What’s Inside: Each lesson includes print-and-go versions with:
- Clear examples and reference materials
- Cut-and-paste interactive notebook templates
- Practice activities and skill-building tasks
- Editable Google Slides and printable PDFs
- Answer keys and teacher notes included!
Students use grammar in context, build reference notebooks they’ll actually use, and enjoy hands-on tasks that reinforce big ideas.
Whether you’re running a notebook routine all year or pulling specific grammar mini-lessons, these resources give you the flexibility and depth you need.
Concepts Taught:
- The Parts of Speech
- The Four Sentence Types & Clauses
- Benefits of the Four Types of Sentences
- The Other Four Types of Sentences (Interrogative, Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory)
- Subjects and Predicates
- Types of Phrases (Absolute, Appositive, Gerund, Infinitive, Noun, Participle, Prepositional)
- Action, Helping, and Linking Verbs
- Active and Passive Verbs
- Verbs
- Verb Tenses
- Verb Moods
- Verbals (Gerunds, Infinitives, Participles)
- Common and Proper Nouns
- Proper Noun Rules
- Plural Noun Rules
- Concrete and Abstract Nouns
- Intensive and Vague Pronouns
- Proper Pronoun Case
- Types of Pronouns
- Seven Types of Adjectives
- Superlative and Comparative Adjectives
- Dangling Modifier Rules
- Express Ideas Precisely and Avoid Redundancy
- Subordinating and Coordinating Conjunctions
- Direct and Indirect Objects; Objects of the Preposition
- Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
- Colon and Semicolon Rules
- Quotation Mark Rules
- Punctuating Nonrestrictive Elements
- Punctuating and Capitalizing Titles
- Using Apostrophes in English
- Using Commas in English
- Using Numbers in English
- Common Prefixes and Their Meanings
- Using Word Clues to Determine Word Meanings
- Connotation and Denotation
- Common Homophones
- Author Tone and Style
- Commonly Confused Words
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Who vs. Whom
- Figurative Language
- The Three Types of Irony
If you want your grammar instruction to be meaningful, manageable, and memorable, this resource is a must-have for your middle school ELA classroom.
Why Teachers Love It:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Joy E. says, "This was the PERFECT resource for me, and required very little planning on my part! My 8th graders actually looked forward to cutting and gluing each week, and I think engaging that more creative/kinesthetic part of their brains helped these lessons to stick better than other ways I’ve tried to teach grammar."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Neysa S. says, "This resource has been invaluable! It really helped students grasp all the various aspects of grammar during our summer academy.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Staci W. says, "Perfect for our homeschool co-op! Everyone could work at their level, and the notebooks made it easy to keep everything organized and engaging."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sandra T. says, "I used to use interactive notebooks in science—never thought to do it for grammar! This resource makes it easy, organized, and even fun."
