Grammar Bell Ringers - Editing Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Task Cards

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Grammar Bell Ringers - Editing Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Task Cards: Engage your students with these high-interest, weekly grammar bell ringers that will last you the entire school year! These engaging activities prompt students to correct grammar errors, spelling mistakes, and punctuation errors while exploring interesting modern topics. Elevate your grammar instruction with dynamic bell ringers that foster a consistent and interactive approach to refining language skills throughout the school year.

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Included in This Grammar Bell-Ringers and Task Cards Resource:

➡️ 40 Grammar Bell-Ringers Presentation Slides: Use this 40-slide PowerPoint presentation to engage your students in weekly grammar editing practice! Each of the slides includes a high-interest paragraph that contains errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Students will edit the paragraphs as a weekly bell-ringer task. The slideshow is animated, so when you click the slide, each error is revealed and edited (one at a time).

➡️ 40 Grammar Task Cards: Each of the paragraphs is also provided in task card format for easy use as a grammar or writing station or center in your classroom.

➡️ Grammar Bell-Ringer Booklet: Have students complete their weekly bell-ringer in this grammar bell-ringer booklet. Share the grammar paragraph for that week as a slideshow and have students complete the work in this booklet! Simply print the booklets and put them into a binder, and they are ready to be used each week.

➡️ Teacher or Student Grammar Rules Reference Page: Use this reference page as a reminder of the most important grammar rules and information that students (and the teacher) need to know! The reference sheet includes information on commas, homophones, numbers, subject/verb agreement, and capitalization.

Skills Covered in This Grammar Bell-Ringers and Task Cards Resource:

Comma Rules
Semi-colon usage
End punctuation (?.!)
Dialogue punctuation
Homophones
Homonyms
Number rules
Subject/verb agreement
Capitalization
Articles
Proper spelling
Apostrophes
Run-on sentences
Fragments
Parallel structure
Comma splice

How to Use This Grammar Bell-Ringers and Task Cards Resource:

Mistakes Monday: Distribute the bell-ringer booklet version to your students at the start of the year. Introduce one of the paragraphs to your class per week for 40 weeks as bell-ringers. Students will correct the errors on their own (or you can do it in groups or pairs). Then, you can use the PowerPoint slides to review it together as a class.
Writing Centers: Include a packet of the task cards at a center where students can choose which ones to work on. The work can be done on the task card or using the work booklet. Print out 6 slides per page on PowerPoint (option provided when you print) and keep an answer key.
Pair or Group Work: Give each pair or group of students a task card and have them complete it together. Then, each pair or group can present the paragraph to the class and share what errors they found.

What Teachers Are Saying About This Grammar Bell-Ringers and Task Cards Resource:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is one of my favorite Bell Ringer resources. I am able to incorporate into my instruction easily and quickly to ensure my students are getting grammar practice. Thank you.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students love these bellringers! It's the perfect way to practice our editing skills! It kept my students really engaged on the lesson, and it was easy to use! Will definitely use again next year!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love these bell ringers. Students often forget basic grammar conventions and its a great way to start off class with review and get the kids going. I notice my students recognize and are correcting their grammar mistakes when we do personal writing assignments now!

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