Looking for helpful support for how to teach sentence structure? In this post, I’ll share ideas for teaching sentence structure with simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Since I have…
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Discover the Best Middle School Grammar Curriculum
“Discover the Best Middle School Grammar Curriculum” is part ten of a part-ten series about a practical approach to teaching grammar. You may want to begin with part one. In…
I Don’t Understand Grammar: Teaching Grammar
“I Don’t Understand Grammar” is part nine in a ten-part series devoted to English grammar teaching. You may want to start with part one. Sometimes, ELA teachers tell me a…
Making Grammar Fun
“Making Grammar Fun!” is part eight in a ten-part series about teaching grammar to older students. In this post, I cover fun grammar activities. You may want to start with…
Connecting Grammar and Vocabulary
‘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…
Connecting Grammar and Literature
‘Connecting Grammar and Literature’ is part six 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…
Connecting Grammar and Writing
‘Connecting Grammar and Writing’ is part five 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…
10 Alternatives to the Grammar Worksheet
‘10 Alternatives to the Grammar Worksheet’ is part four of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Read part one, part two and part three. Update, 2022: After…
ELA Content Includes Grammar
‘ELA Content Includes Grammar’ is part three of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Read part one and part two. All components of ELA…
How To Teach Grammar Effectively
How To Teach Grammar Effectively is part two in a ten-part series covering a practical approach to teaching grammar in the middle school and high school classrooms. Read part one.…