Periods for Kids: The Dot That Ends a Sentence (Kindergarten English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we will meet a tiny dot with a big job. It is called a period. A period tells us that a sentence is finished.

A sentence is a group of words that tells a whole idea. Here is one. I see a cat. When the idea is finished, we put a period at the end.

The period works like a stop sign for your voice. When you read and reach a period, you stop and take a little breath. Then you start the next sentence.

Where does the period go? Right after the last word, down at the bottom of the line. Not at the start, and not in the middle. Always at the very end.

Let's read two sentences together. The sun is hot. I like to swim. See the two periods? Each one shows us where a sentence stops.

Remember too, every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period. The capital says go, and the period at the end says stop.

Now it's your turn. Look at this sentence. We play in the park. Where should the period go? Pause and try. It goes at the end, right after the word park.

Great job! Remember, a period is a small dot that goes at the end of a telling sentence. It tells you to stop. Practice periods in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!