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...
by Language Arts Lady | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
“The days are long, but the years are short.” No place is this quote truer than with littles! Filling an entire day with activities and fun and learning and peace and rest and nutrition and, and, and for toddlers and preschoolers can be a bit overwhelming. Regardless...
by Language Arts Lady | May 9, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles
By Zac Kieser and Donna Reish My writing assistant, Zachary Kieser, and I are having so much fun coming up with these Punctuation Puzzles! They are interesting ways to brush up on grammar and usage skills that you might be rusty on—and great for junior high and high...
by Language Arts Lady | May 8, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles
He passed the test or He past the test? Go passed the house or Go past the house? Passed and past are super confusing–as evidenced in social media every where. It’s not just students who have trouble with this confusing word...
by Language Arts Lady | May 7, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles
Oh, proper nouns and quotations. Where do I start to explain the myriad of difficulties that students (and adults!) have with these. Am I starting to sound more like Lamenting Lady than Language Lady in the openings to these Punctuation Puzzles? If so, I am sorry!...
by Language Arts Lady | May 6, 2020 | Articles, Grammar, Punctuation Puzzles
Comma rules are super subjective. As a matter of fact, I tell my upper high schoolers that commas following sentence openers will generally not be the errors in SAT/ACT/PSAT testing sentences. These rules are that subjective! I hear and recognize all of the commas in...
