To use capital letters and full stops

Key Stage 1

English

Monkeys and Hats: problems

﻿Hello everyone, my name is Miss Barron. And as you know, I love stories. And today we are going to be practising using capital letters and full stops to write some fantastic story sentences. So let me tell you what today's learning is going to look like. First, we're going to play a speaking and listening game. Then we're going to focus on the new learning, which is punctuation, capital letters, and full stops. Then we're going to do some shared writing, to practise writing some sentences together. And then it's going to be your turn and you're going to have a go at writing some sentences on your own. So what are you going to need in today's lesson? As always, you are going to need something to write on, so a piece of paper or an exercise book, and something to write with, a pencil or a pen. Pause the video now and go and get those things if you don't already have them. Fantastic, you are back. And remember, we always need your amazing, creative, wonderful selves and all the fantastic things that you can do. I always ask that you do your best and have a go. And it doesn't matter if we make mistakes. Remember my saying, making mistakes makes the learning great. So now it's time for our game. We are going to play, "tell me more fiction", and I'm going to tell you how it works. Do you remember in lesson one we played tell me more. Well, today we're going to play, tell me more fiction. So I'm not going to be me in today's game, I'm going to step into a role as the hatmaker from our story, which is why I'm wearing my favourite sparkly hat again. Now I need a friend to play this game, don't I? I wonder where my friend has got to. Maurice, Maurice where are you? Oh, here he is. Here's Maurice. Say hi to Maurice, everyone. So Maurice is going to be my partner, for today's game. I'm going to say something about myself as the hatmaker. Maurice is going to listen really carefully to one thing I say and say, tell me more about hmm. So let's play. Hi, nice to meet you. My name's the hatmaker and I just love hats. What's that Maurice? Tell me more about hats. You got it. Well, I love hats. I make tall hats and short hats, fat hats and thin hats, green hats and blue hats, all sorts of hats, even sparkly ones like this. And I sell them at market. Tell me more about sell. Okay, like I said, normally I sell them at market, but today I nearly didn't sell any because when I was sleeping under a tree, some cheeky monkeys came down and stole my hats. Tell me more about stole. Of course, you can imagine I was just furious when they stole my hats. And every time I asked for them back, all they did was copy me. I would say, give me back my hats right now. And guess what they did? They would just copy in their monkey talk and say, Ow ow ow ow. Tell me more about copy. Actually you'll never guess what happened. Once I threw my hat down on the floor and was about to give up, those monkeys copied me and did the same thing. They threw all of their hats on the floor and so I got them back. So that's how to play, tell me more fiction. Why don't you have a go today with one of your toys or somebody else from your household? You could step into the role as the hatmaker like I did, or you could step into the role as the monkey maybe, you choose. Now it's time for our new learning on capital letters and full stops. Do that with me. Capital letters and full stops. One last time, capital letters and full stops. But first I am going to sing a rap to help you remember what capital letters and full stops are all about. Are you ready? The capital letter and full stop rap. Full stop, full stop. Put it at the end, full stop. Is your friend telling you it's the end? Before you start something new, a full stop is what you do. Take a little weight and the sentence will be great. It's a full stop. It's a full stop. The end of one idea before the start of something new, you know what to do? It's a full stop. It's a full stop. Just a dot on the line then a space should be fine. Then a capital letter will make anything better. Is your friend on the end? It's a full stop. It's a full stop. So that was my rap about capital letters and full stops to help you remember how and why we use them. If you'd like, you can watch that video again so you can sing it along with me, or maybe watch it a few times until you're able to sing it yourself. Now, in order to understand capital letters and full stops, it really helps if we understand what a sentence is. Sentences need punctuation so that they make sense. But what is a sentence? A simple sentence is one idea. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Let me give you an example. The hatmaker walked through the forest. That sentence begins with a capital letter, ends with a full stop. And there's one idea. There's one thing happening in that sentence. The hatmaker walked through the forest. Now let me give you another example. The monkeys took the hats. There's one idea in that sentence. One main thing that happens, the monkeys took the hats. That sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. In order to help us understand what a sentence is a bit better, we're going to play this game, sentence or non sentence. A non sentence is not a sentence. So remember a sentence is one idea. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. We're going to do the first one together. Listen carefully as I read it and look at it carefully and decide whether or not you think it is a sentence. The hatmaker tired. The hatmaker tired. Pause the video now and decide whether you think that's a sentence or a non sentence. And I want you to use the sentence stem. This is a hmm, I know because. Pause the video now and tell your screen. How did you get on? Should we go through it? The hatmaker tired, hmm! The hatmaker tired is a non sentence, isn't it? I know this because it doesn't have a full stop on the end and it's missing a word. It doesn't make sense like that. Now let's look at the words underneath, the hatmaker was tired. The hatmaker was tired is a sentence. I know this because it makes sense, it's one idea. It tells us one piece of information about the hatmaker. It starts with a capital letter and it ends with a full stop. I would like you to read the rest of the lines on this screen and decide which ones are sentences and which are non sentences. Remember to use your sentence stems. This is a, hmm. I know this because. Pause the video now and have a go. How did you get on? Well done for trying your hardest. Now let's go through them together. Resting under a tree. Resting under a tree, hmm. I know this is a non sentence because it doesn't make sense. We need to know who was resting under the tree and it doesn't tell us. Also there's no full stop at the end. So that's a non sentence. Let's do the next one. The monkeys, the hats. The monkeys, the hats, It doesn't make sense, does it? It's got no verb. We don't know what the monkeys did to the hats. So we haven't got one complete idea. They're halfway. It doesn't make sense. And there's no capital letter with a stop and no full stop at the end. So that's a non sentence. Let's do the next one. The monkey stole the hats. The monkey stole the hats. Is there one idea there? There is, isn't there? There's one idea. One piece of information that makes sense. The monkeys stole the hats. Does it have a capital letter at the start? Yes, it does. Does it have a full stop at the end? Yes, it does. So that is a sentence. And finally, the hatmaker cross, the hatmaker cross. Does it make sense? Is it one idea? No, isn't, isn't it. There's a word missing. Also it have a capital letter at the start and it doesn't have a full stop at the end, does it? So that's a non sentence too. Now let's be sentence surgeons. A surgeon is someone who works in a hospital and performs operations to make people better. So we're going to be like surgeons, but for our sentences. So let's take one of our non sentences, resting under a tree. Can you turn that into a full sentence that makes sense by saying it out loud to your screen. Pause the video now and have a go. Tell me your sentence out loud now. Great effort, for turning that non sentence into a sentence. Let me show you mine. My sentence says, the hatmaker was resting under a tree. That now makes sense, doesn't it? I've added who was resting under the tree. The hatmaker was resting under a tree. My sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Let's be a surgeon again. Let's take another non sentence. The hatmaker cross. Turn that into a full sentence that makes sense and say it out loud to your screen now. Pause the video and have a go. Can you tell me your sentence again out loud? Great job at turning that non sentence into a sentence. Let me show you mine. My sentence says, the hatmaker was cross. The hatmaker was cross. This is now a sentence because I've added the word was, so it makes sense. And my sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Now we're going to do some shared writing and practise writing some sentences together. Then it's going to be your turn to have a go at writing some on your own that you use capital letters and full stops. We are going to write some sentences about the problem in our story. Remember, great stories need problems that matter. Problems that are difficult for our characters to solve. So our sentences today are going to be about the problem that the hatmaker faces. So make sure that your feet are firmly on the floor, that you're sitting up straight, and that you gripped your pen or your pencil so that you can hold it firmly. Those things are going to help you to write today. Now, we're going to look at a picture to help us with our first sentence. So let's look carefully what's happening in this picture. I'm going to start my sentence, the hatmaker. Now here are my three options to finish that sentence, the hatmaker was snoring, the hatmaker fell asleep, or the hatmaker climbs the tree. Which one of those do you think is best? Tell your screen now. Let me have a think. The hatmaker climbs the tree. I'm not going to use that because that's not what happens in our story. That's not what the picture shows, is it? The hatmaker began to snore. I like that option because I liked the idea of him making a sound while he sleeps. But I think I'm going to choose the second option. The hatmaker fell asleep, because I think he needs to fall asleep first, before I talk about him snoring. So my sentence is, the hatmaker fell asleep. Say it out loud with me. The hatmaker fell asleep. Now let's act it out. The hat maker fell asleep. Do that with me. The hat maker better sleep. Now let's count the number of words, the hatmaker fell asleep, four words. So I'm going to write four just at the side of my line there to remind me how many words I need. Let's start writing, the, the is a tricky word so I'm going to show you how to spell it. What do we need at the beginning of our sentence? A capital letter, you're rights. The has a capital T, the, what's the next word, the hatmaker. This is a difficult word to spell. I can help myself by breaking it into two parts. So let's start with the first part, hat. What do we do? Say the word, ramble the word, write the word. Hat, hat. The, finger space, . The hat, now maker is tricky, I'm going to show you. M, the sound is "m", just start that word, maker. The hatmaker, finger space, fell. Fell, we can sound that one out. Do it with me, fell, fell. The hatmaker fell asleep, asleep. Let's ramble the word, ready? Do it with me, asleep. The hatmaker fell asleep. Now let me read my sentence back. The hatmaker fell asleep. Oh, I've missed something. What have I missed? Tell me now. You're right, I've missed the full stop at the end of my sentence. I'm going to put it in. Now my sentence makes sense. The hatmaker fell asleep. Now it's your turn. Write your own sentence about this picture. You might use one of the following options to help, fell asleep, started snoring or had a nap. Pause the video now and write your own sentence. Remember to make sure it has a capital letter and a full stop. Now let's look at this second picture to help us with our second sentence. What's happening here? I'm going to say, the monkeys took the hats. Oh, but I think I can make that sentence even better by adding a word to describe the monkeys. The, hmm, monkeys took hats. Here are three options you could use, the naughty monkeys took the hats, the cheeky monkeys took the hats, or the playful monkeys took the hats. Tell your screen which one you like best. Interesting, all three are good options, aren't they? Because they all suggest that those monkeys were doing something that they weren't supposed to do. I think I'm going to choose the word naughty because I think they were naughty. They didn't ask before they took those hats, did they? So my sentence is going to be, the naughty monkeys took the hats. You might like the cheeky monkeys took the hats or the playful monkeys took the hats, or you may have your own idea and that's okay. Keep it with you if you do. Now, the naughty monkeys took the hats. I'm going to act it out. The naughty monkeys took the hats. Do that with me. The naughty monkeys took the hats. Let's count the number of words. The naughty monkeys took the hats, six words. So I'm going to write the number six, very small at the end side of my line to remind me how many words I need. Let me just say it on my head one more time. Do it with me. The naughty monkeys took the hats. First word is the, the. I need a capital letter remember at the beginning of my sentence. The, finger space, the naughty, the naughty, naughty is a difficult word to spell So I'm going to show you, starts with the sound "n". The naughty, finger space, the naughty monkeys, starts with the sound "m", Monkeys is a tricky word too. So I'm going to show you. Or you might recognise it by now in the work that we've done on our story so far. The naughty monkeys took . The, the is my high frequency we had that again, the naughty monkeys took the hats. We could definitely sound this one out. Hats hats. Full stop at the end of my sentence, the naughty monkeys took the hats, does it make sense? Yes, it does. It's one idea, the naughty monkeys took the hats. Capital letter at the start, full stop at the end. Now it's your turn to write your own sentence about this picture. Use one of the following words to help you describe the monkeys, naughty, cheeky, or playful. Pause the video now and have a go. Now let's write our third sentence. This is the picture we're going to use to help us. Let me see what's happening here. I'm going to talk about how the hatmaker was feeling. So I'm going to start my sentence, the hatmaker felt. What word could we use to describe how he felt? Here are three options. The hat felt angry. The hatmaker felt furious. The hatmaker felt excited. What do you think is the best idea? Tell your screen now. Interesting, Now let me have a think. I'm not going to use the word excited because he doesn't look exciting, does he? He is not excited at all about this. In fact, he is very angry. So I could say, the hatmaker felt angry, but I think I'm going to use the hatmaker felt furious because that tells me that he was very, very angry. And I can tell by his face there that he was extremely angry. So my sentence is going to be, the hatmaker felt furious. Let's say it out loud together. The hatmaker felt furious. Let's act it out. The hat maker felt furious. Do that with me. The hatmaker felt furious, well done. Now let's count the number of words, the hatmaker felt furious, that's four words. So I'm going to write the number four, just at the side there to help reminds me how many words I need. Let's start writing. The hatmaker felt furious. So capital letter at the beginning of my sentence again. The, all my sentences are starting with the today. The hatmaker, and I've already written this. I can sound it out to help me though. The hatmaker, finger space, felt. We can sound this one out, . The hatmaker felt, finger space, furious. That is a tricky word so I'm going to spell that for you. The hatmaker felt furious, there we go. Now, let me read my sentence back and check if it makes sense. The hat maker felt furious, is that right? Have I got everything I need? You're right, I'm missing a full stop at the end, an't I? No see miss Barron. The hatmaker felt furious. Thank you for reminding me, there we go. Now I can read my sentences back. Let's read them all and check if they all make sense and all have a capital letter and a full stop on the end. The hatmaker fell asleep. The naughty monkeys took the hats. The hatmaker felt furious. So all of my sentences make sense, and they all have a capital letter and a full stop on the end. I feel really happy with them. Now it's your turn to write a sentence about this picture, use one of the following feeling words to help you angry, furious, like I used, or you might even use the word enraged. Enraged means really angry too. It's another word for furious. Pause the video now and have a go, write your own sentence. Now it's your turn to have a go without so much of my help. I'd like you to write a sentence about the problem getting worse for the hatmaker. Use one of my pictures to help you. Remember to say the sentence out loud first. You might like to act it out as well to help you remember it. Count the number of words on your fingers. You might like to write that number down if it helps you. You might Pat the number of words on your head. Write the sentence, read the sentence back to make sure it makes sense. Make sure you've got your capital letter at the start and full stop at the end. Pause the video now and have a go. Now you've written your sentences. It's time to five-finger check your work. Let's look at our five fingers. First check for capital letters. Check the finger spaces, check for spellings, check for your full stops and check it makes sense. Five finger check, pause the video now to do that with your sentences. That's the end of our learning on capital letters and full stops today. I am super proud of your efforts. I think you deserve a huge firework clap, are you ready? Po po po po pooh! Amazing job. I would love to see some of your work from today so if you'd like, please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, tagging @OakNatioanal, @KateEBarron and hashtag learn with Oak. But for now, let me leave you with our capital letters and full stop rap, full stop, full stop. Put it at the end, full stop. Is your friend telling you it's the end? Before you start something new, the full stop is what you do. Take a little weight and the sentence will be great. It's a full stop. It's a full stop. The end of one idea before the start of something new, you know what to do? It's a full stop. It's a full stop. Just a dot on the line then a space should be fine. Then a capital letter, will make anything better. Is your friend on the end? It's a full stop. It's a full stop. Over to you, keep practising the capital letter and the full stop rap. And I'll see you in the next lesson, bye.

To use capital letters and full stops

To use capital letters and full stops

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