Elem. Grammar Boxes

​Our Montessori Grammar Boxes are going to save you a lot of money. If you were planning to buy a ready-made set, you were probably disheartened to find out they cost upwards of $500US. And if you were thinking of making your own set, you probably changed your mind when you realized just how time-consuming it would be. We're here to save you both time and money.

 

Individual boxes or bundle

All of the Montessori Grammar Boxes are available individually, or you can purchase all 8 boxes together in a Bundle and save. The printables for each box include brief instructions on the contents of each file, how to prepare the cards, and the basic instructions on how to present them. The instructions do not include step-by-step presentations or the Montessori Key Experiences.

 

What do you get with each grammar box

You can read through the contents of each box in the listings, but the general idea is that each file contains the printable cards required to fill the wooden grammar boxes, filling boxes, and command boxes. This includes a Definition Card, Sentence Cards, Color Word Cards (to recreate the sentences from the Sentence Cards), Command Cards, and Color Word Cards to accompany the command cards. This purchase does not include the actual wooden boxes - you are purchasing a digital file that you print yourself. The file includes the printable cards for the wooden grammar boxes/filling boxes/command boxes. You can choose not to use the wooden boxes and make your own storage system if you'd prefer (you'll save a lot of money as the wooden boxes are very expensive, $200 to $300).

 

Sample of Grammar Box 6 (Adverb)

1. Read the definition card.

2. Choose 1 Sentence Card from the pile. Read the first sentence and recreate it using the Color Word Cards.

3. The second sentence is read and then created by removing the adverb in the first sentence and substituting it for the adverb in the second sentence.

4. At any point, the teacher may stop the lesson and address important grammatical points or show how transposing or placing the words in a different order changes the meaning of the sentence.

5. The sentence can then be symbolized using the Grammar Symbols. Note that the colors of the symbols change in Elementary. This is so the children can't simply color-match the word cards to the symbols. They have to think and process the function of the word and use the correct symbol.

6. The sentences and symbols can be copied onto paper by the children.

7. The children can read through the Command Cards and follow the commands. This will help to bring their newly acquired knowledge to life.