Verbals lessons: more than verbal worksheets, actual engaging verbals practice. Teaching verbals can be a fun part of meeting language standards. Verbals, those tricky little words that look like verbs…
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Learn How to Teach Sentence Structure Effectively
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…
Discover the Best Middle School Grammar Curriculum
Middle School Grammar Curriculum: Key Requirements and Activities for Grades 6-8 A strong middle school grammar curriculum for grades 6-8 combines direct instruction with hands-on, differentiated practice — moving students…
I Don’t Understand Grammar: Teaching Grammar
English grammar for teachers: You’re not along on this road to teaching grammar! Sometimes, ELA teachers tell me a secret. The secret is the same, with small variations. It is…
Making Grammar Fun
“Making grammar fun” sounds so cliche, so silly. It is feasible though, and worthwhile. You can implement fun grammar lessons. Today, I consider my classes to be (overall) fun, but…
Connecting Grammar and Vocabulary
Vocabulary and grammar aren’t the same thing, but they work together: vocabulary is about word meaning, grammar is about how words function and connect. Connecting grammar and vocabulary is a…
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
Connect grammar to writing with conferencing tips, mentor sentences, and modeling strategies for middle and high school English classes — free downloads included. Let’s pretend your students understand or have…
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Fun Grammar Worksheets & Alternatives for Middle School
12 Fun Alternatives to the Grammar Worksheet for Middle and High School Ah, grammar worksheets for high school, the middle school grammar worksheets. Maybe even color coded grammar worksheets. Worksheets…
What Does ELA Include? Grammar as Part of ELA Content
What Does ELA Include? Why Grammar Belongs in Every ELA Lesson ELA — English Language Arts — covers reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, and grammar is part of that…