When my lessons started to turn my classroom into something you would find in a 1980s movie, I knew I needed to change. Reworking the standards into bite sized pieces was just what my students (and me) needed! Here is how I did it…
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RETHINKING GRAMMAR LESSONS
When I think of grammar lessons, I'm transformed to my 6th grade classroom where my teacher is standing at the blackboard {with chalk and everything} diagraming sentences. I remember looking around at the bored faces of my classmates, the eyes rolling back, and drool puddling on the desks.
I knew I had to do something to make my grammar a little more exciting!