Teaching+Grammar

//This page contains information, ideas, and activities regarding teaching grammar in world language education.//

**Today's Topic:** Teaching Grammar & Vocabulary: Common Problems, Concepts, & Techniques

**Today's Objectives:**


 * Students will explain key principles of teaching grammar and vocabulary.
 * Students will identify key grammar teaching principles embedded in various practice activities.
 * Students will analyze the effectiveness of common grammar teaching/practice activities.

**Today's Guiding Questions:**
 * What are some key principles that support grammar instruction?
 * How can teachers engage students in learning and practicing grammar more effectively?
 * Why are comprehensible input, clear instructions, scaffolding, and error correction/feedback critical to the development of second language proficiency?


 * Activity 1: Principles of Teaching Grammar **


 * Activity 2: Sample Grammar Explanations (in English) **


 * Commands
 * -Go verbs & positive tú commands
 * Present Participles (-to handout)
 * Preterit v. imperfect
 * Present subjunctive
 * Imperfect subjunctive
 * Por v. para
 * Ser v. estar


 * Activity 3: Songs as Mnemonic Devices **


 * Ser/ir to //Row, Row, Row Your Boat//
 * Ver to the //Banana Boat Song//
 * Irregular Preterit Stem-changing Verbs to //Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star//
 * Irregular Preterit to //La Cucaracha//
 * Regular Preterit Verbs to //Three Blind Mice//
 * Por v. Para to //We Three Kings// & //London Bridges//


 * Activity 4: Principles for Teaching Grammar in the Target Language **


 * Staying in the Target Language - Fruit Loops
 * Making Input Comprehensible - Make a slide + Jessica Haxhi & Danielle Kessie Videos
 * The Natural Approach & Stages of Second Language Acquisition: Characteristics, Learning Tasks, Strategies, & Assessing Comprehension
 * Giving Instructions
 * Presenting Grammar in Context
 * Subject Pronouns
 * Tener Expressions (Objects & Actions)
 * Comparatives (Images)
 * Preterit v. Imperfect (Images)
 * Stem-changing Verbs: Poder (Images)
 * Saber v. Conocer (Images)
 * Famous People Paired Descriptions
 * Critical Thinking (Processing for Meaning)
 * Ser Critical Thinking Repaso
 * Reflexives Gouin Series
 * Reflexives Paired Pantomimes
 * Reflexives Logical Order Worksheet
 * Reflexive or Not Hear/Circle
 * Reflexives Square Game
 * Sequencing (-ir example)
 * IR Listening Grid
 * IR Board Game
 * IR Paired Activity (Names)
 * IR Paired Activity (Places)
 * IR Map Activity
 * Opportunities to Move, Talk, Create (Oranges, Creativity, etc.)
 * Coloring
 * Agreement Coloring Worksheet
 * Conditional Coloring Worksheet
 * Preterit Coloring Worksheet
 * Drawing
 * House + Prepositions of Location
 * Preposition Drawing Worksheet
 * Querer/Tengo Que
 * Manipulatives
 * Agreement Manipulatives
 * Regular Verb Manipulatives
 * Comparatives Flyswatters
 * Irregular Preterit Flyswatters
 * Sentence Diagramming
 * Scaffolding - Round robin discussion
 * Error Correction & Feedback


 * Activity 5: Inductive Grammar Lessons **


 * La casa que Juan construyó - House That Jack Built
 * ¡Salta, ranita, salta!
 * **Piensapapeles**

**Activity 6: Sample Grammar Practice Activities**


 * South American Map Mixer

**Activity 7:** Games


 * Subjunctive Dice Game
 * Tener Tic Tac Toe


 * Activity 8: Thematic Lesson Demo**