Grammar Teaching Resources
Browse printable grammar worksheets, games for kids and more writing activities for elementary or middle school. You'll even find free grammar downloads for your ELA lesson plans to help students learn the different parts of speech, understand sentence structure and learn how to create grammatically correct sentences.
This comprehensive collection of teacher resources was created by teachers for teachers just like you. Explore printables and digital downloads that are aligned with TEKS and the Common Core curriculum and easily editable to meet your state standards!
Best of all, each resource has undergone a careful review by an expert member of our teacher team to ensure it's ready for your classroom, your lesson plan and your students!
Is this your first year teaching grammar to kids? Or are you just looking for fresh ideas to engage your students on this aspect of writing? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
7 Things Teachers Need on Hand for Teaching Grammar
So you're teaching grammar this school year? Welcome to the wonderful world of words (and sentences ... and punctuation!).
You may be wondering what you'll need to prepare to ensure you have everything on hand to actually teach students the mechanics of writing, so our teacher team has put together a comprehensive list of classroom supplies that will make it easier!
- Anchor chart paper and markers
- Graphic organizers
- Writing rubrics
- Postcards and other cards for your writing centers
- Envelopes
- Clipboards
- Samples of writing
What Is Grammar in English? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Before you launch into the wonderful world of writing conventions with your class, it can be helpful to define the meaning of grammar in the context of your ELA instruction.
Here's a definition our teacher team likes to use:
Grammar is a set of writing rules that help us communicate effectively. It helps us to organize words, phrases and sentences in a way that makes sense to others. Without grammar, our sentences would be scrambled and hard to understand!
How to Teach Grammar — Tips From Our Teacher Team
If you're sitting down to map out your grammar lesson plans, and you're not quite sure where to begin, it can be helpful to take a look at how other teachers structure their lessons.
With that in mind, we asked a few teachers on our team to share their process for doing exactly that!
Start With Phrases and Clauses
One teacher on our team uses this order for her grammar lessons:
- Phrases and clauses
- Sentence types
- Punctuation rules
The reason?
Students need to understand the difference between a phrase and a clause to lay the foundation for creating organized sentences.
Likewise, it's important to know the difference between independent and dependent clauses before you can start teaching the different sentence types.
Finally, teaching sentence types gives students a solid foundation for introducing comma rules.
Start With FANBOYS
Another teacher on our team suggests teaching grammar in this order:
- Teach students about coordinating conjunctions and the FANBOYS acronym.
- Move on to phrases and clauses.
- Next, work on sentence structure.
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Present and Past Tense Irregular Verbs Matchup Cards
Practice matching present tense and past tense of irregular verbs with this matching activity.
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Everyday Grammar Parts of Speech Warm-Ups – Grades 5 and 6
A 39-slide editable PowerPoint to use when reviewing parts of speech with your students.
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Spelling Suffixes Anchor Charts - Plurals
Help students understand when to apply the right plural spellings based on the ending of any word.
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Everyday Grammar Parts of Speech Warm Ups – Grades 1 and 2
A 40-slide editable PowerPoint to use when reviewing parts of speech with your students.
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Preposition Activity – Read and Draw
Download this preposition activity pack, where students read a series of instructions to draw scenes by identifying prepositions.
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Adjectives All Around - Outdoor Observation Activity
Two engaging activities for students to observe and describe their outdoor environment.
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Adverbs Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet that explores the use of adverbs.
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Parts of Speech Card Game – Lower Grades Classroom Game
A card game for nouns, verbs and adjectives.
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Identifying Informative Language Worksheets
Explore the types of language found in expository writing using this set of three reports on a variety of age-appropriate topics.
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Past Tense Folding Cards
A set of 21 past tense folding cards.
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Active Voice and Passive Voice Poster
Differentiate between active and passive voice with this classroom poster.
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Passive Voice Poster
Identify writing in a passive voice with the aid of this classroom poster.
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Active Voice Poster
Identify writing in an active voice with the aid of this classroom poster.
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Adjective Posters
Get your students to use new words to describe objects with this set of 13 bright and colorful posters.
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Sentence Checker Posters and Checklist
An educational poster and checklist pages highlighting important items to double check when writing sentences.
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Active Voice and Passive Voice PowerPoint
A 13 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about active voice and passive voice.
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Ocean-Themed Collective Noun Dominoes
A set of ocean-themed collective noun dominoes.
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Active Voice and Passive Voice Worksheet
A worksheet for students to use when learning about active voice and passive voice.
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Dolch Sight Word Flashcards - Nouns
Build reading fluency and practice Dolch nouns with a deck of Dolch sight word flash cards.
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Grammar and Punctuation Checklist Bookmarks
Use these grammar and punctuation checklist bookmarks to support your students in editing their writing.
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Identifying Parts of Speech (Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs) Worksheet Pack
Practice identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in text with this set of worksheets.
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Punctuation Tracking Chart Monster Theme
A classroom display that allows students to see their progress toward using correct punctuation in their sentences.
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Four Types of Sentences Poster Collection - Primary and Intermediate
Display these posters highlighting the four types of sentences and teach your students to use varied sentence types in their writing.
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Using Adjectives to Describe - Pass Around Activity
A set of 32 food sheets to use in a pass around-style adjective activity.
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Vivid Action Verbs Posters - Using Strong Verbs
Teach your students to omit boring, overused verbs from their writing with a classroom set of Vivid Verb Posters.
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Adver-relays Active Learning Game
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Identifying Procedural Language Worksheets
Help your students identify procedural language with this set of three worksheets.
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Plural Noun Anchor Charts - Posters
Help children grasp the tricky concept of pluralizing nouns by displaying these 8 plural noun anchor chart posters.
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Grammar Word Search with Solution
A word search to help your students learn a variety of grammatical terms.
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Verb Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to reinforce their understanding of verbs.
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Adverb Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
Reinforce your students understanding of adverbs with this fun card game.
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Adjective Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to reinforce their understanding of adjectives.