Grammar Games for the Classroom
Engaging grammar games for review in the middle or high school ELA classroom Like many other skills, grammar concepts need to be reviewed. It’s okay to move on from a…
How to Teach Grammar
Wondering how to teach grammar? People have strong opinions about whether or not it should be taught. Grammar has even been referred to by Grammar Alive as the “skunk at the…
How to Teach Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
Wondering how to teach sentence structure? We’ve all seen plenty of student writing where sentence fluency issues abound. Teaching students to be aware of various sentence types as well as…
Fun Ways to Use Mentor Sentences
Mentor sentences have so many potential applications for the secondary classroom. If you’ve never used them or aren’t quite sure about their value, here’s a quick run-down. What are mentor…
How to Decide if it’s Time to Move on with Grammar
Tired of wondering? How do you know when it’s time to move on with grammar instruction? This post will provide you with five important ways to make a confident decision….
Differentiating Grammar Lessons: An Approach
You’re on the stage teaching one of your rock star grammar lessons, and everything is going well…or so you think. As you look out on the sea of faces, you…
Three Grammar and Writing Lessons that Empower Student Authors
Writing is grammar. Grammar is writing. Sure, there are elements of writing that may not be directly related to grammar, such as word choice, citation rules, content, and paragraph organization. Still,…
Get Your Nerd On: How to Structure A Grammar Lesson
“Everyone is telling me to teach grammar, but no one has told me HOW yet! There’s so much information and so many ideas, and I’m just overwhelmed!” If you’ve ever…
Why We Should Teach Grammar
“Why do we have to learn this? When am I ever going to need this in life? This is so B-O-R-I-N-G!” If you’ve ever taught grammar, you may be familiar…
The Grammar Nerds Tell All: How to Sequence Grammar Instruction
It was August of 2005. I stared at my lesson plan book in frustration, having made a complete mess of my notes about teaching grammar. I was excited to begin…
8 Ways to Design Engaging Grammar Lessons
Looking to spice up your grammar instruction? I have a few ideas for making engaging grammar lessons that might help. There are approximately 23 million blog posts and articles about…
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