Teaching Grammar
Without the Hammer:
Five Fun Activities
Learning grammar has been compared to other fun things -- like having teeth pulled
or being assigned detention. But it needn't be a painful experience with these five lessons that help teach grammar
-- without the hammer! Included: Five fun activities.
Teaching the yearly grammar unit can be like giving a child cough medicine. Some students take it without flinching;
others -- those with a mental block about grammar -- flinch at the mere mention of the word.
Great Grammar!
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Teaching grammar has to be one of toughest tasks a teacher faces, but we all know that grammar skills are essential
to students' success on standardized tests and college entrance exams, in their ability to communicate orally and in
writing, and in life! So the more fun we can have with grammar -- and the more varied approaches we can use to teach
it -- the more likely our students are to 'get it.'
This week, Education World offers a handful of lesson ideas to help you lighten up with grammar -- lessons to help
you lessen the pain, if you will.
FIVE LESSONS FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR
Click each of the five lesson headlines below for a complete teaching resource. (Appropriate grade levels for each
lesson appear in parentheses.)
Synonym Scramble
A fun activity reinforces synonyms and builds vocabulary skills. (Grades K-12)
Verb-Adverb Charades
Verbs and adverbs take center stage in this lively activity. (Grades 3-8)
Teaching Grammar