‘Grammar’ Blog Posts
Improve Writing Skills with English Grammar Game: The Sentence Zone
March 14th, 2011 2016-10-30T05:19:44-07:00 2011-03-14T16:46:53-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Improve Writing Skills and English Grammar by Improving Sentence Writing For this activity, your children will understand how to improve their sentences, and they actually have fun doing it. The activity is one of expanded sentences. Bonnie walks you step-by-step how to start with a basic sentence and then expand it, one word at […]
Paragraph Writing for Kids Using Graphic Organizers
June 11th, 2010 2018-10-24T23:34:22-07:00 2010-06-11T13:24:14-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Paragraph writing can be daunting for kids, especially the first few times. Often teachers give an assignment to their students such as, “I want you to write a paragraph about…” Unfortunately, many kids freeze up and just stare at their sheet of paper, unable to write anything. It’s not that they haven’t read a lot […]
Stop the Summer Learning Slide With Grammar Game
June 7th, 2010 2010-06-07T21:45:12-07:00 2010-06-07T21:45:12-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Summer stretches out before you. Your kids are excited about being out of school. However, it doesn’t take too long before your kids are claiming they are bored. So, to keep your kids interested over the summer, one of the easiest things to do is to provide fun learning games for your kids. Research has […]
6 Must-do Learning Games & Activities For the Summer
June 3rd, 2010 2010-06-03T16:48:26-07:00 2010-06-03T16:48:26-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Can you do your own summer learning program? Should you do your own summer learning program? Fact: More than half of the achievement gap present in 9th grade between lower- and higher-income children can be explained by summer learning loss. Make Learning Stick with learning games and reading fluency training over the summer. There are […]
Poetry Writing Through the Colors: The Sentence Zone
February 9th, 2010 2018-10-22T23:25:07-07:00 2010-02-09T17:54:37-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Our kids often get assignments where they have to write a poem, and they often struggle with it. Poetry writing is not always the easiest thing to do, especially when you have LD, dyslexia, or ADHD. Even gifted kids can struggle with poetry writing. It doesn’t matter if you are homeschooling or in a public […]
SAT Prep with Grammar Game The Sentence Zone
January 30th, 2010 2016-10-30T06:26:57-07:00 2010-01-30T17:37:56-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many of you already know that I created The Sentence Zone a number of years ago to help my students with sentence writing as well as grammar. I play it with my younger students to help them write interesting sentences instead of the 3 to 4-word sentences they usually write. I play it with my […]
How to Improve Reading and Memory Skills and Still Have Fun
January 7th, 2010 2015-01-24T00:58:25-08:00 2010-01-07T19:44:54-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
What can you do during the winter weather to help your kids improve their skills? This question is a frequent one for me. Parents are always interested in helping their kids, but it is sometimes hard to stay motivated, especially during the winter months. The following activities work well with all kids, whether they have […]
Grammar Game Makes English Easy Whether You Have Dyslexia or are Gifted
July 9th, 2009 2016-10-30T05:24:49-07:00 2009-07-09T12:27:16-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Parents often ask me what they can do to help their children improve their writing and grammar skills. Some of these parents have children that are gifted, some are average students, some are falling through the cracks, some have dyslexia, and some are even autistic. Even though the range of children runs from dyslexia to […]
