Creative WritingYears 3–6Proofreading & Editing

Proofreading and editing skills

Identify and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure in written work

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you wrote a story about a 🐱 cat. You read it again and spot a mistake — like 'kat' instead of 'cat'!

  2. 2

    What does proofreading mean?

  3. 3

    Tap the word that is spelled wrong in this sentence: 'The sun is very brite today.'

  4. 4

    Let's fix this sentence together: 'my dog is funy.'

  5. 5

    Which sentence has a mistake?

  6. 6

    Fix this sentence by tapping the wrong word: 'She go to the park.'

  7. 7

    You found 2 mistakes in 'the boy run fast.' — what are they?

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