I remember the days of teaching grammar when students’ eyes glazed over and they checked out of the lesson. While not every day can be filled with the most engaging,...
When writing, clarity is key. It is important for students to understand how the proper use of a pronoun will clarify to readers what noun the writer is talking about. Use...
In order for students to write clearly, they’ll need to master verb tenses. Use the verb tenses worksheets below to help your grades 3–5 students strengthen their language...
Revising and editing are essential skills for writers at any stage in life. Students as early as third grade can begin to read and recognize errors in writing. This...
Revising and editing are skills students’ need in school and in life. Practicing revision and editing helps students recognize the characteristics of good writing. I'm...
Word choice and precision in writing is a skill assessed by the SAT suite of tests. When students feel confident in using concrete, specific words rather than abstract,...
Spring brings with it both pleasant weather and the interesting dynamic of nearing the end of the school year – which can be exhausting – as well as promises of refreshing...
Get ready to add some fitness, activity, and learning to the traditional game of hopscotch! This simple grammar exercise will get students excited to review parts of speech.
With testing season on the horizon, I've been taking inventory of my "go-to" grammar games and activities. Because students work at different speeds, I like to have grammar...
With an 11 and 9-year-old at home, board games are a great way to spend a weekend evening. Knowing how much we enjoy playing board games at home, I began to wonder about...
The Pin the Part of Speech on the Pig Grammar Game combines learning the parts of speech and a modified version of the game Pin the Tail on the Donkey. For each day of the...
My mom likes to tell a story about her high school English teacher, who carried a ruler and rapped students’ knuckles when they struggled with grammar exercises. Instruction...