These kinesthetic punctuation exercises are for practice in the classroom. The teacher first demonstrates the sequence. Students can do them individually or in a group.

They are part of the series Kinesthetic Language Learning. More lessons are listed at the foot of this page.

Comma and Period

March 3 counts, and pause in place for 1 count (comma pause), march 3 more times and stop for 2 counts (period stop or full stop). Turn in opposite direction at end of (period stop) and repeat sequence.

Exclamation Point

March 6 counts and stop in place. At stop jump up and down once. Repeat sequence.

Question Mark

March 6 counts swinging arms in opposition and stop in place. At stop begin with arms hung down in front of body, raise arms in front of body overhead hands touching and open arms out to sides in a half circle; right arm to right side, left arm to left side. Repeat entire sequence.

Colon

March 4 counts in place and hold still for 2 counts: gallop 8 counts moving forward and come to full stop for 2 counts. Repeat entire sequence.

Semicolon

March 7 counts moving forward; turn around on 1 count in place, and gallop 7 counts back to beginning place. Turn to face beginning direction and repeat sequence.

More lessons
Kinesthetic Language Learning - Homepage
1. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Forming Shapes for Alphabet Letters
2. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Lesson Plans for Printing ‘b’ and ‘d’
3. Kinesthetic Language Learning - About Syllables
4. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Developing Concentration
5. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Game to Practice Reading and Writing Left to Right
6. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Sentence Diagramming
7. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Punctuation Exercises
8. Kinesthetic Language Learning - Learn Spelling by Typing

Related link
Math while Moving - Free Online Lessons

The content of this article is included in
Kinesthetic Math and Language Lessons -
You´ll find 33 beginning and advanced kinesthetic math and language lessons in 78 pages for kids of all abilities in grades K-6, including teaching all ages the one-hand alphabet with large photos of the letter shapes.


And, for ages 2 to 5, more than 10 kinesthetic learning lessons, plus rhythms, dances and exercises in this workbook Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Article by Susan Kramer