by Language Arts Lady | Jan 10, 2021 | How I Teach
Welcome to HIT—How I Teach…. Each week in this innovative audiocast/videocast, I bring you tips, tricks, and techniques for teaching writing, language arts, grammar, and more (to grades two through twelve) drawing upon my 100+ curriculum books totaling...
by Language Arts Lady | Aug 27, 2020 | Articles, Writing
Red pen. Marks everywhere. Notes about what is wrong—weak here; needs more description; not real sentences in this paragraph; watch your subject-verb disagreement; could be stronger; re-write this paragraph. OR A note at the bottom of the paper: Fine work....
by Language Arts Lady | Jul 15, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Reading, Spelling, Teaching Videos, Teaching Videos for Teachers, Writing
Do you ever just wish someone would take you by the hand and show you exactly how to end the there/their/they’re problems for your students in one quick video? Well, I am your genie, and your wish is being granted! Through my twenty years of curriculum writing and...
by Language Arts Lady | Jul 8, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Reading, Spelling, Writing
If you are on social media much at all and you care about grammar and usage, you have probably seen the frequent their/there/they’re errors. I have come to the conclusion that oftentimes it isn’t the poster’s fault—homophones (homo—same; phone—sound) need a lot...
by Language Arts Lady | Jun 26, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Reading, Spelling, Writing
Have you been studying your Wacky Words “there, their, and they’re”? Are you ready for a pop quiz? Fill in each blank provided with the correct Wacky Word—there, their, or they’re. Cami was thrilled with _____________ involvement.We will take you _______________ to...
