Year 6 English 8.1.21

Today we will be writing a list using a colon to start the list and commas to separate the items.

When writing a list you use commas to separate the items e.g. rice, flour, salt and pepper.

When you start the list with a colon (e.g. I need to buy ten items from the shop: ), you use a comma before the ‘and’ (e.g. salt, and pepper) So your list will look like this: I have a lot to buy this weekend: shoes, trainers, a skirt, a pair of trousers, and a tie.

Have a go at writing your own shopping list.

There are ten items on my shopping list this week__

Challenge 1: Add more detail to your shopping list e.g. There are a lot of items on my shopping list: delicious apples, mouth watering grapes, juicy plums, four large potatoes, and 4 pints of whole milk.

Challenge 2: Write a list of your own e.g. There are six things I need for riding a horse: