Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar

Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar is an easily accessible, practical guide full of ideas to support teachers in making the learning of grammar a natural part of developing their students as writers and as readers. Written for those teaching years 5,6,7 and 8, the authors’ approach concentrates on the individual needs of students rather than of a year group as a whole._x005F_x000D_ Split into two main sections, the first looks at creative ways of exploring grammar and includes more than forty ideas that can be implemented into the classroom. This section can be used as a quick resource or the whole sequence can be followed to ensure students are investigating, exploring and having fun with grammar._x005F_x000D_ The second section includes an extensive glossary of terms to develop a full understanding of grammar which can be used to audit your own competences and highlight areas for further development. _x005F_x000D_ Creative ideas explored include:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Being silly with grammar_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Favourite words_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Exploding sentences_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Writing for real audiences_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ New punctuation marks and emoticons_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Sorting out confusing words_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Broadening active vocabulary_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Top ten spelling tips_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Flexing your vocabulary brain_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Redundancy in language_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Creative Approaches to Teaching Grammar is a truly practical guide that is a must read for anyone teaching grammar to years 5,6,7 and 8. With plenty of ideas to implement into the classroom it encourages students to take ownership of their own learning and progress.