Grammar Tips & Strategies

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Get the full pronoun list chart, 30 example sentences, the I vs me rule and free pronoun worksheets for grades 1-3.

A simile compares two things using like or as. See 75 simile examples sorted by topic, a simile vs metaphor chart, and free practice pages for grades 3-5.

How to teach compound words to elementary students. Fun activities, word lists, and free printable practice pages for 1st through 3rd graders.

Double consonant words (ll, ss, ff, zz) with the spelling rules students need in 1st and 2nd grade, word lists and free printable practice pages.

100 idioms for kids with simple meanings and example sentences, sorted by grade from 1st to 5th. Free printable idioms worksheet PDF.

What a synonym is, in simple words, with synonym lists by grade, activities and free practice pages for students in grades 2-4.

What a metaphor is in simple words, 15 easy examples, how it differs from a simile, and free practice pages for students in grades 3-5.

Hands-on ways to teach describing words in kindergarten: five senses adjectives, comparing words, sentence practice and free printable pages.

10 hands-on kindergarten grammar activities for nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and more, with free printable practice pages.

Nouns for kindergarten made simple: noun sorts, noun hunts, common and proper nouns, and free printable practice pages for your students.

Teach position words in kindergarten with movement games, picture activities and sentence practice. Free printable preposition pages included.

Hands-on activities for personal pronouns, replacing nouns, pronoun games, and read-aloud strategies, with free printable practice pages.

Teaching periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and capital letters in kindergarten, with activities that make each one stick.

Hands-on activities for what makes a sentence, subject and verb, capital letters and periods, and sentence building, with free printables.

Discover the best ways to teach verbs to kindergartners, from action word activities and verb charades to sentence building and past vs. present tense.

How to teach parts of speech in 2nd grade: nouns, verbs and adjectives, with anchor chart ideas, hands-on activities and free printable pages.

How to teach sentence types, compound sentences, and paragraph structure to 3rd graders. Activities, anchor charts, and free printable practice pages.

Simple, hands-on ways to teach nouns and verbs to first graders. Games, activities, anchor charts, and free printable practice pages.

Punctuation marks for grade 1: how to teach periods, question marks, exclamation marks and commas, with activities and free practice pages.