Summer Learning
This summer, we encourage you to support your child’s academic progress and work language arts into your day! Shurley English helps you add fun, exciting, and effective ways to teach grammar, skills, and writing. Today, we are excited to share several FREE resources to help you embark on a
Summer Learning
Summer vacation is coming soon! So, what are your plans? Have you included any activities that will help your child keep their language arts skills sharp over the break? (Haha! I’m almost positive that most of you just knitted your brows and sarcastically muttered the words: “Ugh, NO!”) Before
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
It's time to talk about poetry! Do you know how to compose a quatrain? We invite you to join us as we talk about meter, rhyming patterns, and more in this week's Two-Minute Tip.
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
What is an ellipsis? When should you use the ellipsis in your writing? In today’s Two-Minute Tip, we explore several guidelines to help you with this specific punctuation mark. Take a look!
ELAsuccess
Mrs. Riddle, my sixth-grade teacher, is one of the reasons I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the year I was in her class; it was my final year as an elementary student. I have so many memories, like the day the total solar eclipse happened; it was so
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
Today, let’s focus on connecting with someone through a special type of literary device called a couplet. Come along and let’s see how this writing activity unfolds in this Two-Minute Tip.
ELAsuccess
At Shurley English, we are committed to helping you and your students experience language arts success. Whether you use the Shurley English curriculum or not, we want your language arts experience to be the best that it can be. Today, we are excited to share several FREE resources to help
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
Many people get “use to” and “used to” confused. Which verb phrase is correct? We unravel the mystery in this week’s Two-Minute Tip.
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
What is an analogy? How do I analyze and solve an analogy exercise? Tune in to this week’s Two-Minute Tip to learn all about the fun language puzzle know as the analogy…
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
Double negatives are a writing no-no, but how can you avoid breaking this grammar rule? Tune in to this week’s Two-Minute Tip to learn about negative words and the three ways to correct a double negative…
ELAsuccess
If you’re like most human beings, you probably spend a fair amount of time in front of a computer, tablet, or cell phone sitting, reading, texting, typing, or holding a phone up to your ear. Our workplaces and classrooms have gone digital. Even now, you are on your digital
Two-Minute Tip of the Day
What are homonyms, homophones, and homographs? We are here to unravel the confusion in this Shurley English Two-Minute Tip.