How can grammar coloring pages improve your grammar lessons? Is it possible. . . to have fun grammar? Previously, I’ve written about coloring sheets for literature or note taking as…
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Six Tips for Teaching Grammar
Looking for tips for teaching grammar that won’t cause a ton of more work? Making grammar make sense, connecting grammar to writing, showing students the importance of understanding a language:…
English Grammar Lessons for Kids
English grammar lessons for kids—I cannot stress how important these foundational grammar lessons are. I approach grammar lessons with students of all ages with my experience (naturally). I have taught…
Teaching Verb Moods
I rarely find myself teaching verb moods, but when I do, here are my talking points. Verbs have lots of components—something I always share with students. Tenses, voice, action and…
Creative Ways To Teach the Eight Parts of Speech
Are you looking for creative ways to teach the eight parts of speech? Below, I’ve outlined my parts of speech lessons for older students. . . often my first set…
Grammar Should Be “Understanding Language”
Understanding language and moving past grammar lessons: can we make the switch? The more I write about grammar and read research about the teaching of grammar, the more I am…
Teaching Punctuation: Semicolon, Dash, Ellipsis, Comma, and More
Teaching punctuation rules? I have a punctuation guide for teachers and students! Teaching punctuation cannot happen in a “unit.” When we present punctuation resources and never tie those ideas to…
Digital Grammar Activities: Adding Meaning to Online Grammar
Digital grammar activities: we teachers can add meaning to our lessons. I know many of us are teaching grammar virtually, and many more of us want fun ways to teach…
Teaching Clauses: Quick Teaching Tips
Teaching clauses: independent and dependent clauses are an important part of sentence structure lessons. By teaching clauses, you’ll also be teaching important punctuation and parallelism rules. I always explain grammar…
Teaching Commas: Complete Grammar Lesson Plan
Teaching commas can be overwhelming if you have no where to start. Today, I’m sharing my grammar lesson plan for commas with you, including how to teach comma usage in…