Good App for Practicing Basic Grammar

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Community Review for Grammar Jammers Primary Edition

Jennifer A.
Jennifer A.
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I liked the fact that there's a dashboard with quiz scores for each of the sections. In the settings it's easy to reset before the next student plays. I ask students to take a screenshot of the dashboard when their turn is done so I can quickly see how they did. The app is very easy to navigate with clear buttons and not a lot of distraction. Students enjoy the songs for each concept.

How I Use It

I used Grammar Jammers Primary to review grammar concepts with my 2nd graders at the beginning of the year and later in the year for students who needed more review. The app provides a quick (about 2 minute) video lesson about 7 different concepts including sentences, nouns, and contractions. After the lesson there is a short quiz. It was a quick way for students to review parts of speech concepts. It was a little boring and too easy for advanced students but did engage students who were struggling. There is not a lot of content in the app so students complete the activities pretty quickly, but for free it works well.

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Tina M.
Tina M. ESL teacher
November 18, 2014

Good resource for teacher to show a grammar song whole group, or great practice for students individually.

It is a fun activity for the students to get extra practice with a grammar skill. There is a catchy tune/song for the grammar skill and then practice finding that part of speech in a sentence, or another type of activity. Did not work well on cell phone though, as the whole screen was not viewable.
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Kim P.
Kim P. Media Specialist North Fairview Elementary Topeka, KS
July 31, 2014

Good for introducing grammar topics

I like the songs they use. They are catchy and the kids like them. I like the way the questions after the songs work. It would be better if there were more questions as well as practice areas that the kids could get more practice on each concept. In the app, you must listen to the song each time and then try the three questions. I wish there would be a specific area you could just go into and have questions to answer to try to improve your skills as the limited amount of practice in the quick check doesn't really give a good view of if the kids understand the concept or not. I would use this in a classroom to introduce with the videos but there's not much to offer after that.
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