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How To Teach Grammar In Primary School
What Aspects of Grammar Are Taught In Primary School?
Conjunctions are words that connect sentences or clauses such as ‘and’, ‘but’ an ‘or’.
Pronouns:
Children learn how to use pronouns such as ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, and ‘they’ correctly in sentences.
Tenses:
They are introduced to past, present and future tenses of verbs.
Sentence structure:
Children learn about subjects and predicates in a sentence and how to use punctuation such as full stops, commas and question marks.
Prepositions:
They also learn about prepositions like ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘under’, which indicate the position of an object about something else.
Parts of speech:
This includes nouns (person, place or thing), verbs (action words), adjectives (describing words) and adverbs (words that describe verbs).
Spelling rules:
Children are taught common spelling patterns and practices for adding suffixes such as ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’
Grammar Resources:
games
Didactic resources
use of technology
Digital resources
books
music
What Are The Basics Of Grammar
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Pronouns
Since nouns cannot be repeated multiple times, a pronoun is used instead.
prepositions
indicate the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
adverbs
say more about verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
Nouns
words used to name a person, thing, idea, or place.
adjectives
word that describes a pronoun or noun.
verbs
Words indicating the action or state of the subject
conjunctions
connects two or more phrases, words, or clauses.
How To Make Grammar Lessons Fun and Engaging
Utilise interactive activities such as games, role-playing, and group work to keep students interested.
Implementing technology into the classroom can also be a great way to add an exciting layer of difficulty to learning grammar in a primary school setting.
Above all else, keep it light and entertaining! Respect your students’ time by spending class time wisely on quickly changing topics, exercises and relatable activities that leave them feeling accomplished and excited about the class.
Review Common Grammar Mistakes and Strategies For Correcting Them
Primary school students are likely to make some common grammatical errors, such as confusion between subject-verb agreement and improper use of punctuation. As a teacher, it can be helpful to review these errors frequently with your students to spot any issues quickly and work with them to help master grammar rules.
Provide examples of the errors and encourage students to identify which corrections need to be made. Additionally, an effective strategy you can use is taking turns dialoguing as different characters while correcting each other’s grammar mistakes.
Provide Examples Of How To Apply Grammar Rules To Writing Tasks
Adjectives are used to describe, identify, and quantify people or things; and adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings
when talking about daily actions, the present simple is used.
The Importance Of Providing Feedback
Promotes the dialogue between the teacher and the students and thus strengthens the communication in English
Facilitates self-reflection on the errors that exist
Increases student motivation and self-esteem
