Grammar Wheels is an activity designed to give students practice writing sentences containing particular grammatical elements.

Directions:

1. Make the following wheels on heavy cardboard or poster board. I like to make each wheel as a separate entity, although you may want to place all on a single poster board.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Laminate the wheels for durability.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Place a spinner in the center of each.
4. Direct each student to have a piece of paper and a writing utensil.
5. Display the wheels in a prominent place in the classroom. I like to attach them to the chalkboard.
6. Invite a student to come to the board and spin the first wheel.
7. Invite another to do the second, another the third, and a fourth to spin the final.
8. Announce the selections and write them on the board.
9. Instruct the students to write a sentence that contains all of the selected grammatical elements.
10. Check their work and award points for correct answers.
11. Award a small prize to the student who has the most points at the end of the activity.

Variations:

• Begin with only one wheel and progress to additional ones.
• Spin the wheels to determine the students' homework for an evening.
• Allow students to suggest additional topics for inclusion on a wheel. Then create wheels using their suggestions.