Don’t dangle your participle! Now that sounds a bit rude, doesn’t it? I came across this lovely little book on NetGalley and downloaded it in exchange for a review : Don’t Dangle Your Participle – by Vanita Oelschlager. Words and pictures show children what a dangling participle is all about. Young readers are shown an incorrect sentence…
Dr Grammar Finds A Solution
We hope you’ve been enjoying our Dr Grammar series on #SaturdaySchool. Write to us and let us know if you are. Today we’re going to share how Dr Grammar finds a solution. Dr Grammar Finds A Solution The door opened and the next patient walked in. It was a capital S dragging in a small…
Dreams On Fire? #BookReview
Since my last post on Saturday School was on getting our teens to read, I thought I’d share a review of a book I recently read- “Dreams on Fire?” by Shyamala S. “Dreams on Fire?” won First Prize in the category ‘Fiction’ in the competition for writers of children’s books organised by Children’s Book Trust.…
Getting Your Teenager to Read
A friend who has been reading my posts grumbled, “Sunita, you keep saying that we should get our children to read. But how on earth can I get my teenager to read? And where does he have the time, between school and homework and coaching classes and football practise? Besides he is at that age…
Dr Grammar At The Palace #SaturdaySchool
Dr. Grammar was busy working in his language lab when there was a loud banging on his door. “Who can that be?” he wondered, “It sounds urgent.” When he opened the door, he saw two of the king’s guards standing there. “You have to come with us at once”, said one of them in a…