English Language Lessons for Third Graders.

1. Ibadan International School
Grade 3
WEEK 1 TERM 1
(Monday, 20th September – Friday, 24th September)
Name:

2. Use Punctuation marks
(Capital letters, Full stop,
Question mark and Comma)
Week 1 – Term 3
(Monday, 20th September – Friday, 24th September)

3. Activity 1
Pre-Assessment
Directions: Can you identify the punctuation marks used in each sentence?, underline each
punctuation mark with the green lines provided.
Monday
1. Yesterday, I went to SeaWorld.
2. Terry and Karen will be here in July.
3. The statue of liberty is huge.
4. Last Friday, we saw the movie Avatar.
5. Where is my bag?
6. Happy birthday John!
7. Mummy bought sweets, cookies, juice and wine from the supermarket.

4. Punctuation (Capital Letters)
Lesson 1
Monday
Dear Parents, Please have your child watch these videos on punctuations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCOswMeXFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvfcS3K7zM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhKcxAg8h0E
Punctuation marks make reading and writing easier. These symbols
help us to organize our sentences. They let readers know when a
question is being asked. They let readers know when to pause. There
are over a dozen punctuation marks in English, but we are going to
learn about four. They are the period, question mark, comma and
capital letter
CAPITAL LETTERS
When do you use a capital letter?
1. A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
2. A proper noun, like a person’s name, begins with a capital letter.
3. A proper noun, like a place, begins with a capital letter.
4. Proper nouns, which are SPECIAL names, begin with a capital
letter. (Christmas, Easter, June, Monday etc.)
5. Use a capital letter for the personal pronoun 'I‘
6. Use capital letters for many abbreviations and acronyms:
G.M.T. or GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

5. Punctuation (Capital Letters)
Activity 2 Monday
1. come in and eat your dinner.
2. can we go out to play?
3. nobody laughed at my joke.
4. please shut the door behind you.
5. do you have to be so loud?
6. i love chocolate and ice-cream.
7. i attend ibadan international school.
8. my brother and i love to eat pizza at dominos.
Directions: Capitalize each sentence appropriately and re- write corrected sentence in the yellow
box.
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6. Punctuation (Capital Letters)
Activity 2- Continued
Monday
9. are you going to england on sunday?
10. have you got the time ben?
11. spain and italy are both countries.
12. what are you getting for christmas tom?
13. mrs smith laughed at carl.
14. paris is the capital of france.
15. where are jim and bob going?
16. the river thames is in london.
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Directions: Make sure you put in the capital letters I have missed out in the sentence. Write your
answers in the yellow box.

7. Punctuation (Capital Letters)
Activity 3- Homework
Monday
Directions: The sentences below have not been capitalized. Write the correct version of the
sentences in your Literacy Exercise Book.
1. yesterday, i went to seaworld.
2. terry and karen will be here in july.
3. The statue of liberty is huge.
4. last friday, we saw the movie avatar.
5. i don’t understand french.
6. there goes our principal, mr. thomas.
7. did you enjoy the colorado river?
8. harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is my favourite book.
9. you can see the comet on wednesday, february the 16th.
10. sometimes, i play super mario brothers on my nintendo.
11. my favorite author is R. L. Stine.
12. Do you like charlotte’s web?
13. robin williams is funny.
14. my Wii is broken.
15. The pacific ocean borders california.

8. Punctuation (Capital Letters)
Activity 3- Homework continued
Monday
Directions: Type the corrected sentences from the previous slide in the green box below .

9. Ending Punctuations (Full-stop, Question Mark and Exclamation
Mark)
Lesson 2 Tuesday
Period or Full-stop: Used at the end of a sentence that
makes a statement, gives a command, or asks an indirect
question. Periods are also used at the end of abbreviations.
Here are some examples:
• I like chips and salsa.
• Please pick up your socks.
• I asked David why he was late.
• Mr. Schultz lives on Starling Rd.
Question mark: Used at the end of a sentence that asks a
question.
Here are two examples:
• Where did you put the cheese tray?
• How do I get to the train station?
Exclamation mark: Used at the end of the sentence to show
extreme emotion or excitement.
Here are two examples:
• I can’t believe I won!
• That’s the biggest bird Shana has ever seen!
Dear Parents, Please have your child watch this
video on ending punctuations by following this
link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPnSYcxkiKU

10. Punctuation (Full-stop, Question Mark and Exclamation marks)
Activity 4
Directions: Read each sentence. Drag the correct ending punctuation picture and drop it in the appropriate place for
each sentence.
Tuesday
Every sentence ends with a punctuation mark. Use a period (.) at the end of a statement. Use a question mark (?)
when you ask a question. Use an exclamation point (!) to show emphasis or surprise.
1. Do you know how to dance
2. I am a good student
3. Does your father enjoy his work
4. yippee, we won the game
5. Is the gate closed
6. My big sister is in college
7. Why were you late for school
8. Where do you live
9. My dog is a Boston Terrier
10. I know who did it ― you

11. Punctuation (Full-stop, Question mark)
Activity 5 Homework Tuesday
Directions: Read each sentence below. Put a question mark (?) or a period (.) in the punctuation column and explain your
reason for choosing that punctuation mark for that sentence.
Sentences Punctuation
mark
Reason
My cat is orange and white
Do you see your grandparents often
Did you do well on the math test
I got a new jacket this weekend
What is your middle name
I got all my homework done
I live in the grey house down the street
Have you always lived in this state
Is that dog a collie
Would you like to go out to dinner

12. Punctuation (Commas)
Lesson 3 Wednesday
Dear Parents, Please have your child watch these videos on the use of comma by clicking on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk0k2FLjM1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mLKkI0DYmA
Commas have a lot of different uses. Write the different examples
of each type of comma usage in your book.
1) Use commas to separate the items in a list. I’d like a
cheeseburger, fries, milkshake and soda.
2) Use commas to separate two clauses in a sentence. James spends
his time doing homework, while Martha prefers to practice piano.
3) Commas set off transition words or the name of a person being
addressed directly. Next, put the cookies in the oven. Jane,
please call me later. Stop eating all my food, Aiden.
4) Commas set off parts of a sentence that can be taken out
without changing the meaning of the sentence. Kate, who was
flying to Florida on Thursday, was very happy.
5) Commas set off quotes in a sentence. Jessie said, “I need more
time.”
6) Use a comma to separate the name of a city from the name of
its state. I like to visit Chicago, Illinois.
7) Use a comma to separate the day of the month from the year.
He was born December 1, 2002.

13. Punctuation (Commas)
Activity 6
Wednesday
Directions: Complete the sentences by adding the list of items shown in the pictures below each sentence
starter. Use comma appropriately in your sentence to separate . Type out the complete sentence in the
space provided.
a dress a teddy bear some chocolates
Alexa bought
Ahmed bought
an apple a banana a book some
sweets
Ethan bought
a football a bike a video
game
a hamster

14. Punctuations (Commas)
Activity 7 (Homework) Wednesday
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences and apply commas where necessary.
Sentences Rewrite and insert your commas
Jannah bought a pen a pencil and a rubber.
Daud Ibrahim Dylan and John went swimming.
Saleh had some paper a ruler and a book in his tray.
The boys liked rugby football and tennis and golf.
The room was dirty smelly and very dark.
In the bag were some sweets a pen and some money.
Class 3 saw monkeys lions tigers and bats at the zoo.

15. Words Definition
1 system
2. organs
3. cells
4. veins
5. arteries
6. tissues
7 muscles
INSTRUCTIONS: Look up for the meanings of these words and type the definitions in the space provided.
Wednesday

16. Comprehension Passage
Activity 9
Thursday
Playing Catch
Kate and her brother Jake like to play catch. They
play with softballs, footballs and tennis balls. They
toss the balls back and forth in the yard all the time.
Sometimes they go to the park to have more space
for throwing the balls farther. When it is raining
out, they play catch in the basement. They use a
tennis ball because it bounces off of the basement
walls. Jake is going to soccer camp for a week this
summer. Kate is sad because she won’t have anyone
to play catch with while he is gone. The week before
Jake leaves, they go to the park together. There is a
girl tossing a ball in the air by herself. Kate and Jake
invite her to play with them. Her name is Brooke.
Kate is happy now that she has a new friend to play
catch with while her brother is at camp.
DIRECTIONS: Read the story carefully and answer the questions on the next slide

17. Comprehension questions
Activity 9
Thursday
Questions:
1. What do Kate and Jake play catch with? (a) frisbees (b) balls (c ) sticks (d) beanbags
2. What do they use to play catch on rainy days? (a) pillows (b) soccer balls (c )apples
(d) tennis balls .
3. Where do Kate and Jake go the week before he leaves for camp? (a) The pool (b) The school
(c )The park (d) The beach
4. Who is tossing a ball in the air at the park? (a) Brooke (b)Brian (c ) Bree (d) Brad
DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer from the options and type your option in the yellow box.

18. Punctuation
Activity 10 Homework
Thursday
1. what are you going to do today, kylie
2. what an amazing goal
3. i hate it
4. stop that now
5. do you attend galton valley primary school
6. london is the capital city of england, in the united kingdom
DIRECTIONS: Punctuate the following sentences. Type the sentences in the space provided.

19. Words Definition
8. stomach
9. spleen
10 throat
11. bones
12 tongue
13. liver
14. pancreas
15. brain
INSTRUCTIONS: Look up for the meanings of these words and type the definitions in the space provided.
Thursday

20. Punctuations
Activity 12
Friday
Dear Parent, Please have your child watch this video on punctuation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgcokHqAXUk
Punctuate the following paragraphs using full stops, capital
letters, exclamation marks and question marks,
Paragraph without punctuation. Re-write paragraph and
include correct punctuations.
scotland is one of the most
beautiful countries in the world
have you ever been there i love it
the main cities are glasgow and
edinburgh
the last time i went into
birmingham, it rained all day i
forgot my umbrella, so i got
soaked have you ever done that
next time i’ll remember it

21. Punctuations
Activity 13 (Homework)
Friday
Punctuate the paragraph given below using full stops, capital letters, commas, exclamation
marks and question marks. Edit the text, look out for words that should begin with a capital
letter and drag the punctuation images below to the right spot.
harry spencer lived in the tiny english village of hampton he was a famous detective who ran the
spencer detective agency on river road he had many local clients have you heard of derek
gallagher harry followed him to make sure that he was going to work every day do you know
where he was going instead he was going fishing what a naughty man

22. Punctuations
Activity 13 continued (Homework)
Friday
Direction: Highlight in red the words that need to be capitalized. Hint: There are 20 words.
i love to travel. last june, i went to arizona and saw the grand canyon. then, i drove to new
mexico to visit carlsbad caverns. someday, i want to go to europe and see the eiffel tower in
paris, france.