Overview

For use the year after the Grammar Handbook 1. Photocopiable resource for consolidation and introduction of further grammar and punctuation elements. The Grammar 2 Handbook follows on from The Grammar 1 Handbook. It provides a full year''s worth lessons for teaching grammar, spelling and punctuation to children aged 6+. It provides: • Practical advice and ideas for teaching • Step-by-step lesson plans and notes for the teacher• Introduces rudiments of grammar• 36 structured grammar and punctuation lessons• 36 spelling lessons• Revision and extension of The Grammar 1 Handbook• Photocopiable activities• Fun actions for the grammar points Topics covered include: • New spelling patterns – ei, eigh, ture • silent letters – b, c, h, k, w• Syllables • identifying the short vowels• Spelling rules – consonant doubling and adding suffixes• Tricky word families • revision of elements covered in the Grammar Handbook 1• Further adjectives – possessive • Comparatives and superlatives• Prepositions • Conjunctions • Dictionary work • punctuation• Exclamation marks • Apostrophes • Further sentence development