Grammar doesn’t fail because students can’t learn it.
It fails because of how it’s taught.
In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast, I’m joined by literacy expert Patty McGee, co-author of Not Your Granny’s Grammar, to rethink grammar instruction from the ground up.
We explore how grammar can be:
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taught through sentences, play, and inquiry
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embedded across ELA, science, and social studies
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accessible to multilingual learners
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focused on growth over time, not mastery in a day
Patty shares concrete classroom strategies, including sentence manipulation, low-prep grammar play, and assessment approaches that honor language, culture, and audience.
If grammar feels like a compliance task instead of a thinking tool—this conversation shows a better way.
Patty McGee Website (https://pattymcgee.org/?_gl=1%2A1brtmop%2A_ga%2AODg4Nzk4NjA4LjE3Njg3NTc3NDA.%2A_ga_0WJBYVXZ93%2AczE3Njg3NTc3NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3Njg3NTc3NDAkajYwJGwwJGgw)
Music by Aylex
