February 11, 2015 CG Lessons 9-12, CG Lessons 6-8, CG Lessons K-5, ELA K-5, ELA 6-8, ELA 9-12, ELA Focus - Grammar, ELA Resources - Games, Core Grammar
By: Tiffany Rehbein
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 using board games in an academic manner in the classroom.
Who wouldn’t like to play Grammar Land in the classroom!? Grammar Land, similar to Hasbro® Candy Land™, is a captivating game that's guaranteed to get students excited about grammar instruction. With the Grammar Land Game Board students will:
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Expand their knowledge of parts of speech and language usage
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Learn different grammar combinations while having fun with classmates
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Develop strong understandings of grammar expectations through multiple exposures
If you have a laminator, I suggest you print and laminate 8-10 boards for your classroom and purchase some Dry Erase® markers and erasers. This will keep your Grammar Land game boards nice throughout the school year!
I am interested to hear how this grammar game works in your classroom! If you don’t have dice or a timer, you can find them on Google Chrome and various free apps for virtual dice rolling and timing. If you have a whiteboard, the same options are available.
Download the Grammar Land directions and game board to get playing!