Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Punctuation Rap

SPOGG has a new favorite teacher: Ms. Lindsay Rivas of the University Charter School in Modesto, Calif.

Check out the punctuation rap she shares with her kindergarteners. We love it!

Punctuation Rap

Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation

Paulie the period.Looks just a dot.
Every time you see her, You must stop!
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Quincy question mark.
I wonder what he’ll do.
He’ s at the end of questions like
Where, what, or Who?
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Collin the comma.
Looks like a hook.
Every time you see him
Slow down and look!
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Lexi exclamation markis like WOW!
If your writin’ so excitin’ then put her in now!
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Quinn and Queeny quotation marks.
They’re in groups of two.
Every time you see them
Talking is what they do.
Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation

Seema the Semi-Colon,
is a pause.
Who’s friends with 2 sentences.
She’s an independent clause.


Punk, Punk Punctuation
Punk, Punk Punctuation

Coaly the COLON,
has two dots.
She’s in between time and the introducer
to express your thoughts.

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