RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The Targeting Grammar series presents detailed knowledge of the grammar of English and its application in spoken and written language, relevant to lower, middle, and upper primary. It sets forth a meta-language, which both teacher and students can use to examine and explore language, leading to deeper understandings and improved technique.
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Lower Primary Middle Primary Upper primary
About the series:
There are three books availaible in the Targeting Grammar Series: Lower, Middle and Upper.
The sections provide teaching information and background notes on each grammar concept, as well as:
Suggestions for ways to introduce specific grammar concepts to students.
Exploring ideas to build understanding.
Photocopiable work sheets designed to develop the technical aspects of grammar and its application.
Assessment pages with allocated marks to allow teachers to evaluate, analyse and pinpoint area of individual and class need.
Marking grids to record these results are provided in the front of each book.
The back section of each book also provides the following additional support material:
Games to develop the meta-language students need to use and understand grammar.
Task cards to be copied and laminated for use in literacy centres or by students who require further practice.
Word banks –useful lists of antonyms, collective nouns, homophones and many more.
Answers for all work sheets, assessment pages and task cards.
These books can be purchased from: http://www.blake.com.au/Default.asp
There are three books availaible in the Targeting Grammar Series: Lower, Middle and Upper.
The sections provide teaching information and background notes on each grammar concept, as well as:
Suggestions for ways to introduce specific grammar concepts to students.
Exploring ideas to build understanding.
Photocopiable work sheets designed to develop the technical aspects of grammar and its application.
Assessment pages with allocated marks to allow teachers to evaluate, analyse and pinpoint area of individual and class need.
Marking grids to record these results are provided in the front of each book.
The back section of each book also provides the following additional support material:
Games to develop the meta-language students need to use and understand grammar.
Task cards to be copied and laminated for use in literacy centres or by students who require further practice.
Word banks –useful lists of antonyms, collective nouns, homophones and many more.
Answers for all work sheets, assessment pages and task cards.
These books can be purchased from: http://www.blake.com.au/Default.asp
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Playing with Grammar in the Early Years
Although targeted for lower primary this book is a must! 24 highly practical Language Experiences for scaffolding young children. Each experience is connected to content descriptions from the Australian Curriculum English: Expressing and Developing Ideas; Language for Interaction; Text Structure and Organisation. Incorporating strategies for working with children in Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 aimed to purposively tie teaching and learning
to authentic projects in local contexts.
This book can be purchased from: http://www.aate.org.au/products/alea-publications/playing-with-grammar-in-the-early-years
Grammar with a Grin is a compilation of jokes, riddles, silly stories and fun pictures to make teaching basic grammatical concepts entertaining, as well as challenging and stimulating.
You can use the fun-filled photocopiable work sheets to supplement standard grammar lessons. The activities allow students to share their knowledge to complete the jokes, riddles and stories. Students are motivated to think about the activities to understand the jokes, and in the process develop a thorough understanding of the grammar involved. Fun and fascinating activities for filling those spare moments in your day! This book can be purchased from: http://www.blake.com.au/Default.as |
![]() The Good Grammar Series provides teachers with resources, activities and ideas aimed at introducing children to the basic elements of grammar. The activity pages can be used as a resource around which to build and develop a classroom program.
The photocopiable books provide a variety of well-planned, purposeful activities that develop students’ understanding of language and how it works. Good Grammar! ensures that the functions of elements such as parts of speech, phrases and sentences are related to expression in a practical and purposeful way. The Good Grammar! series aims to improve children's ability to: Use language effectively in their own writig, use language accurately in their own writing and read critically the writing of others. These books can be purchased from: http://www.blake.com.au/Default.asp |
Grammar Practice Activities combines grammar teaching with a broadly communicative methodology. The book contains a collection of imaginative and interesting grammar practice activities suitable for a wide range of levels and ages.
Clear teaching notes accompany each activity ensuring they are easy to use. In addition, the accompanying CD-ROM provides print-ready photocopiable worksheets which can be put to immediate use in the classroom. The book can be purchased from http://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Practice-Activities-Paperback-CD-ROM/dp/052173232 |
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Blake’s Grammar Guide contains simple concise definitions of grammatical terms with practice exercises and examples of how to apply
them.
There are nine sections covering traditional grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, phrases, sentences, clauses and conjunctions. Each section contains a simple definition of the grammatical term, an example of the usage and a quick
‘TRY THIS’ quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge.
Blake’s Grammar Guide also includes:
A section on Functional grammar that explores and explains the experiential, interpersonal and textual functions of language.
A comprehensive glossary, and detailed index and answers for the ‘TRY THIS’ quizzes.
This book can be purchased from: http://www.blake.com.au/Default.asp
them.
There are nine sections covering traditional grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, phrases, sentences, clauses and conjunctions. Each section contains a simple definition of the grammatical term, an example of the usage and a quick
‘TRY THIS’ quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge.
Blake’s Grammar Guide also includes:
A section on Functional grammar that explores and explains the experiential, interpersonal and textual functions of language.
A comprehensive glossary, and detailed index and answers for the ‘TRY THIS’ quizzes.
This book can be purchased from: http://www.blake.com.au/Default.asp
PDF RESOURCES
A useful glossary of technical grammatical
terms. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244216/English_Glossary.pdf
This resource book by Suzanne Woodward collects, categorizes, and details fun practical communicative games and worksheets to use in the classroom.
https://www.uop.edu.jo/download/research/members/English%20Book%20-%20Fun%20With%20Grammar.pdf
This resource book by Suzanne Woodward collects, categorizes, and details fun practical communicative games and worksheets to use in the classroom.
https://www.uop.edu.jo/download/research/members/English%20Book%20-%20Fun%20With%20Grammar.pdf