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Grammar Checkers, Websites, and Games for Students

Replace your old worksheets and quizzes with these picks that give students entertaining options for learning and reviewing grammar. This list offers a bunch of great grammar app choices including interactive quizzes and games, grammar checkers, and reference materials. From parts of speech to sentence structure to verb conjugation and beyond these tools should cover just about anything your students need.

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Grammar Checkers

Quill

Let students do the writing to make grammar lessons more meaningful

Bottom line: Excellent opportunities for grammar and writing practice; teachers may need to tailor lessons to best fit into their own curriculum.

Grades: 1–9 Price: Free

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NoRedInk

Useful supplement for ELA has expanded beyond grammar to writing

Bottom line: The easy assigning and tracking features for teachers -- matched with the interest-based questions and feedback for students -- make this a useful tool to grind through grammar and writing practice.

Grades: 3–12 Price: Free, Paid The site is free to use. NoRedInk also offers a Premium adaptive curriculum for grades 5-12. Contact for pricing.

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Grammarly

Helpful tips support the writing process, build confidence

Bottom line: A flexible tool that -- with teacher guidance -- students can use for both quick fixes and more in-depth writing improvement.

Grades: 6–12 Price: Free, Paid Grammarly's editor is a free tool. However, a premium version with tools for readability, vocabulary enhancement, and plagiarism detection is available at a monthly ($29.95/month), quarterly ($19.98/month), or annual ($11.66/month) price.

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EasyBib

Helpful citation and writing resource for instant bibliographies

Bottom line: EasyBib works great for citing sources and generating bibliographies, but other tools such as a grammar checker are limited.

Grades: 7–12 Price: Free, Paid The free version includes ads. An EasyBib Plus subscription costs $9.95 per month.

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Grammar Instruction and Reference

EducationCity

Cute, clever, standards-aligned activities teach foundational skills

Bottom line: Games and activities can help reinforce key math, language, and science concepts for elementary schoolers.

Grades: Pre-K–6 Price: Free to try, Paid Schools can purchase a single building license that includes all subjects, grade levels, and onsite training for $5,500. A la carte pricing is available for individual subjects and grade levels beginning at $180. A la carte pricing adjusts based on the number of students you wish to include in the subscription.

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IXL

Immediate feedback and breadth a major plus, despite emphasis on drills

Bottom line: Students can improve targeted skills with tons of practice modules and visually appealing tasks.

Grades: Pre-K–12 Price: Free to try, Paid Skill practice is free but limited to a small number of problems a day. After a 30-day free trial, classroom licenses start at $249 per class for 25 students and one subject. Individual, school, and district licenses are also available.

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ReadWriteThink

Excellent free resource for all things reading and writing

Bottom line: A language arts teacher's dream; lesson plans, professional development, and all-around quality support.

Grades: Pre-K–12 Price: Free

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BrainPOP Jr.

Top-notch videos and activities a boon for elementary school teachers

Bottom line: BrainPOP Jr. sets the bar for top-quality online learning supplements.

Grades: K–3 Price: Paid Classroom access is $175 per year for up to three devices and school access is $1,450 per year. Coding activities require additional subscription fees.

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Flocabulary

Delightful hip-hop-based platform teaches vocab across content areas

Bottom line: Flocabulary has the goods: It's savvy enough to keep kids focused, and teachers will love the engaging, multi-modal platform.

Grades: K–12 Price: Free to try, Paid There's a free 30-day trial, then it's $120 per year for an individual teacher or $2,000 per year for a school. School plan includes additional features like assignable activities and progress tracking. District pricing is available by request.

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