Engaging Lessons for Middle School Grammar

As much as I am a stickler for grammar rules, teaching grammar can be a little monotonous. From types of sentences to identifying different types of pronouns, grammar can be a tedious concept to teach in middle school. However, engaging lessons for middle school grammar are not out of reach with resources that are readily available for your students (and no to low prep for you)! Here are some ways to get started with fun grammar lessons for your middle school readers and writers.

NoRedInk

One way to deliver engaging lessons for middle school grammar is with NoRedInk. To begin, NoRedInk is an online platform that delivers grammar and writing lessons. Since NoRedInk was created by a high school English teacher, the platform is designed with student learning and engagement in mind.

One thing I love about NoRedInk is the organization of tasks. First, you can assign targeted practice to help students master middle school grammar skills. Next, there are differentiated writing lessons for students with different genres and modes (additional available in the premium version). In addition, assessments help you target the skills your students need for reteaching and extension. Finally, there are assessment and skill practices that align with standards and state testing.

Search for specific lessons or content to assign your students directly to Google Classroom or your online learning platform. My students love the easy to follow middle school grammar lessons in NoRedInk!

Exit Tickets

I can teach a middle school grammar lesson, think my students “get it”, and then find out the next day that they didn’t really understand all the content I shared. One way to avoid this misstep and keep the students engaged is with exit tickets.

The middle school ELA exit ticket bundle has more than 350 exit tickets for different middle school ELA concepts. The grammar exit tickets are some of my favorites to check for understanding at the end of the lesson. I can look at the results of more than 100 different grammar and language exit tickets to do a quick check for understanding.

Here are just a few of the concepts you can review with the middle school grammar exit tickets:

Middle School ELA Grammar and Language Exit Tickets:

• Parts of Speech
• Types of Sentences
• Independent and Dependent Clauses
• Figurative Language
• Types of Phrases
• Colons and Semicolons
• Types of Pronouns
• Subordinating Conjunctions
• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Using Quotation Marks Correctly
• Verb Moods
• Prefixes
• Context Clues
• Connotation and Denotation
• Types of Verbs
• Common and Proper Nouns
• Common Homophones
• Direct Objects
• Indirect Objects
• Author Style and Tone
• Types of Adjectives
• Dangling Modifier Rules
• Verbals
• Gerunds
• Infinitives
• Types of Nouns
• Punctuating and Capitalizing Titles of Works
• Subjects and Predicates
• Verb Tenses
• Action Verbs
• Punctuation Rules
• Irony
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Differences between Who and Whom

Check out all of the different grammar exit tickets and other ELA topics in the middle school ELA exit ticket bundle.

Mentor Sentences

I am a huge proponent of using literature to teach grammar. That’s why I love using mentor sentences in engaging lessons for middle school grammar!

The mentor sentence bundle has 36 weeks of lessons and mentor sentences from young adult texts. When students see engaging content from their favorite books (or other books they may grow to know and love), they can easily relate to different middle school grammar concepts.

There are so many engaging lesson options in the mentor sentence bundle, so you can teach lessons digitally, with physical worksheets, and differentiate instruction for all learners!

Get rid of yawns and signs during middle school grammar lessons! These resources will help you create and share engaging lessons for middle school grammar with your readers and writers all year long!