Colons and Semi-Colons - KS3 - teaching resource

Colons and Semi-Colons – KS3 is part of our KS3 English Essentials collection, designed to help students master key punctuation skills that may not have been fully developed at KS2.

This comprehensive resource provides clear explanations, guided examples, and practise activities to help learners understand how and when to use colons and semi-colons correctly. It includes a 43-slide fully editable PowerPoint and six accompanying worksheets, making it ideal for Year 7 and Year 8 learners of all abilities.

Key Skills and Lesson Features Include:

• Using colons:

  • Introducing lists

  • Separating clauses within sentences

• Two colon activities with worksheets and an additional worksheet with answers

• Using semi-colons:

  • Replacing commas in complex lists

  • Linking two closely related independent clauses

• Two semi-colon activities with worksheets and an additional worksheet with answers

• Fully editable content to adapt and differentiate for your class

This resource can be used as a standalone punctuation unit or as part of a wider KS3 grammar and writing skills programme.

To preview Colons and Semi-Colons – KS3, click on the images above to view sample slides from the PowerPoint presentation.

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