Grammar Sharks
Class designed to help 3rd - 4th grade learners grow in grammar skills in an interactive, engaging environment.
Colleen Barrick
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What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
This class is intended for students in the third and fourth grades and is designed to provide a complete background in English grammar skills. It will cover 9 main categories of grammar skills: sentences, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, punctuation, and capitalization. This class will provide a great way to supplement your homeschool or traditional classroom curriculum. Students will learn best if they come prepared to participate in the variety of activities designed to introduce a skill, practice the skill, and apply the skill learned in the lesson. These classes will cycle after 26 weeks. Week of November 7th Topic: Sentences Class 1/Sentence Types (declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory) Class 2/Subjects and Predicates (complete, simple) Week of November 14th Topic: Subjects and Predicates Class 1/Compound Subjects and Predicates Class 2/Compound Sentences/Run-on Sentences Week of November 21st Topic: Direct Objects and Subject Complements Class 1/Direct Objects Class 2/Subject Complements Week of November 28th Topic: What is a Noun Class 1/Common and Proper Nouns Class 2/Singular and Plural Nouns (spelling rules) Week of December 5th Topic: Irregular and possessive Nouns Class 1/Irregular Plurals Class 2/Possessive Nouns Week of December 12th Topic: Collective Nouns, Nouns as Subjects, Direct Objects and Subject Complements Class 1/Collective Nouns and Nouns as Subjects Class 2/Nouns as Direct Objects and Subject Complements Week of January 2nd Topic: Words Used as Nouns and Verbs Class 1/Words Used as Nouns and Verbs Class 2/Noun Review Week of January 9th Topic: Personal Pronouns Class 1/Personal Pronouns Class 2/1st, 2nd, 3rd Person Pronouns and Singular or Plural Pronouns Week of January 16th Topic: Subject and Object Pronouns Class 1/Subject Pronouns Class 2/Object Pronouns Week of January 23rd Topic: Possessive Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives. and Antecedents Class 1/Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Class 2/ Pronouns and Antecedents Week of February 6th Topic: Using I, Me, We, and Us/Contractions with Pronouns Class 1/Using I, Me, We, and Us Correctly Class 2/ Contractions with Pronouns Week of February 13th Topic: Adjectives Class 1/Descriptive Adjectives Class 2/Proper Adjectives Week of February 20th Topic: Articles and Demonstrative Adjectives Class 1/ Articles Class 2/Demonstrative Adjectives Week of February 27th Topic: Adjectives Class 1 /Adjectives of Quantity Class 2/Linking Verbs and Adjectives as Subject Complements Week of March 6th Topic: Comparative Adjectives Class 1/Comparative Adjectives Class 2/More, Most, Fewer, Fewest, Less, Least Week of March 13th Topic: Verbs Class 1/Action Verbs and Being Verbs Class 2/Linking Verbs and Helping Verbs Week of March 20th Topic: Conjugating Verbs Class 1/Principal Parts of Verbs Class 2/Irregular Verbs Week of March 27th Topic: Simple Verb Tenses Class 1/Simple Past, Present and Future Tenses Class 2/Present and Past Progressive Tenses Week of April 10th Topic: Perfect Tenses and Verb Agreement Class 1/Perfect Tenses Class 2/Subject and Verb Agreement Week of April 17th Topic: Adverbs Class1/Adverbs of Time and Place Class 2/Adverbs of Manner Week of April 24th Topic: Comparative Adjectives Class 1/Comparative Adjectives Class 2/ Good and Well; Negatives Week of May 1st Topic: Conjunctions Class 1/Coordinating Conjunctions Class 2/Adverb and Conjunction Review Week of May 8th Topic: Capitalization and Punctuation Class 1/End Punctuation and Capitalization Class 2/Titles of Publications and Personal Titles Week of May 15th Topic: Abbreviation and Comma Rules Class 1/Abbreviations Class 2/Comma Rules Week of May 22nd Topic: Apostrophes and Quotations Class 1/Apostrophes and Addresses Class 2/ Quotations Class will recycle at this point in the schedule.
Learning Goals
Learners will grow in the knowledge of English Grammar.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The section of classes entitled "Pronouns" will be taught from a traditional pronoun/grammar perspective. If this is not in line with the pronoun your learner feels most comfortable using, you may want to withdraw your learner for these lessons and rejoin the class after pronouns have been taught. It is not my intent to exclude anyone or make anyone feel uncomfortable, but as pronouns transition in our society, so do the rules that govern them. As these pronoun rules are in the process of transitioning, I will continue to teach the traditional grammar rules. The choice to have your learner participate in the traditional pronoun/grammar section of this class is totally yours. I will gladly welcome your learner back in the lessons to follow.
Supply List
Have paper, pencil, paper, small dry erase board, marker and eraser in class with you. Watch classroom notes for any additional supplies needed for any particular class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University/ Ohio
I have over 30 years teaching experience at the elementary level in public, private, homeschool and online teaching. Reviews
Live Group Class
$30
weekly ($15 per class)2x per week
45 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-10
3-8 learners per class
