{"product_id":"grammar-grabbers-ready-to-use-games-and-activities-for-improving-basic-writing-skills-paperback","title":"Grammar Grabbers!: Ready-To-Use Games and Activities for Improving Basic Writing Skills - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Umstatter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical resource gives language arts and English teachers a unique collection of over 200 creative, fun-filled, and ready-to-use activities that make teaching and learning grammar more enjoyable for you and your students. All have been tested with students in grades 4 and up and are effective as individual group, or whole-class activities. You'll find the 203 ready-to-use activities give students the tools they need to use grammar more effectively in their writing and make the writing process more enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAMMAR GRABBERS!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReady-to-Use Games \u0026amp; Activities for Improving Basic Writing Skills\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Umstatter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical resource gives language arts and English teachers a unique collection of over 200 creative, fun-filled, ready-to-use activities that make teaching and learning grammar more enjoyable for you and your students. All have been tested with students in grades 4 and up and are effective as individual, group, or whole-class activities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe activities can be used as introductions, reviews, or homework assignments. They feature a stimulating variety of formats, including crosswords, word finds, concealed quotations, cryptograms, scrambled and hidden words, riddles, magic squares, word generating wheels, jumbles and more, all designed to spark and hold students' interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor quick access and easy use, the activities are organized into eight sections focusing on the elements of grammar and printed in a big 8 1\/4\" x 11\" lay-flat binding that folds flat for photocopying of any page as many times as needed. Here's just an overview of what you'll find in each section: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParts of Speech-Working with Words!\u003c\/b\u003e The 26 \"grammar grabbers\" in Section 1 focus on the basic vocabulary of grammar and include activities like \u003ci\u003ePronouns Are In\u003c\/i\u003e (nouns\/names) ... \u003ci\u003eVerbs a Plenty\u003c\/i\u003e (verbs) ... \u003ci\u003eTake Two Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e (nouns\/verbs) ... and \u003ci\u003eEnd It Correctly!\u003c\/i\u003e (prepositions). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhrases and Clauses-Word Weavers!\u003c\/b\u003e The 29 activities in Section 2 offer ways to identify the functions of main and subordinate clauses as well as prepositional, appositive and verbal phrases. Sample activities include \u003ci\u003eNo Fragmented Thoughts Here!\u003c\/i\u003e (grammar terms) ... \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not to Be\u003c\/i\u003e (infinitives) ... and \u003ci\u003eStarting and Ending\u003c\/i\u003e (adverbial clauses). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSentences-Grammar's Galaxy!\u003c\/b\u003e Section 3 provides 26 activities to help students classify sentences according to structure and purpose while learning to avoid fragments, run- ons and comma splices in activities such as \u003ci\u003eOdd One Out\u003c\/i\u003e (fragments\/run-ons) ... \u003ci\u003eStep by Step\u003c\/i\u003e (components\/construction) ... and \u003ci\u003eMatching the Diagrams\u003c\/i\u003e (diagramming sentences). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsage-A Way with Words!\u003c\/b\u003e The 27 activities in Section 4 review troublesome usage problems such as double negatives, misplaced modifiers, and incorrect pronouns or verbs. Samples include \u003ci\u003eA Pro with Pronouns\u003c\/i\u003e (agreement) ... \u003ci\u003eThinking About the Past\u003c\/i\u003e (verb tenses) ... and \u003ci\u003eWhen Too Much Is Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e (superfluity). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMechanics-The Tools of the Trade!\u003c\/b\u003e Section 5 offers 20 activities covering common problems in punctuation with activities like \u003ci\u003eUnlucky Seven\u003c\/i\u003e (possessives) ... \u003ci\u003eThe Versatile Comma\u003c\/i\u003e (commas) ... \u003ci\u003ePity This Poor Printer\u003c\/i\u003e (punctuation) ... and \u003ci\u003eSpelling Mnemonics\u003c\/i\u003e (spelling). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrammar's Helpers-Taking Care of Business!\u003c\/b\u003e 24 activities in Section 6 explore words often confused, suffixes, plurals, idioms and more in activities such as \u003ci\u003eIt's the End That Counts \u003c\/i\u003e(suffixes) ... \u003ci\u003eTooooooooooo General\u003c\/i\u003e (sentence improvement) ... \u003ci\u003ePulling Out the Stops\u003c\/i\u003e (idioms\/expressions). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrammar Games-And Away We Go!\u003c\/b\u003e Students will love the 29 puzzler activities in Section 7, including games like \u003ci\u003eRoll the Dice\u003c\/i\u003e (parts of speech) ... \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not a Bum Steer\u003c\/i\u003e(idioms\/expressions) ... \u003ci\u003eWhere Is Montana?\u003c\/i\u003e (proper nouns) ... and \u003ci\u003eThe Name Game\u003c\/i\u003e (parts of speech). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinal Test-Knowledge Is Power!\u003c\/b\u003e The 22 \"final tests\" in Section 8 test students' knowledge in specific areas of grammar and save hours of teacher preparation. Examples include \u003ci\u003eFinal Test on Agreement ... Final Test on Sentences, Fragments and Run-ons\u003c\/i\u003e ... and \u003ci\u003eFinal Test on Irregular Verbs\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find the 203 ready-to-use activities in \u003cb\u003eGrammar Grabbers!\u003c\/b\u003e give students the tools they need to use grammar more effectively in their writings and make the writing process more enjoyable. As your students become more proficient and comfortable with grammar, they will become more eager to write!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Umstatter, \u003c\/b\u003e a master English teacher with over 25 years' experience, is a multiple winner of the Teacher of the Year award. He currently teaches English in the Cold Spring Harbor School District in New York and education and literature at Dowling College in Oakdale, New York. He is the author of numerous teacher resources such as \u003ci\u003eBrain Games!, Hooked on English!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting Skills Curriculum Library\u003c\/i\u003e, published by The Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 10.76 x 8.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52504111743283,"sku":"9780130425928","price":42.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eDRSR3RtMUJsWmFtclNjOFQvUmVVdz09.webp?v=1760190748","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/grammar-grabbers-ready-to-use-games-and-activities-for-improving-basic-writing-skills-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}