Middle school grammar

Wondering how to sequence grammar instruction in middle or high school? Start here. #GrammarSequence #HighSchoolELA

Teaching grammar can be a little monotonous and it can be a tedious concept to teach in middle school, but engaging lessons for grammar exist!

Make grammar fun with these exciting grammar activities and games for kids! This blog post is filled with creative ways to make grammar review engaging for students in 3rd grade through 8th grade. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, you'll find tons of ideas to keep your students active and learning with interactive games and fun grammar worksheets. Add a variety of high interest grammar lessons to help students enjoy parts of speech review!

Help your middle school students succeed on standardized tests by using a different approach to teaching grammar. By teaching the Five Levels of Grammar simultaneously, your students' grammar and proofreading skills will improve! Their confidence and writing will improve, too!

My Middle School Mentor Sentences to Teach Grammar Volume Two is done and now completely digital in Google Slides and Google Forms and I wanted to outline what’s included. There have been huge updates to the assessments. They are now self-grading in Google Forms, plus all other components are digital in slides. There digital grammar interactive notebooks lessons, daily grammar editing and improving work, and the display slides.

Grab a free scope and sequence for planning your grammar and mechanics curriculum for upper elementary and middle school classrooms! The grammar scope and sequence outlines what grammar units to teach, the order to teach grammar units, and fun ways to keep students engaged.

Wondering how to sequence grammar instruction? You'll want this list that scaffolds grammar lessons so that one skill builds upon the next.

How to Teach Grammar Skills So Kids Remember - It's a Teacher Thing

Fun and educational middle school ELA games for grammar and literacy

Online grammar games for middle school students can be a great way for them to practice their skills. Here are 17 grammar games to try this week.

Since I don't have a vocabulary book or program that I HAVE to follow at my school, I used to always worry if I was doing enough vocabulary instruction. Even when I was theoretically following best practices or authentically investigating words as they came up in texts, I was concerned about if I was really helping my students become better readers. After a lot of trial and error, I'm now proud of what we do for middle school vocabulary, which falls into four main areas: Specific Words for…

It can be difficult to get students excited about learning grammar, and even more difficult when you don't feel comfortable teaching it. In this #2ndaryELA Twitter chat, middle and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed approaches to teaching grammar, topics covered, avoiding boring lessons, and incorporating grammar into other aspects of ELA curriculum. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.

Looking for the Magical Unicorn Pretty much every English teacher I know thinks that finding a good way to teach grammar is an elusive and frustrating task. Finding a comprehensive, year-long grammar program that fits all the student expectations that the state has assigned to your grade level is a daunting task, and one that… Continue reading Yes, I’m the Grammar Guru- Creating a Year’s Worth of Middle School Grammar

Engaging grammar lesson plan ideas for middle and high school ELA #GrammarLessons #MiddleSchoolELA #HighSchoolELA

Do you have a middle schooler? Do you wish there were fun Language Arts printables for your older student? Why not try a free Mad Libs for middle school students?

Teaching grammar in middle or high school can be intimidating or boring. Grab some quick tips and easy activity ideas to use tomorrow to teach pronouns in your secondary classroom! #grammar #middleschool #highschool #pronouns #TheLittlestTeacher

Looking to bring your grammar instruction to the next level? Here are 5 activities that will make your students excited about grammar.

Looking for free grammar games to make teaching fun? This list of games for teaching parts of speech, punctuation, and writing will provide fun all year!

I recently just finished my first set of Middle School Mentor Sentences to teach grammar. As I’ve started talking about and posting about Mentor Sentences, I’ve realized that most teachers fall into the following categories when it comes to implementing mentor sentences: I have no idea what mentor sentences are, but I am intrigued now. I ... Read more

Tired of the same old end of the year activities for middle school language arts? Try these 16 unconventional middle school ELA activities that will challenge your students’ critical and creative thinking. From creating a magazine to designing an interactive exhibit – these creative final project ideas will help you spice things up in your ELA classes!