Comic strips, cartoons, and other ways to teaching grammar without the textbook! by Lauren Termine & Jennifer Dragobratovich

Incorporating comic strips and cartoons in grammar lessons can be an exciting and effecting way for students to learn the material.  The comic strips are used for distinguishing nouns and verbs, sentence sequencing, and can be a great tool for teachers in ESL (English as a Second Language).

Cartoons

(Click on the the picture to view the tale of the ALOT)

Elementary through Middle School

This book incorporates comic strips into grammar lessons.  It provides comics followed by exercises pertaining to the comic above. It is labeled for grades 4-8. The book can be purchased at Amazon.com

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Middle, High School, and ESL Students

The Activity List 1 and 2 are websites that contain exercises and activities involving comic strips. These activities incorporate writing lessons and sentence ordering. The third link contains a comic strip generator that can be used for English or Spanish students. 

Activity List 1
Activity List 2
Comic Strip Generator 

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More Activities for Teaching Grammar without a Textbook:

TeachingMonster.com contains other activities that aid in teaching grammar.

TeacherScholastic.com and Eduplace.com contain Internet games on grammar (good for grades 2-5).

Eduplace.com also contains videos, printed and online exercises, definitions, presentations, and much more!