A Homophone Song by Larry the Cucumber
I’m working on the next homophone post. If anyone has been anxiously awaiting it, I apologize, but there are a …
Read MoreGrammar Rock: Interjections
I think this is the 8th and final Grammar Rock video on the parts of speech. I hope you’ve enjoyed them! I’ve put links to the whole collection below.
Read MoreSchoolhouse Rock Grammar Videos: The Pronoun
Here’s another Grammar Rock cartoon. I’m hoping at least this song will knock the noun song out of your head from last week…
Read MoreA Taylor Mali Poem for Parents and Other Grammar Police
Last year, I wrote on the challenge I face being both an English teacher/grammar stickler and a parent of teenagers. I feel an obligation, as all parents should, to help my children communicate well — to avoid the likes and ums and pronoun case errors that so abound in teenage conversation. But I also want my kids to know their dad listens to what they say, not just how they say it.
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