This episode of 10 Minute Grammar, I am revisiting prepositions in my How I Teach Series.  I know you will find it helpful while teaching prepositions to your studens! In this episode, I delve into the concept of a lengthy, thorough, and useful prepositions list for students. Prepositions lists usually consist of a jingle, rhyme, or chant that involves memorizing 20-30 prepositions. When students are taught prepositions lists via this method, they seldom actually know what prepositions are, why they should learn them, what they will do with them once they are learned, and how to write with them. Enter teaching prepositions by their purpose and within categories! Students can learn 100, 120, 150, or more prepositions rather quickly with this approach. Here is the run-down on the method of preposition teaching that you will learn in today’s broadcast (and via any of my preposition products https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish/Search:prepositions): Prepositions show position (first thing I teach students) There are over 200 total prepositions (including those made of other words and those that are also other parts of speech, like up and before, ) We learn prepositions because they are the first words in the most common phrase found in sentences: the prepositional phrase. When teaching prepositions, teach them through the purpose—using check sentences: The plane flew _____ the clouds, etc. These check sentences are the beginning of teaching prepositional phrases (as opposed to just learning a list of prepositions then later learning what they do) Once students learn a couple dozen prepositions through a check sentence, apply different categories of prepositions to those check sentences: The plane flew ____ the clouds with prepositions that begin with A The plane flew ____ the clouds with prepositions that begin with other vowels The plane flew _____ the clouds with prepositions that begin with B The plane flew _____ the clouds with prepositions that are made of up compound words The plane flew _____ the clouds with prepositions that are multi-word The plane flew _____ the clouds with prepositions that are opposites The plane flew ______ the clouds with prepositions that are synonyms After students have a few dozen or more spatial prepositions memorized, move into time prepositions: The pilot laughed ______ the meal (during, after, before, in the middle of, etc.) It’s all here in this week’s HIT!!! And….you get the full table of contents showing the order I teach, some worksheet pages showing how I lay out the lessons, a freebie at my store with all prepositions listed and some category cards for students to have at their fingertips, and more! My sixty students (online and live) learn 100 prepositions using this method—and yours can too! Of course, just like every lesson in my one-month downloadable books and my one-semester Meaningful Composition books, this one also has the invaluable sample lessons and lists. And for your convenience, How I Teach…. is available as a podcast (follow along in your TN sheets for that week) and a YouTube video (with Power Point containing the same as the TN)!  Note: This lesson came from Christmas Preposition Pack, a 100-page downloadable book filled with the types of lessons described in this broadcast—and seventeen assignments for your students! Find everything you need here!Weekly broadcast episodes with Teacher’s Notebook downloads (and links to listen or watch!) at the Language Arts Lady blogMaster (continually updated) Teacher’s Notebook downloadable bookletFree writing books and videos of me teaching your students for you for a couple of weeks!All of my digital booksHow I Teach YouTube ChannelHow I Teach Podcast

Welcome to back to 10 Minute Grammar... This will be a little bit longer than my usual 10 minute episode, but the information is valuable to teaching elementary students prepositions. In this episode, I am (once again!) excited to teach you how I teach! I’m especially excited because this episode involves teaching elementary students. Yay for the littles! I love teaching how I teach elementary students because I really want to spread the message of hands-on learning, incrementally, slow introduction to difficult concepts, and application of each thing these littles learn. I love to do this for my young students. I dig in right off the bat with some criteria that I have for teaching prepositions to these students: • Fun • Easy to succeed • Repetitive • Self practice • Tricks…always tricks! • Less about purpose than with olders (but still with purpose) Always Teach Purpose Behind Everything You Teach—With Olders, the purposes for prepositions are many and easily understood when they have a good grasp of sentence structure: • Subject is almost never in a prepositional phrase o The girls, along with their brother, are coming to class. o In between lunch and dinner at the school yard, we play for hours. • Prepositional phrase openers o During the last lengthy blackout, we used up all the candles. • Using objective pronouns well o She gave the book to Jon and I. No! She gave the book to me. She gave the book to Jon and me. o We had no idea it would get around to Cami, Kara, and I. No! We had no idea it would get around to me….so use me as object! • Give more details o Focus on this with elementary students o Sentence building Especially with Elementary and Middle Schoolers: Teach with images, mnemonics, rhymes, interactives, and check sentences • Bugs on a Log • Preposition Packets (Plane, Castle, Reindeer) • Check sentence o The plane flew _____ the clouds. o The boy played _______ class. (time) • Repetition o Weekly Think Fast Quizzes Teaching Specific to Elementary Students • Introduce as a part of sentences that give more information • Focus on object too • Interactives at first • Verbal activities • Sentence building It’s all here! AND, I give you some pages from my most elementary preposition product: Bugs on a Log. (Don’t worry…I explain how to make your own interactive/manipulative too!) Note: This lesson came from Bugs on a Log, a downloadable book in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! Find everything you need here! Weekly broadcast episodes with Teacher's Notebook downloads (and links to listen or watch!) at the Language Arts Lady blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach Master (continually updated) Teacher's Notebook downloadable booklet: https://languageartsladyblog.com/teachersnotebook Free writing books and videos of me teaching your students for you for a couple of weeks! https://languageartsladyblog.com/5writingfreebies All of my digital books: https://languageartsladystore.com How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ How I Teach Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Next level parts of speech—pronouns! (See the “intro” to pronouns episode in Episode #7: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar-episode-7-pronouns-parts-of-speech-series/ )   Today’s episode about pronouns covers the following: The sneaky cat easily climbs. HE uses HIS claws.  So far: Articles/Noun Markers + Noun + Adjectives + Verbs + Adverbs Pronouns added this week: HE and HIS Pro=for; pronouns are FOR nouns. They take the place of them.  Personal pronouns (also called definite since they refer to a definite person) He, she, we, they, I, it, you Him, her, us,  them, me      5.Possessive pronouns (possess/own; most troublesome; possessive pronouns never use apostrophe) Ours, mine Your, their His, her Its      6. Possessive adjectives (could come directly before a noun) Our, my, your Its, their  His, her      7. Reflective pronouns (reflect back to someone(s) previously mentioned in the sentence) Myself, ourselves  Yourself, yourselves  Himself, herself  Itself, themselves       8. Indefinite pronouns (not a definite person or thing; also called nouns and adjectives in some handbooks) Any, anybody, anyone Each, both  Most, much None, no one, nobody Some, someone, somebody, something Either, other Much, several, many, all Every, everyone, everybody       9. Demonstrative pronouns (also called other types and even other parts is speech depending on how they’re acting in a sentence) This, that These, those      10. Relative pronouns (also called other types and even other parts is speech depending on how they’re acting in a sentence—especially Subordinators that mark the beginning of a subordinate/dependent clause) That, which Who, whom, whose Where, when       11. Interrogative pronouns (also called other types and even other parts is speech depending on how they’re acting in a sentence—especially Subordinators that mark the beginning of a subordinate/dependent clause) Who What, whatever Why Where, when   (Don’t forget to get your free single parts of speech poster to follow along with this series (and to use with your students!).  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/10-Parts-of-Speech-Order-Single-Poster-and-Reference-Ring-Card-Free-8158423 Or get the entire 80-piece parts of speech poster and reference ring card set at one of my stores! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Order-of-10-Parts-of-Speech-Poster-Pack-and-Reference-Ring-Cards-8391091 ________________________________________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish Create Your Homeschool Store: https://createyourhomeschool.com/shop/languageartslady/ How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393    

Next level parts of speech—adverbs ! (See the “intro” to adverbs episode here!) https://languageartsladyblog.com/7105-2/ Today’s episode about adverbs covers the following: The sneaky cat EASILY climbs. - So far: Articles/Noun Markers + Noun + Adjectives + Verbs + Adverbs - When my students have two difficult or confusing/similar concepts, I tell them they only need a trick for one!      —AdVERB      —Adjectives AVA —Adjectives —Verbs —Adverbs   Adverbs tell: —HOW: carefully ran —WHEN: later called —WHERE: drove downtown —TO WHAT EXTENT: extremely helpful   Not all adverbs are ly words —especially those dealing with time (never, always, seldom, later) —-especially negative words (not, never, seldom, etc) —especially ones that are also prepositions (up, down, over, under, etc)   General tips —importance of recognizing all verbs and telling the difference between action/BHL —knowing that to plus action verb is an infinitive (a verb) —importance of knowing the things adverbs tell (since they’re mostly action-related and different than what adjectives tell (what kind, etc)   Adverbs Vs prepositions —up the mountain (prep) —hang up the phone (up is adverb)   Two kinds of adverb openers 1. One word adverb opener (most ly ones use a comma: Unfortunately, he didn’t answer. ) 2. Adverbial phrase or clause (have to listen carefully for where the phrase or clause ends and the “real sentence” begins: Carefully carrying the cake, he knew she would love it!) (Don’t forget to get your free single parts of speech poster to follow along with this series (and to use with your students!). https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Proofreaders-Marks-and-Editing-Packet-FREE-7286857 Or get the entire 80-piece parts of speech poster and reference ring card set at one of my stores! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Order-of-10-Parts-of-Speech-Poster-Pack-and-Reference-Ring-Cards-8391091 __________________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/ 10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/ 2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Next level parts of speech—verbs ! (See the “intro” to verbs episode here!https://languageartsladyblog.com/10mg_bonus/) Today’s episode about verbs covers the following: The sneaky cat CLIMBS.  First three kinds of verbs  1. Action 2. Being/helping/linking 3. Infinitives   Why action? 1. Forward motion of sentences  2. What the subject is doing (action) 3. Match in number, person, and tense  4. Need to help kids see that “action” verbs are all non-being, helping, and linking verbs (ie sleep)   Why BHL? (Being, helping, linking) 1. They can stand alone/show being 2. Beginning of verb phrase—need to match subject! 3. By themselves, they can’t have adverbs.  4. Teach story writers to get rid of BHL verbs by themselves   Why infinitives (to+verb) 1. Distinguish between prepositions (to the fair) Vs infinitive (to run, to be) 2. Students need to recognize when a verb phrase ends because there is a prepositional phrase next (has been to the gym) Vs when it continues because there is an infinitive in it (has gone to run) 3. Students need to recognize prepositional phrases to mentally get rid of them and match.    (Don’t forget to get your free single parts of speech poster to follow along with this series (and to use with your students!). https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/10-Parts-of-Speech-Order-Single-Poster-and-Reference-Ring-Card-Free-8158423 Or get the entire 80-piece parts of speech poster and reference ring card set at one of my stores! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Order-of-10-Parts-of-Speech-Poster-Pack-and-Reference-Ring-Cards-8391091 ___ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:      Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/   Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/   Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish   How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ   Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE   Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory   How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/   Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/    10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/   Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart   Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/    2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/   All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/   How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Next level parts of speech—adjectives ! (See the “intro” to adjectives episode here! Today’s episode about adjectives covers the following: --Adjectives are third out of ten on my list (following) because they often describe nouns --Often confused with adverbs—use trick “adverb has the word verb in it” --Tell 1. Which one (other) 2. How many (five, many) 3. What kind (happy, blue) 4. Whose (your, my) --Adjectives can end in ly— 1. Adjective + ly= adverb 2. Noun + ly = adjective 3. Ly adjective examples/ brotherly, bubbly, daily, earthly, lovely, gentlemanly, timely, weekly, smelly, pearly, oily, mannerly --Punctuating double and triple adjectives 1. Use commas (or the word and) if both or all three adjectives are descriptive (not clarifying) 2. Use “trade places trick” to see if commas are needed Yes—kind, wonderful person. -wonderful, kind person No—your lovely mom Can’t say lovely your mom Don’t forget to get your free single parts of speech poster to follow along with this series (and to use with your students!). https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Proofreaders-Marks-and-Editing-Packet-FREE-7286857 Or get the entire 80-piece parts of speech poster and reference ring card set at one of my stores! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Order-of-10-Parts-of-Speech-Poster-Pack-and-Reference-Ring-Cards-8391091 _____ Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/ 10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/ 2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393  

Next level parts of speech—nouns! (See the “intro” to nouns episode here!) Today’s episode about nouns covers the following: Person, place, thing, idea Two kinds1. Common (any) 2. Proper (formal—we capitalize the formal names) Possessive—to possess means to own1. Pronouns—never ‘ for personal possessives 2. Nouns—always use ‘ for possessive nouns Showing possession to nouns1. ____belongs to _____ 2. Write the owner first (don’t even think about possession when you write the owner) 3. Say, “The bowl belongs to the dog. Write the word dog. Hmmmm…dog doesn’t end in S, so I need apostrophe-s (dog’s). “ OR 4. Say, “The handle belongs to the glass. Write the word glass. Hmmmm…glass DOES end in S, so I need apostrophe-s (glass’) Nouns are not second grade skills!1. Talking heads 2. Give a talk 3. He will talk at noon. Don’t forget to get your free single parts of speech poster to follow along with this series (and to use with your students!).   Or get the entire 80-piece parts of speech poster and reference ring card set at one of my stores!   Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish Create Your Homeschool Store: https://createyourhomeschool.com/shop/languageartslady/ How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393    

Time for another round of Ten Parts of Speech—but this time, I am doing “next level.” These episodes will be more teaching tips and more application to writing. Yay us! Today’s episode over articles/noun markers covers the following: Teaching them in a simple rhyme The Vs thee An Vs a (an honor; a unicorn) Definite (the) Vs indefinite (a, an) The importance of teaching that articles tell you a noun is coming —and how to avoid confusion between a noun (the run) and a verb (had run) Teaching elementary students to recognize them in sentences as a sign that a noun is coming Teaching middle school students to recognize them in sentences as a sign that a noun is coming with adjectives between the article and noun Teaching high school students to recognize them in sentences as a sign that a noun is coming with adjectives, prepositional phrases, and possessives between the article and noun They might be three little words—but they are important in writing! Don’t forget to get your free single parts of speech poster to follow along with this series (and to use with your students!). Or get the entire 80-piece parts of speech poster and reference ring card set at one of my stores! _____ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Welcome back to 10 Minute Grammar! I am starting a new twelve-part series on the parts of speech (each part one episode)—-but NEXT LEVEL!   If you have followed 10 Minute Grammar from the beginning, you might remember that I started the podcast out with the 10 Parts of Speech in order. Very basic. But great tools and tricks for memorizing them and teaching them.   Now we are going to delve into them again—but this time, are taking it up a notch:   Why do some people say thee and some say the? How can I help my students tell when a word is being used as a noun Vs a verb (racing in tomorrow’s run Vs going to run) and a noun Vs an adjective (she is a doll Vs she has a doll face)? Why do some adjectives end in ly? How can I teach punctuation of double adjectives and double adverbs? How can I solve the its Vs it’s problem once and for all for my kids? My kids know fifty prepositions, now what do I do with that knowledge?   And so much more!   It is going to be a blast!   Get your free single page Parts of Speech poster for free at my Teachers Pay Teachers store!   Or purchase the entire 80 sheet poster and reference ring packet of all the beginning details of all ten parts of speech at my LAL store! ______ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Welcome back to 10 Minute Grammar! I am starting a new twelve-part series on the parts od speech (each part one episode)—-but NEXT LEVEL! If you have followed 10 Minute Grammar from the beginning, you might remember that I started the podcast out with the 10 Parts of Speech in order. Very basic. But great tools and tricks for memorizing them and teaching them. Now we are going to delve into them again—but this time, are taking it up a notch: Why do some people say thee and some say the? How can I help my students tell when a word is being used as a noun Vs a verb (racing in tomorrow’s run Vs going to run) and a noun Vs an adjective (she is a doll Vs she has a doll face)? Why do some adjectives end in ly? How can I teach punctuation of double adjectives and double adverbs? How can I solve the its Vs it’s problem once and for all for my kids? My kids know fifty prepositions, now what do I do with that knowledge? And so much more! It is going to be a blast! Get your free single page Parts of Speech poster for free at my Teachers Pay Teachers store! Or purchase the entire 80 sheet poster and reference ring packet of all the beginning details of all ten parts of speech at my LAL store! ________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Welcome to the third episode of “My 3 Big Writing Tools and Tricks,” broadcast series. My Free How-To Book - [ ] Each step of the Checklist Challenge is separate page, taking you through the steps slowly - [ ] Samples throughout —including a color-coded sample to see the “colorful version”! - [ ] One paragraph all the way through before student does own paragraph Tips for Using a Writing Checklist Be sure grammar skills are taught along with it No vagueness—coding, check boxes, etc Samples of each task Call them what they are for older students (specific opener types, adjectives Vs describers etc.) Do it with the student for first few papers Start out slowly (a few tasks at a time) Help student create final with changes in it. You can do these with or without my free lesson or purchased lessons! Note: Summary of the three foundational writing techniques—how they are laid out, how to get a freebie of each type, and how to create them yourself: (1) Writing Boxes—Episode 24–(See images here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpTVpggIsnF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) (2) How to Create and Write From a Sentence-by-Sentence (S-by-S) Outline—The “How to” lessons for these are in my “Tools and Tricks” books and each first semester book of “Meaningful Composition.” (As well as in March’s freebie!) Episode two of this series will teach you how to teach this! (3) How to Complete the Checklist Challenge—today’s episode! (See video teaching of this here! How I Teach 9) ________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Welcome to another three-part series on “10 Minute Grammar”! This series is called “My 3 Big Writing Tools and Tricks,” and it will cover my three foundational writing techniques—how they are laid out, how to get a freebie of each type, and how to create them yourself: (1) Writing Boxes—Episode 24–my signature sentence-dissecting and re-writing protocol made up of boxes in which students make a sentence their own (and eventually a paragraph their own). Extremely templated and easy to follow. (See images here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpTVpggIsnF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)   (2) How to Create and Write From a Sentence-by-Sentence (S-by-S) Outline—a third or more of the writing projects in all of my 100+ books contain given material/source for students to write from. The S-by-S outline approach teaches students how to write from sources in their own words. The “How to” lessons for these are in my “Tools and Tricks” books and each first semester book of “Meaningful Composition.” (As well as in March’s freebie!) Episode two of this series will teach you how to teach this!   (3) How to Complete the Checklist Challenge—the third foundational method in my books is that of the Checklist Challenge (CC). The “How to CC” lessons are in the same books as the “how to S-by-S” and will be the topic of the final episode in this series. Ninety-plus-percent of my projects have the CC—a checklist of editing/improvement tasks for students to use to improve their papers. I’ll teach you all about it—and get you a freebie!   So…10 MG 25 —-How to Create and Write From a Sentence-by-Sentence (S-by-S) Outline   My Free How-To Book - [ ] Each step separate page, taking you through the steps slowly - [ ] Passage/source appropriate reading AND writing level - [ ] Samples throughout - [ ] One paragraph all the way through before student does own paragraph   Benefits of Given Source to Outline From - [ ] Can be sure it is their level - [ ] Contained—when students begin writing from source they get can be overwhelming and too long - [ ] Can choose content of their interest - [ ] Checks and balances to be sure outlining with as few words as possible and symbols - [ ] Checks and balances to be sure writing essay or report is in students’ own words You can do these with or without my free lesson or purchased lessons! Wanna see a video of my teaching this to homeschooling teachers? Check out my “How I Teach” Episode 5 at the blog! ___________________________________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393  

Welcome to another three-part series on “10 Minute Grammar”! This series is called “My 3 Big Writing Tools and Tricks,” and it will cover my three foundational writing techniques—how they are laid out, how to get a freebie of each type, and how to create them yourself: (1) Writing Boxes—my signature sentence-dissecting and re-writing protocol made up of boxes in which students make a sentence their own (and eventually a paragraph their own). Extremely templated and easy to follow. (See images here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpTVpggIsnF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)   (2) How to Create and Write From a Sentence-by-Sentence (S-by-S) Outline—a third or more of the writing projects in all of my 100+ books contain given material/source for students to write from. The S-by-S outline approach teaches students how to write from sources in their own words. The “How to” lessons for these are in my “Tools and Tricks” books and each first semester book of “Meaningful Composition.” (As well as in March’s freebie!) Episode two of this series will teach you how to teach this!   (3) How to Complete the Checklist Challenge—the third foundational method in my books is that of the Checklist Challenge (CC). The “How to CC” lessons are in the same books as the “how to S-by-S” and will be the topic of the final episode in this series. Ninety-plus-percent of my projects have the CC—a checklist of editing/improvement tasks for students to use to improve their papers. I’ll teach you all about it—and get you a freebie!   So…10 MG 23–how to use writing boxes: Beginning Writing Boxes * Two or three paragraph familiar story (sooo many available—Christmas, Harriet Tubman, Frosty, Beauty & Beast, Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Jungle Book, Toys, Fairy Tales, Peter Pan, and more!) * Each page has one sentence and boxes with tasks for student to complete to learn synonyms, sentence writing, etc. (see images) Advanced Writing Boxes * Start out the same as beginning ones * Second half of each page of boxes teaches how to choose describes and make sentences more interesting. * Both bring student’s new sentences together to create their own paragraph! Or paragraphs! So effective. Fun. Engaging. Interesting. You can do these with or without my free lesson or purchased lessons! Wanna see a video of my teaching this to teachers? It’s available here. How I Teach…Beginning Sentence and Paragraph Writing With Writing Boxes…(Episode #3) | See: https://languageartsladyblog.com/how-i-teach-episode-3/ Learn for a Month Find all my Tools and Tricks and Writing Boxes books here: https://languageartsladystore.com/product-category/writeforamonth/ https://languageartsladystore.com/product-category/writeforamonth/ Check out the first semester of all of my MC books here: https://languageartsladystore.com/product-category/writeforamonth/ https://languageartsladystore.com/product-category/meaningful-composition/ And don’t forget your freebies for this series! Sign up here: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ _________________________________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/ 10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Faceboo

I love to teach my students how to write about people. In my newest set of “Write for a Month” books, “Black Americans’ Contributions,” I had the opportunity to use many of my frameworks for the many lessons in which students write about people. In part three of three about teaching kids to write about people, I move into more advanced techniques and teach how to differentiate learning even more among multi-level writers. Why starting with three people/three paragraphs is such a great idea even up to high school if needed. How to teach expansion from one paragraph into multiple paragraph using that first paragraph’s content How differentiation can be easily achieved through varying expectations based on individual skill levels: number of and types of quotes expected; number of sources required; certain emphases of a person’s life; and much more. How to move from more “middle school-one or two sources” biography writing to the true test of research writing—merging multiple sources. Much more! Check out my newest set of “Write for a Month” books called “Black Americans’ Contributions.” Five levels. One month long. Downloadable. Available at my store, link below. _________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

I love to teach my students how to write about people. In my newest set of “Write for a Month” books, “Black Americans’ Contributions,” I had the opportunity to use many of my frameworks for the many lessons in which students write about people. In part two of three about teaching kids to write about people, I move into more frameworks, outlining types, and pre-writing techniques for fifth through eighth graders: Writing from a source that is given to students with definite/accurate paragraph breaks and appropriate readability/write-ability levels Writing from a source with a single episode/story of that person’s life (can be longer since it is story-based) Giving a source of many paragraphs with a Q and A structure for kids to outline from (their answers become their outline) Outline from sources—three similar people or three achievements (or quotes or books)—so simple to put together for one essay! Going from single source for research to multi-source merging And more! Check out my newest set of “Write for a Month” books called “Black Americans’ Contributions.” Five levels. One month long. Downloadable.   Look me up for more information and links to my resources:  Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393  

One of my favorite topics to help students write about is people. Writing about people is a great starting point for early writers to use sources, excellent way to give passages of material for kids to write from, and can even challenge upper level high schoolers, depending on the expectations and skills included. I love teaching writing about people for several reasons:◦ It is one of the easiest research-based topic. There’s chronology, abounding information, and simplified ways. ◦ It is often of high interest to even young students. ◦ There are many ways to break down information, organize facts, and lay out content. ◦ It is an excellent topic for expansion. I love teaching 2nd-5th graders people writing with these approaches:◦ Writing Boxes (signature layout for sentence and paragraph writing in many of my “Write-for-a-Month” and “Meaningful Composition” programs)◦ Paragraph House Outline and Writing◦ Five W’s charts, boxes, or lists ◦ Q and A outlines ◦ Sentence-by-Sentence outline over a given passage, especially story-based passages about people)Check out my newest set of “Write for a Month” books called “Black Americans’ Contributions.” Five levels. One month long. Downloadable. https://languageartsladystore.com/product-category/writeforamonth/   Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393

Today I’m taking a little detour from grammar and language arts to share three ideas (based on three products—one is free for the first two weeks of February!). Stay with me—you don’t need these $2 or $3 downloads to do these ideas.   Three Family Valentine’s Day Ideas 1. Keep Close Cards (free at LAL blog the first two weeks of February) ◦ Cards that say Let’s Keep Close and have space under to write an invitation to spend time together. ◦ Use as a monthly invite for one-on-one time with kids. ◦ Fill three in for future activities for Valentine’s gift, Easter basket, or Christmas stocking   2. 52 Ways to Say Triff cards ◦ Colorful, unisex, multi-age, cards with borders and various affirmations and compliments on them ◦ Some are specific to qualities (honesty, friendliness, diligence, kindness, initiative, etc) and some are more generic (you’re triff, so grateful for you, can’t believe you’re mine, etc) ◦ Room under each message to write personal note or message ◦ Use weekly! Also for under pillow notes, lunch box notes, back pack notes, mirror notes, and more!) ◦ Pass out at dinner table and read aloud what the person is getting acknowledged for ◦ Blank, bordered cards for you to create your own   3. Kids’ Faves documents ◦ Ask for kids’ favorites in 35 categories ◦ Use for getting gifts, surprises, rewards, treats, etc. ◦ Fill in with each child ◦ Use at Valentine’s Day or Christmas as a game to learn more about each other as a group ◦ Use for dinner conversations   Make Valentine’s Day a fun family affair with these three ideas/products! __________________________________________________ Look me up for more information and links to my resources:    Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/  10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/  2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393    

Welcome to Part II of II of Subordinators! (Part I is Episode 16–find all the details at LALBlog or listen at iTunes.)   In this episode, I review my first two tricks for teaching students lists of subordinators:   (1) First seven subordinators learned in rhyme:   Since, when, because, though As, if, that, although!   (2) Subordinate-Check Sentence—   75% of the dozens of subordinators fit into this check sentence (and, it also shows that subordinators are subordinate to the rest of the sentence---like submarines go down!): _______ the submarine went down, we could still/not see it.   After that review, I teach about the power of using terminology and tricks that have something to do with what that part of speech is or does.   In the case of subordinate clauses, I like to use the term subordinate clauses over dependent clauses since the subordinator is the first word in a subordinate clause….   And subordinate means less. A subordinate clause is less than a real sentence and cannot be used unless it has a complete sentence added to it:   Sub clause, complete sentence.     Lastly, I explain four important reasons to have students memorize/recognize Subordinators (and eventually recognize subordinate clauses quickly and easily):   Subordinate clauses are bot sentences —recognizing sentences and non-sentences is one of the crucial early writing skills. Punctuating subordinate clause openers and putting complete sentences with openers properly is essential. Subordinate clauses have subjects and verbs and need to have these match in tense and number—just like a sentence does. It will be important later to learn the details of advanced punctuation with subordinate clauses in various positions in a sentence.   Learn more about memorizing parts of speech through a weekly Think Fast Grammar Quiz (Beginner and Advanced).   Find me on all the socials!   Subscribe to my email list at my blog ⬇️ Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ 10-Minute Grammar Series: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ How I Teach Series: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ LAL Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-grammar/id1634980016 TPT Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish?ref=unfilter/category    

This episode includes tips and tricks for helping kids ages three to twelve create/write Christmas thank-you cards—using my inexpensive downloadable sets or creating them easily yourself with today’s tips. Pre writer Three years to second grade Colored or child to color (simple pictures!) Write over dotted lines or large spaced lines for child to write Message they can cut and paste Two sentences is great! Or poetry Beginning Writer Early elementary Colored or child color Copy and paste message (have them write greeting and closing) Or copy from a message written out for them Be sure lines are wide for writing Advanced Writer Middle school Colored or child color or paint or water color Give them rhymed and unrhymed messages if they need ideas for what to write May also use quote or other short message inside   ☑️Check out my almost-done for you Christmas thank-you cards for all three levels at the LAL store! ☑️Check out the three reels (one for each level) showing how to create Christmas thank-you cards on my video nine grid. Prewriter: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmohOfnqwxw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Beginner: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmrOUsBKd0s/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Advanced: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmt79e3KMdk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link --------------------------------- Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/ 10 Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/ 2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393  

In today's episode I teach one of my favorite beginning story writing techniques---giving students two paragraphs from a familiar story that they get to finish. (In this case, these came from Jump Start I (semester long book {https://languageartsladystore.com/product/jump-start-i/}) and Write On, Mowgli (one month writing book {https://writeforamonth.com/write-on-writing-topic-based-books/}).) My students love this project! They can pick any two-paragraph-scene starter from several that I give them. Then they use pre-writing boxes to lay out what they want to happen in the scene/how they want to "finish the scene." Even though the story is familiar and each scene ends in a certain way in the original book or movie, the students get to end the scene in any way they want to. So much fun! So much excitement! So much joy for this teacher! There are many benefits to this approach: 1) Short amount of writing--two paragraphs given for them, and they add two paragraphs to finish that scene. (You can have older students do more scenes or more paragraphs for each scene as desired.) 2) Usually the story is familiar to them. 3) The setting, characters, obstacles, etc., are all given for them already in the first two paragraphs we give them. I think you'll hear the excitement in my voice as I explain this method---and I think you'll love the ease of teaching story writing through this as well! --------------------------------------------------- Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/ 10 Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/ 2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393