The Easy Grammar curriculum lessons provide excellent teaching resources for classroom and homeschool.
This 252 page workbook is designed for use by the student. The Easy Grammar Workbook 45 contains worksheets, instruction sheets, and rules found in the Teacher Edition. It also includes unit reviews, unit tests, cumulative reviews, and cumulative tests (Answer key and teaching strategies are contained only in the Teacher Edition.)
About The Prepositional Approach
Let me assure you that Easy Grammar is as the name implies---EASY! Both teachers and parents have shared that, in teaching the easily presented concepts found in Easy Grammar materials, they, too, have learned!
The Easy Grammar method uses a unique approach. Students memorize and learn prepositions first. Why? Most of the time, a prepositional phrase will not be the subject of a sentence. It will never be a verb. Therefore, students are taught to identify prepositional phrases to help determine subject and verb. It's so easy!
Usually, a prepositional phrase will not be a direct object, a predicate nominative, or anything important. The Easy Grammar method simplifies the teaching and learning of the English language.
In using this process, students are actively engaged in learning. They love the "hands on" manner, and the process makes them successful.
This approach is used periodically throughout the text in order for students to understand other concepts such as direct objects, subject/verb agreement, etc.
Another important difference in Easy Grammar is that concepts are introduced and reviewed throughout the school year. In addition, reviews and cumulative reviews are provided along the way to help insure mastery learning.
The Easy Grammar Series also includes units of study in capitalization, punctuation, sentence types, friendly letters, and more.
Daily Grams: Guided Review Aiding Mastery Skills are also available and recommended. Providing ample daily review of concepts, these are extremely effective in helping to insure mastery. There are 180 reviews per book, and each page contains capitalization review, punctuation review, grammar/dictionary skills, and sentence combining for improved writing skills.
Easy Grammar: Grades 4 and 5
Program Features
The Easy Grammar Series also includes units of study in capitalization, punctuation, sentence types, friendly letters, and more.
40 prepositions introduced
materials presented in an easy manner
capitalization and punctuation rules presented a few at a time with practice for just those rules
contains cumulative reviews and cumulative tests for increased mastery
includes reviews and tests at the end of the units
525 pages
includes many teacher ideas and strategies for very easy teaching and learning
reproducible worksheets
Easy Grammar: Grades 4 and 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
italics: teacher explanation page
PREPOSITIONS
List I
Preposition Game
Preposition Word Games
Prepositional Phrases
Using Prepositional Phrases as an Aid in
Finding Subject/Verb
Compound Subject
Subject of Imperative Sentences
Compound Object of the Preposition
Compound Verb
Infinitives
Helping Verbs
Interrogative Sentences
Review
Test
Direct Objects
Compound Direct Objects
VERBS
State of Being
To be
Action?
Contractions
Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Verb Phrases
Regular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Direct Objects
FRIENDLY LETTER
Envelope
CAPITALIZATION
Names, Initials, Titles with a Name, Pronoun I, First Word
Schools, Colleges, Hospitals, Libraries, Businesses
Days, Months, Holidays, Special Days, and Special Events
Languages, Lines of Poetry, Greeting and Closing of a Letter,
Brand Names
Mother/Dad, Historical Events, Direct Quotations
Titles and Outlines
Buildings, Canals, Tunnels, Roads, Bridges, and Geographic Places
Organizations, Religions, Religious Denominations, Religious Documents, Supreme Being, and Names of Churches
Do Not Capitalize Items
Review
Test
PUNCTUATION
Period
Apostrophe
Comma
Colon
Question Mark and Exclamation Point
Hyphen
Underlining
Quotation Marks
Review
Test
Easy Grammar: Grades 4 and 5
A Letter From The Author
Dear Educator,
Thank you for considering this text. Don't let the length cause doubts. Easy Grammar: Grades 4 and 5 will provide wonderful learning for your students. As the name implies, the process is easy. I have kept the vocabulary simple and, in most cases, the sentences rather short. My goal is for all students to understand and enjoy English.
I have put more of "my teaching" into this text than any other book. I hope that you can sense how excited I am about that. I have spent extra time providing you with additional strategies and tips that have helped my students learn. Although some may criticize my use of the first person perspective in the notes provided throughout this text, I feel that, in sharing my experience, you and your students will benefit.
In fact, one purpose of this letter is to share how I personally would use this text, Although capitalization, punctuation, and friendly letter units are located near the end, you may teach them when you choose. However, allow me to share how I incorporate them. Again, this isn't the "perfect" way; it simply has worked for me in my teaching over a period of many years.
I begin with my students memorizing the list of prepositions and continue through the preposition unit and the pages on direct objects. I, then, teach the capitalization unit. The unit is set up so that only a few rules are introduced at a time; capitalization, however, can be challenging. I teach it slowly and thoroughly. After completing the capitalization unit, I return to the verb unit.
Before the noun unit, I teach punctuation. In teaching capitalization and punctuation at the beginning of the year, I can spend the rest of the year reviewing concepts. This is where the daily review found in one of the Daily Grams texts becomes so valuable. In Daily Grams, students review these concepts daily, one lesson every day of the school year.
Also, I model friendly letters during the first week of school. Students write a friendly letter at least every other week during the first semester and at least once a month throughout the second semester. Mastery comes with practice!
My major request is that you teach grammar concepts in order. This text is set up with unit reviews, unit tests, cumulative reviews, and cumulative tests. If grammar is taught sequentially, continuity occurs and mastery is enhanced.
Please relax. This text is very, very easy to teach. If I have done my job, students will be /learning to use grammar as a tool/ for speaking and writing properly.
Sincerely,
Wanda C. Phillips |
