In this lively and nurturing class, students will move through different game stations focused on grammar, punctuation, penmanship, and a weekly spelling quiz. Students master skills to earn a fully-stamped Writtenburg Door GPS Passport which comes with rewards. At home, their GPS skills will be strengthened with simple daily practice using a language arts curriculum that is all mapped out for parents.

Topics covered in this game-based program include: 

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• Parts of Speech

  • Nouns (common, proper, singular, plural, possessive)

  • Pronouns (personal, possessive, reflexive; correct pronoun-antecedent agreement)

  • Verbs (action, linking, helping; regular and irregular verbs)

  • Adjectives and articles

  • Adverbs (how, when, where, to what extent)

  • Prepositions and prepositional phrases

  • Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)

• Verb Tense & Usage

  • Past, present, and future tenses

  • Consistent verb tense within writing

  • Irregular verb forms

  • Correct use of helping verbs

• Agreement

  • Subject-verb agreement

  • Pronoun-antecedent agreement

  • Correct verb forms with collective nouns

• Capitalization

  • Proper nouns (names, places, titles)

  • Titles of books, stories, and works

  • Days, months, holidays

  • Correct capitalization in letters and writing

• Punctuation

  • End punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation points)

  • Commas in lists and compound sentences

  • Commas after introductory words/phrases

  • Apostrophes in contractions and possessives

  • Quotation marks in dialogue

• Usage & Mechanics

  • Commonly confused words (there/their/they’re, to/too/two, its/it’s)

  • Correct use of contractions

  • Avoiding run-on sentences

• Spelling & Word Study (Grammar-Connected)

  • Plurals and possessives

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Homophones and homographs

  • Greek and Latin roots (introductory level)

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