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Looking for a grammar trick? This one is simple, and it will provide students with a new way of looking at grammar. When I create my grammar lesson plans, I…

Looking to benefit from mentor sentences and interactive notebook activities, perhaps together? My students and I discuss grammar as a natural extension with literature and nonfiction – normally by pulling sentences…

Scaffold grammar lessons and provide students with meaningful instruction. Jumping into a grammar lesson with little framework for students will create problems. Grammar belongs in discussions about literature, writing, and…

Parts of a sentence: a grammar lesson plan.  Everyone labels “parts of a sentence” differently. My older students recognize subject and predicate (they can draw a line to separate the…

Verbals: a grammar lesson plan. Verbals, those tricky little words that look like verbs but aren’t verbs. Yes, the participle, gerund, and infinitive must be taught so that students can…

Types of sentences: a grammar lesson plan. In a perfect ELA world, students arrive remembering all previous grammatical elements. (I know the previous year’s teacher taught grammar, just saying.) So.…

“What Should A Grammar Curriculum Look Like?” is part ten of a part-ten series about a practical approach to teaching grammar. You may want to begin with part one. What…

“I Don’t Understand Grammar” is part nine in a ten-part series. You may want to start with part one. Sometimes, ELA teachers tell me a secret. The secret is the same,…

“Making Grammar Fun!” is part eight in a ten-part series about teaching grammar to older students. You may want to start with part one. “Making grammar fun” sounds so cliche,…

‘Connecting Grammar and Vocabulary’ is part seven of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Start with part one and follow the links to the…