthesis using ( ) , and – in the middle and at the end of sentences in a range of single and multi-clause sentences.
* Parenthesis using ( ) , and – in the middle and at the end of sentences in a range of multi-clause sentences.
