Jolly Grammar
The Jolly Grammar programme was developed to follow Jolly Phonics. It offers a comprehensive spelling and grammar for students who have completed the Jolly Phonics programme successfully.
Jolly Grammar teaches the structured side of literacy and covers spelling rules, punctuation, parts of speech, dictionary use and tenses. Parts of speech are taught using actions and colours to help children with parsing (identifying parts of speech). For example, the colour for verbs is red and the action is to clench fists and move arms backwards and forwards as if running. These methods help students remember grammar rules. Jolly Grammar developed from the belief that it is helpful for children to be taught the structured side of language separately from the more creative side of writing.
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