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Teaching T h r o u gh Singing

Simple Songs to Help Teach Grammar

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(Tune to Frre Jacques) Whats a sentence? Whats a sentence? A complete thought. A complete thought. It starts with a capital. Ends with a punctuation. Thats a sentence. Thats a sentence.

Sentence

Write a complete sentence.

(Tune to If Youre Happy and You Know It)

Statement

A statement is a telling sentence. (clap) (clap) A statement is a telling sentence. (clap) (clap) A statement tells the reader something important. OH! A statement is a telling sentence. (clap) (clap)

(Tune to The Farmer and the Dell) Whats your favorite toy? Do you have a cat? A question you can answer, Its as easy as that. Who is your best friend? Where is your hat? A question you can answer, Its as easy as that. When can you play? How did you do that? A question you can answer, Its as easy as that.

Question

HOW WHO WHERE

WHEN WHAT

Exclamation
(Tune to John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt) Exclamation mark, Shows excitement. Whenever you get scared, Or really excited. Then you use an exclamation mark! A NA NA NA NA NA NA! Exclamation mark. Shows excitement. Whenever you get scared. Or really excited. Thrn you use an exclamation mark! A NA NA NA NA NA NA!

(Tune to Wheels on the Bus)

Nouns

A noun is a person, place, or thing, place or thing, place or thing. A noun is a person, place, or thing, It is everywhere around you. Like teacher, mom, dad, or cat, boy, girl, school, or hat. Friend, house, store, or bat. A person, place, or thing. A noun is a person, place, or thing, place or thing, place or thing. A noun is a person, place, or thing, It is everywhere around you.

A noun is a person, place, or thing.

Singular/Plural Nouns
(Tune to Old MacDonald)

Singular noun means only one, Cat, dog, girl, or boy. And plural noun mean more than one, Cats, dogs, girls, or boys. Is it only one? Is it more than one? Singular? Plural? How many are there. Singular and plural nouns. How many are there?

Name 2 singular nouns.

Name 2 plural nouns.

Synonym and Antonym


(Wheels on the Bus)

A synonym means the words are the same, Words are the same, words are the same. A synonym means the words are the same, Angry, mad, happy, and glad. An antonym means the words are opposites, Words are opposites, words are opposites. An antonym means the words are opposites, Up, down, in, and out.

Draw a picture of two antonyms.

Draw a picture of two antonyms.

(If Youre Happy and You Know It)

Verb

A verb is always something you can do. (clap) (clap) A verb is always something you can do. (clap) (clap) You can jump, you can hit, you can even stand or sit. Oh, a verb is always something you can do! (clap) (clap)
------------------------------------------------------------------------Circle the verb in each sentence.

1. The boy jumped up and down. 2. I can run very fast. 3. The cat played with her toy.

(Tune to Take Me Out to the Ball Game)

Adjectives

Adjectives describe nouns. Adjective describe nouns. How many, what color, the size, or shape, What kind, or the feeling they all describe nouns. Oh adjectives give readers details. They make writing more interesting. So lets all, use, lots of adjectives, When we write stories.

Write a sentence using an adjective. Underline your adjective.

(Tune to Shell Be Coming Around the Mountain)

Subject/Predicate

Oh, the subject tells who or what the sentence is about. Oh, the subject tells who or what the sentence is about. You can find the subject in the beginning of the sentence. You can find the subject in the beginning. Oh, the predicate tells what the subject is doing. Oh, the predicate tells what the subject is doing. You find the predicate at the end of the sentence. You can find the predicate at the end.

Underline the subject in a red crayon. Underline the predicate in a blue crayon.

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The boy is playing at the park.

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