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Step 1
Visit the Grammar Girl website (link in the resources section below). (The books your kids' English teachers are trying to get them to read are so 'yesterday'. Websites are very 'today'.)
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Step 2
Listen to some of the short, entertaining Grammar Girl podcasts on the website. (Podcasts are cool so your kids will be confused when you suggest that you listen to some together. This is a good thing!)
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Step 3
Take the Grammar Girl Challenge, which is a fast-paced series of grammar questions on the website. (Your kids will think they're playing a video game at first. By the time they figure it out they may have actually learned something!)
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Step 4
Make sure your kids read this info, from the Grammar Girl's bio:
"Mignon believes that learning is fun, and the vast rules of grammar are wonderful fodder for lifelong study. She strives to be a friendly guide in the writing world. Her arch enemy is the evil Grammar Maven who inspires terror in the untrained and is neither friendly nor helpful." -
Step 5
Pay attention! You may learn something yourself!
Comments
mellybrace said
on 12/15/2008 As a homeschooler I'm always on the lookout for ideas such as this. Thanks for sharing! Also, about GrammarMan's comment: during Shakespeare's day I don't think there was such a thing as proper spelling so technically he could spell because making up your own spelling was the proper way to spell. Did I confuse anyone?
randynorman81 said
on 12/15/2008 it is always good to find other avenues for education. Thanks !!
GrammarMan said
on 10/2/2008 "You may learn something yourself" is redundant, Grammar Girl. Sincerely, GrammarMan
P.S.- Pay attention yourself.
GrammarMan said
on 10/2/2008 "You may learn something yourself" is redundant, Grammar Girl. Sincerely, GrammarMan
GrammarMan said
on 10/2/2008 Poor spelling is not necessarily an indication of writing talent. Shakespeare couldn't spell worth a darn. Keep writing, especially if you can put it to music. Cartooning is good, too. GrammarMan