Computer Lab Activities
Edit Dan’s Copy: A Maggie’s Earth Adventures Activity
Students help Dan edit his news report by fixing his mistakes, including capital letters, final punctuation, run-on sentences, and more.
- Grades: 1–2, 3–5
In Scholastic’s “Edit Dan’s Copy” online learning activity, one of Maggie's Earth Adventures, students help Dan edit his news report by retyping sentences correctly on a virtual typewriter. They can select Level 1 for capital letters and final punctuation or pick Level 2 for run-on sentences, quotation marks, and apostrophes.
Sample, Level 1:
maggie and dude went on an african adventure
Sample, Level 2:
Maggie would like you to visit her Whats New section
Learning Objectives
While participating in the “Edit Dan’s Copy” activity, students become proficient with several of these skills.
- Use Web technology to practice grammar skills
- Improve on grammar skills within different skill sets
- Track progress on different skill sets
- Subjects:Grammar and Punctuation, Proofreading
- Skills:Grammar and Punctuation
