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Default Re: teaching kids English grammar

How old are they? If you mean young kids, then don't mention grammar at all - just teach the language through play. If you provide plenty of exposure (good quality talk around their games) and build in chances to repeat the language in games and songs, they'll start to pick up individual words and chunks of language. Young children can't analyse grammar - they learn a second language as they learnt their first - by being exposed to meaningful input. Your job is to provide that input.
Have a look at the ESL Games and Activities forum here, and then, if you Google Teaching young children English you'll find links to lots of sites which suggest other activities and/or contain articles on teaching kids.
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