Quick and Easy Grammar Games to Boost Writing Power

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Catherine DePino

Book Code: LU3284

ISBN: 1-59158-328-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-328-8

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144 pages, photo

Teacher Ideas Press, an imprint of Libraries Unlimited

Publication: 12/30/2005

List Price: $25.00 (UK Sterling Price: £13.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11

Subjects:

Education » Classroom Activity Resources

Reviews:

A very highly recommended classroom curriculum development reference....[a]n excellent and very well authored, step-by-step reference for the teaching of proper and helpful tactics for the betterment of a child's writing abilities with particular attention to proper punctuation and sentence structure.
—Midwest Book Review/Internet Bookwatch May 2006

Description: Quick and Easy Grammar Games to Boost Writing Power helps teachers jump start their students' verbal powers with a series of lively activities designed to hone writing, speaking, and listening skills. The lesson plans accompanying each activity are user-friendly and easy to follow. This book aims to give children a distinct advantage in becoming better writers and speakers by giving them a knowledge of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Structured for early learners, the activities may be adapted for children in the prewriting stage. Each unit contains: teacher tips (making sure teachers understand the concept--very useful to home schoolers); a game with warm up activities and lesson plan; follow up activities; homework helper; and writing practice. The book offers reproducibles and step-by-step instructions. Topics for instruction include the parts of speech, punctuation, and beginning sentence structure.

Table of Contents:

Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions and Phrases
Conjunctions
Simple Sentences
Sentence Purpose
Capital Letters
Commas
More Punctuation (Apostrophes and Quotation Marks)
Sentence Problems: Run-On Sentences and Sentence Fragments
Appendix
Answer Key

Publishers Note: Formerly Libraries Unlimited

LC Card Number: 2005030819

LCC Class: LB1576

Dewey Class: 372


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