Grammar & Writing Blog

If you’re searching for a Quill alternative, you’re probably asking questions like these: Both Quill and GrammarFlip help students improve their grammar skills, but they approach instruction differently. Quill focuses primarily on practice activities and writing-based exercises, while GrammarFlip provides a complete instructional curriculum that takes students from introduction to … Read more

If you’re searching for a Khan Academy Grammar alternative, you’re probably asking questions like these: Both Khan Academy and GrammarFlip provide online educational resources, but they were designed for different purposes. While Khan Academy offers free educational content across many subjects, GrammarFlip is a complete grammar curriculum created specifically for … Read more

If you’re searching for an IXL Learning alternative for grammar instruction, you’re probably asking questions like these: Both IXL Learning and GrammarFlip help students improve grammar skills, but they serve different purposes. While IXL provides extensive skill practice across many subjects, GrammarFlip focuses on delivering a complete grammar curriculum from … Read more

If you’re searching for a NoRedInk alternative, you’re probably asking one or more of these questions: Both NoRedInk and GrammarFlip help students improve grammar skills, but they approach grammar instruction differently. This comparison will hopefully help you determine which platform is the better fit for your classroom. Quick Comparison Teachers … Read more

Why GrammarFlip? At GrammarFlip, we have a passion for clear and effective communication. Our mission is to make grammar instruction as effective, efficient, and engaging as possible so that all ELA teachers can save time in their classrooms, and so that all students can learn at their own pace and … Read more

It can be a challenge to get students to commit ideas to paper, let alone for them to understand how to write for different purposes or for specific audiences. You might find sometimes that you assign students to write an analysis of something they are reading only to discover that … Read more

The starkness of a white, blank notebook page can be frightening. Your fingers twitch with the desire for something, anything to just spill out. For the ink to somehow read your thoughts and know exactly where to make the page full. ‍This constant feeling can be a tough cycle to break for … Read more

Whether we are beginning writers, seasoned writing instructors, or best-selling novelists, writer’s block is bound to plague us all at some point or another, and it is highly likely to show up in the middle school or high school classroom when students are journaling or beginning an essay. ‍No matter … Read more

Here’s a quick kinesthetic grammar activity to introduce the topic of adverbs.  If you can pair a physical activity with a concept, studies show that retention levels among students increase.  Follow this easy, step-by-step guide to teach adverbs to your students. ‍Step 1: Ask For Two Volunteers ‍Ask for two … Read more

We all have that little voice of doubt inside of us.  You know – the one that’s constantly whispering, “Your writing stinks.  Give up on this draft while you have the chance.  You call yourself a writer?  What a laugh!”  Ah yes…now you know the voice I’m talking about. ‍We … Read more

As you have probably already experienced at some point in your teaching career, it can be a major challenge to have your students quietly find their seats and have their materials out, let alone have them complete a warm-up exercise. ‍With seemingly less and less time and more curriculum to … Read more

When conferencing with my students regarding their writing, a common request I hear, (usually after some stammering from the student) is, “I want to make sure that my writing flows.” ‍I might follow up by asking the student if he is referring to the flow between his sentences, the flow … Read more