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Grammar Kit
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Grammar Kit
These interactive grammar games present grammar/function of words in a joyful format that can be beautifully organized in 16 color-coordinated cloth pouches. Children read the cards and then sort, gather, and/or act out the phrases they create.
What's included:
This kit includes the following 16 activities designed for primary classroom use:
• Article (36 cards)
• Adjective (two activities; 40 cards)
• Verb (five activities; 55 cards)
• Adverb (two activities; 40 cards)
• Conjunction (pink ribbon included; 10 cards)
• Preposition (16 cards)
• Commands (four activities; 40 cards)
Cards and cloth pouches are color-coded using standard grammar symbol colors (adjectives are blue, articles are cyan, nouns are black, verbs are red, adverbs are orange, conjunctions are pink, and prepositions are green).
Add-on the optional 16 color-coordinate cloth pouches for an accessible storage/display solution that is sized for the child's hands.
All cards are eco-made in the USA, laminated with a food-grade laminate, and ready to use right out of the box. CPSIA compliant.
Download your free grammar symbols PDF to print and cutout your own cardstock grammar symbols (cardstock grammar symbols included when you purchase the kit).
Why grammar matters for reading
Scarborough's Reading Rope groups grammar under the Language Structures strand of Language Comprehension, alongside semantics — how word choice builds meaning (Scarborough, 2001). Understanding syntax lets a reader untangle how word order and sentence structure change meaning, which becomes essential once texts grow more complex. This grammar kit builds that knowledge directly: instead of memorizing rules, children sort, gather, and act out phrases to discover for themselves how each part of speech functions.
What is the Science of Reading?
The Science of Reading is the interdisciplinary body of research — from cognitive psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience — explaining how children learn to read. It identifies two foundational components of skilled reading: language comprehension and word recognition (decoding), which combine to produce reading comprehension (Gough & Tunmer, 1986).
What is the Language Structures strand of Scarborough's Reading Rope?
Language Structures is one of the five strands of Language Comprehension in Scarborough's Reading Rope, covering syntax (grammar and sentence structure) and semantics (how word choice shapes meaning) (Scarborough, 2001). As texts grow more complex, understanding how sentences are built becomes essential to comprehending them. This grammar kit targets that strand directly, giving children hands-on practice with how each part of speech functions.
What ages is this kit designed for?
Ages 5–9 (grades K–3), plus intervention and homeschool use. Children work with this material as soon as they're reading non-phonetic words.
How is this kit Montessori-aligned?
These materials follow the traditional Montessori grammar sequence, using grammar symbols and hands-on sorting, gathering, and acting-out activities instead of worksheets. Children discover the function of each word through movement, games, and concrete materials.
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