FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 2003
- Color
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
The Wordswork staff is on a quest to fill their magazine with those groups of words we all know and love: sentences. Their job sounds simple enough, but little do they know that a sentence isn't just any old group of words. To be considered a sentence, those words must convey a complete thought and contain both a subject and a predicate. In Sentences, the team learns that there are four distinct kinds of sentences: statements, questions, commands and exclamations. Filled with clear explanations, helpful examples and simple tests to distinguish a complete sentence from an incomplete sentence, Sentences wraps up with a fun word game that lets the kids put their sentence knowledge to use! Part of the multivolume Grammar for Children Video Series. A Teacher's Guide is included and available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
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...Schoolhouse Rock made grammar fun- a quality missing in language arts courses- and so does Grammar for Children...definitely recommended."- Video Librarian (Jan/Feb 2003)"These excellent live-action videos feature a multiethnic cast and offer kid-friendly instruction…They are nicely paced and clearly designed to appeal to young viewers. More importantly, they give clear, concise information that will help students improve their writing skills. Teachers will find these videos to be a valuable resource…"- School Library Journal (Feb 2003)
"...well-designed video that creatively conveys information that kids often perceive as boring. "- Booklist (Jan 1 & 15, 2003)
FULL REVIEWS
Video Librarian (January 2003)
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"I learned my grammar rules the same way every other kid from my generation did--watching the Schoolhouse Rock shorts sandwiched in between the Saturday morning cartoon lineup. Now, almost 30 years later, I can still recite what a noun is, how a conjunction functions, and when and how to use adverbs and adjectives. Schoolhouse Rock made grammar fun--a quality often missing in language arts courses--and so does Grammar For Children, a five-volume series designed for kindergarten through fourth grade students that features a group of young editors who work for Wordswork, a magazine produced by and for kids. While there are no catchy songs, and the acting ability of these kids is about on par with the Barney regulars, the framing device remains interesting enough to hold the attention of the intended audience, while the colorful, graphics-laden content will help reinforce the rules. In the volume I watched, Sentences, the Wordswork team, with the aid of Mrs. Gramercy, help teach viewers about the four distinct types of sentences--statements, questions, commands and exclamations--providing several examples and a concluding word game to test children on their new knowledge. The other titles in the series are: Descriptive Words & Phrases, Nouns, Verbs and Punctuation. Definitely recommended.