Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6

Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6

Upper KS2 English Teaching Resource

In ‘Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6’ pupils learn how to correctly use colons and semi-colons as per the objectives of the Year 5 and 6 English programme of study. This engaging and animated PowerPoint lesson includes:

1. How to use colons to introduce a list and to separate clauses within a sentence
2. 2 colon activities with accompanying worksheets
3. 1 further colon worksheet with answers
4. How to use semi-colons to replace commas in a complex list and to join two complete sentences together
5. 2 semi-colon activities with accompanying worksheets
6. 1 further semi-colon worksheet with answers


As with all our PowerPoint teaching resources, ‘Colons and Semi-Colons - Year 5 and 6’ is completely editable so that teachers can adapt, alter and revise it as much or as little as required.