How to Teach Second Grade Grammar Lessons in 15 Minutes a Day

Teaching grammar is something that many teachers have a hard time fitting into their already over-scheduled days. I’ve come up with a simple routine that will enable you to teach, practice, and assess your students in 15 minutes or less each day. In this post I’ll show you how to teach 15-minute grammar lessons in second grade.

I’ve created a series of second grade grammar lessons that are easy to implement, engaging for your students, and by the end of the week they will be able to identify target grammar skills, generate examples, and apply the skill in their writing. All of these lessons and activities are designed to take 15 minutes or less each day.

You Really Can Teach Grammar in 15 Minutes A Day

I know you probably have questions so here are the ones I would ask:

Day 1: Introduce the grammar skill

With these no-prep units and daily grammar routine you can teach, practice, and assess your students in 15 minutes or less each day.

On Day 1 you’ll introduce the grammar skill using the lesson slides in teaching PowerPoint. Use the whole group practice slides with moveable parts to reinforce the lesson.

Each lesson and activity is streamlined so none of your instructional minutes are wasted. Students learn and look forward to the weekly routine.

Day 2: Partner Practice Then Practice Independently

On Day 2, you’ll have partners do a quick review together then practice in writing with a grammar worksheet.

These can alo be used for morning work or homework.

What will my students gain? I don’t have time for fluff.

Nope. You don’t. I’ve intentionally kept these units very simple, succinct, and to the point. By the end of the week your students will be able to:

identify words in the target grammar skill
generate examples
apply the grammar skill in their writing

Day 3: Grammar Center Activity

Each unit includes a set of task cards that can be used whole group to play scoot, or added to your literacy centers for additional practice.

What’s inside each unit?

You’ll get an engaging grammar mini lessonwith detailed lesson plan, plus an entire week of no-prep grammar activities with an easy to grade assessment to give on Friday.

Here’s what’s inside each unit:

a mini lesson on PowerPoint
interactive practice slides
daily lesson plans & weekly routine
practice worksheet
partner activities
reading passage
writing activity
center activity
assessment
grammar poster

Day 4: Students Apply the Skill in Their Writing

Students read a fun grammar based newspaper story and identify words in the target grammar skill.

Easily differentiate with three different formats. Students can write their own newspaper story, or for students who need more guidence, use the word bank version.

Day 5: Assess Your Students

Students are assesse at the end of the week to determine if they can identify words in the target skill, generate words on their own, and apply the skill in their writing.

I am adding new second grade grammar lessons weekly. When all the units are finished, it will be a yearlong series that covers all 2nd grade grammar and language standards. There will be 36 units in all. These will be grouped into six bundles, with six grammar units inside each bundle.

Click here to see all second grade grammar units and bundles.

I’ve received lots of emails from second grade teachers saying how much they love these units. If you need help fitting in grammar or are just looking for additional grammar activities, I hope you’ll check these out!