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Please help me schedule out PLL as the "center" with other Language Arts as needed.  Maybe I overbought curriculum.  This is for a 3rd grader, so we are doing the entire PLL book this year (some split it over 2nd/3rd)

 

I have:

 

Primary Language Lessons (Hillside version)

Writing With Ease

Memoria Press Literature Grade 2 (I use it a year behind) Courage of Sarah Noble, Little House in Big Woods, Mr. Popper's Peguins, & Tales from Beatrix Potter

Seton Spelling 3

Seton English 3

Seton Phonics

Seton Reading Comprehension (could do this in Religion, because it's pretty much bible history)

Seton Handwriting 3

Seton Vocabulary 3

American Cardinal Reader Grade 3

 

Thanks for your help!!

 

 

 

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I would simplify too. If you're concerned about any issues, instead of more programs, work longer and dig deeper. We used PLL in 2nd and 3rd, and now we're on ILL. We didn't memorize every single poem (some were long), and you can skip a lesson here and there if you see fit. You will definitely finish it in one year then. I don't even schedule it, I just go to the next lesson.

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Wow!

 

I agree with the others who suggested you simplify. This is what I'd choose to begin with:

 

Primary Language Lessons (Hillside version)

Memoria Press Literature Grade 2

Seton Spelling 3 OR Seton Vocabulary 3

 

Then, IF you have the time, you can add Writing With Ease on 1 or 2 days a week.

All of the above include opportunities to practise handwriting. Can you get your student to do the copywork in the specific Seton writing style?

 

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Please help me schedule out PLL as the "center" with other Language Arts as needed.  Maybe I overbought curriculum.  This is for a 3rd grader, so we are doing the entire PLL book this year (some split it over 2nd/3rd)

 

I have:

 

Primary Language Lessons (Hillside version)

Writing With Ease

Memoria Press Literature Grade 2 (I use it a year behind) Courage of Sarah Noble, Little House in Big Woods, Mr. Popper's Peguins, & Tales from Beatrix Potter

Seton Spelling 3

Seton English 3

Seton Phonics

Seton Reading Comprehension (could do this in Religion, because it's pretty much bible history)

Seton Handwriting 3

Seton Vocabulary 3

American Cardinal Reader Grade 3

 

Thanks for your help!!

 

PLL

Memoria Press Literature

Seton Spelling

 

...and that's all.

 

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All of the above include opportunities to practise handwriting. Can you get your student to do the copywork in the specific Seton writing style?

On a little side note, can you (gasp) drop Penmanship? My rising fifth grader needs way more practice in Penmanship - I have him finishing Getty Dubay Italic Book D, then going into GDI Character Italic.

 

To the OP, I agree with Ellie. When a subject has too many components it either doesn't get done or leads to a fast and furious burnout.

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Please help me schedule out PLL as the "center" with other Language Arts as needed. Maybe I overbought curriculum. This is for a 3rd grader

Yes, indeed you did! That's okay. We all have at some point I bet.

 

These are the only items I would keep for 3rd grade:

 

Primary Language Lessons (Hillside) OR Seton English 3

Courage of Sarah Noble, Little House in Big Woods, Mr. Popper's Peguins, & Tales from Beatrix Potter

Seton Reading Composition 3 (for religion component)

Seton Handwriting 3

American Cardinal Reader Grade 3

 

I wouldn't do the MP comprehension. Just let him/her enjoy reading the books.

 

Vocabulary is a redundant waste of time if kids are getting plentiful quality reading selections.

Spelling... If they seem to struggle with seeing their errors to edit writing assignments, then add the spelling back in. If they need some strengthening of reading skills, add the phonics back in, but otherwise, having them read aloud to you from ACR or PLL will bring up most phonics lessons needing attention.

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Thanks for all your ideas-- very helpful.

 

I guess because PLL doesn't have a bunch of diagramming, or definitions of parts of speech, I thought I needed the Seton English as a supplement.

 

I will probably keep the Seton Handwriting a couple days per week because dd is still mastering cursive.

and is still learning the "strokes".

 

I might just "trust the process" and either sell English 3 or use it for 4th (isn't a lot of grammar repetitive anyway?)

 

Memoria Press has a lot of vocab in its literature guides anyway.  Does anyone do a lot of this orally, like the vocabulary and spelling words and just write out the comprehension questions?  Would love to hear how people use it.  The first grade literature was more work bookish and fill in the blanks.  These books look like I need to have dd write answers on separate notebook paper anyway.

 

Thanks for all your help!

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