CookIslandsMommy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hello IEW users :) I am planning my school year/schedule and the IEW materials will take a few weeks to arrive. I am starting with SWI A - with my 4th grader. If I go with double pace - I had a quick look at sample schedule pages and it looks like it may make more sense to do this: For week 1 - combine days 1, 2 & 3 as one lesson and then 4 & 5 as the next lesson. Week 2 combine days 1 & 2 & then next lesson 3, 4, and 5 etc Does this sound right? If so, how long would each lesson, if I do combining, take? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 For SWI-A, it takes us one day to watch the video, one day to write the outline and tell it back, one day to write the messy copy paragraph (for a one paragraph assignment), and one day to edit and write the neat copy. You could do it in less if you combined the outlining with one of the other steps since that is a shorter assignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Just make sure if you are combining that you are not overloading your kids. They may end up hating writing and you may end up hating to teach it. If they don't finish by the end of whatever your school year is, can't you just continue it for the next school year? Is there a reason you have to go at an accelerated pace? In other words, if it doesn't seem to be working, can you slow down to a bit easier schedule? Or keep the lessons shorter but maybe do a lesson on Saturdays? Or through the summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Why do you need to get through it so quickly? if time is an issue some of the lessons are taught in one week, but the child is given an extra week to rewrite other passages for practice. if I was forced to hurry through the program, I would drop some of the extra assignments instead of doubling up the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaplank Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The longer I've used IEW the more I've realized that it's not just a curriculum to get through, but a whole approach to thinking, speaking and lastly writing. To get to the heart of the program, you need to spend time with it, one unit at a time. There is no rush. My biggest success with this program was getting my son, who had a hard time getting his thoughts down on paper, to be able to write fluently. But that came by taking lots of time organizing the Key Word Outline, changing words if necessary, and having him speak the outline for several days in a row before he ever started writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 This s a program I would never "speed" through. We took our time last year doing one unit per month (except Dec) and now this year, my kids are showing what they did learn and it's amazing how much they have retained! Plan on doing one unit a month. Then start again next school year and they will do great! We took December off from IEW and read and wrote about Christmas since I was only doing 2 weeks of schooling that month anyway. Don't conqueror. Enjoy the experience! Your kids are not behind, they are starting a new journey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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