Esse Quam Videri Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 What's the most engaging grammar book you've ever seen? Is there a grammar book written conversationally, with humor and maybe even passion? A grammar book that made you as the teacher want to keep reading? Does it exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Grammar Island, then follow with Sentence Island. It has all those things. :) Edited March 14, 2017 by Matryoshka 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Grammar Land. It's a Wonderland like story where the parts of speech are all put on trial. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I used to really like The Deluxe Transitive Vampire. But it's definitely for older kids. And there's no work. It's just an engagingly written short book that covers grammar. Seconding Grammarland for younger kids. And... while it was not at all our cup of tea... Grammar Island and Sentence Island. I think The Giggly Guide to Grammar is also a good one. Very funny, very light. It's an enjoyable read. It's one of my go to books for the game Bring Your Own Book (where having a versatile, funny book is a good thing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquitita Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 How about Caught Ya Grammar With a Giggle? https://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?subject=English%2FWriting/7&category=Caught+%92Ya!+Grammar+with+a+Giggle+Series/8774 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Woe Is I. https://www.amazon.com/Woe-Grammarphobes-Guide-Better-English/dp/157322331X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489470604&sr=8-1&keywords=Woe+is+I Woe Is I Jr. https://www.amazon.com/Woe-Jr-Younger-Grammarphobes-English/dp/0147519160/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1489470604&sr=8-2&keywords=Woe+is+I 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) The Sentence Family (for younger kids) uses story and art. Edited March 14, 2017 by shinyhappypeople 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'll be teaching a couple of introduction to writing classes in our co-op next year, so some of these look very useful! This is a fun reference for kids who are into comics, Super Grammar. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esse Quam Videri Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 You always deliver... thank you all! I'm giddy about several of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Yep, Grammar-land by M. L. Nesbett is great fun for the youngers to learn parts of speech. The book (unbelievably written in 1878) pokes fun at dreary and old-fashioned grammar instruction. This is widely available a free download. There are even quizzes (made by homeschoolers) IMS.. The other great (funny and engaging) grammar series is the comprehensive Michael Clay Thompson series (of which Gramar Island is one part). Unlike the free Grammar-land, MCT isn't inexpensive (but worth every penny IMO). The funny (and effective) approach of teaching via story telling is similar in both. The two programs do have a difference on the number of different parts of speech, with Grammar-land proposing 9 and MCT reducing it to 8 (with Articles becoming a sub-type of Adjective, rather than standing alone). Being aware of this "conflict" n advance, I amended the court-room drama to meld the division of word to include Articles as Adjectives. Nesbit had it right. Grammar instruction does not need to be boring, but most programs remain so. MCT offers a very different path forward for those who prefer an engaging approach. Bill Edited March 14, 2017 by Spy Car 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) I was hoping to get some good ideas with this thread. But the one suggested the most...Grammar Island...is the one series my daughter literally shed tears over. Go figure! For younger kids, The Sentence Family is well worth it. It really helped my daughter understand the parts of speech. The Humpties is also light and fun (little egg shaped parts of speech "people" you place above the words)...but it's difficult to find. Winston Grammar has cards you set out, so it's a bit interactive. The grammar my oldest daughter had enjoyed the most when she was in school was Shurley English (she loved the Q & A flow). Edited March 14, 2017 by BatmansWife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 My girls enjoyed Mary's Grammar when they were younger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 What's the most engaging grammar book you've ever seen? Is there a grammar book written conversationally, with humor and maybe even passion? A grammar book that made you as the teacher want to keep reading? Does it exist? Michael Clay Thompson's language arts materials, particularly the Island and Town levels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 We love MCT,but Brian Cleary books might be fun to read at a co-open, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAtoVA Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Michael Clay Thompson fell flat here. My DD #1 loves The Sentence Family. I saw The Humpties here: http://humptiesgrammar.com/wkb1-4.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredluvsjoanie Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 My kids all really like both Giggly Grammar and I Laid an Egg on Aunt Ruth's Head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRobinson Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Posting so I can find this again. These are great! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 We also loved all the Grammar Tales and Parts of Speech Tales and Punctuation Tales by Scholastic. Humpties has been mentioned. Sentence Family is awesome. I Laid an Egg on Aunt Ruth's Head has been mentioned. The Adventures of Genius Boy and Grammar Girl is really fun, but super hard to find anymore. We used it for 7th grade, if I recall correctly. All the Brian Cleary books are great. Capstone Press makes some good books, too, like the ones in the Word Fun Books Set (which you can buy individually) https://www.amazon.com/Word-Fun-Books-Set-10/dp/B00IT0TXWE/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1489671334&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=capstone+press+pronouns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyc78 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'll be teaching a couple of introduction to writing classes in our co-op next year, so some of these look very useful! This is a fun reference for kids who are into comics, Super Grammar. Thank you for this, ordered the book, my 10 yr old read the whole thing this weekend, told me what he learned and has now printed out the heroes and villains from supergrammar.com and is acting out their parts for his younger sister! I think he learned more from this book than our whole year of sentence diagramming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildwood Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Hot Fudge Monday by Prufrock Press/Randy Larson is a fun, engaging one. Edited March 20, 2017 by Wildwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Following because up until now we've been very loosey goosey about grammar, but plan to spend more time with it in grade 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealp2009 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I was going to say Grammer Land too. It's pretty funny and in the public domain so free and on LibriVox if you want to listen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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