NatYoung17 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Hi, I'm looking for a good basic grammar program, but haven't been able to find one I like...preferably secular... Any suggestions? It's not our favorite topic and I'm not looking for anything for a future writer or English teacher... just something that will teach them what they need to know. Also I don't have a big budget, I was using something from McMillan I downloaded for free at some point, but it doesn't come with an answer key, so it's hard to correct it. I have one in 6/7th grade and one in 4th, so if there's something I could use for both, that would be great, otherwise it would have to be pretty inexpensive... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Junior Analytical Grammar or Winston Grammar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2kando Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Easy grammar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hi, I'm looking for a good basic grammar program, but haven't been able to find one I like...preferably secular... Any suggestions? It's not our favorite topic and I'm not looking for anything for a future writer or English teacher... just something that will teach them what they need to know. Also I don't have a big budget, I was using something from McMillan I downloaded for free at some point, but it doesn't come with an answer key, so it's hard to correct it. I have one in 6/7th grade and one in 4th, so if there's something I could use for both, that would be great, otherwise it would have to be pretty inexpensive... Thanks! Easy Grammar. You could get the fifth grade teacher book and a workbook for each child. Or you could have your older dc do Easy Grammar Plus now, and your younger dc do it in a couple of years. It won'/t hurt for your younger one to wait. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatYoung17 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 What is your budget? If it's up to $35, check out these options: 1. We are doing the Middle School Grammar workbook from Brookdale House and it is going well. It covers the parts of speech, parts of sentences, phrases, clauses, and punctuation in a series of brief lessons with short exercises. This book is good if you want a short, quick grammar workbook for a child who gets grammar easily. 2. If you want more detailed lessons that go slower, check out Steps To Good Grammar from Walch. Both these resources are secular. If your budget is lower, check out the eWorkBook from Daily Grammar, which is also secular. It has 100+ short lessons with exercises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Fix-It Grammar (only get the newer version, old one is not a complete program). You could start both students in the same book. Buy the printed version of the TM and you automatically get access to the student book in PDF at no extra cost. Just print off the pages. Set up once the pages are printed is maybe 30 minutes to get the student notebooks ready. After the notebooks are set up there really is no lesson prep needed ahead of time. The lesson takes :15 minutes a day, 4 days a week, is deceptively gentle but has an impact long term. No diagramming, though, and some people absolutely want diagramming. There are 6 books in the series. Each book ramps up and book 6 covers advanced grammar so you may not even have an interest in going that far. Even in the more advanced books lessons are still short. If you want, you could easily accelerate and do two lessons a day, 5 days a week, :30 minutes a day and complete everything much faster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I don't remember where we got it online (Librivox?), but we have enjoyed the free audiobook of Grammarland. It does a good job of getting the different types of works to make sense in a fun way. As far as an actual curriculum, we really enjoy Royal Fireworks Press and their series - probably recommend Town level for your ages, although it'd be a shame to miss out on the fun of Island. It isn't a straightforward get-er-done type of curriculum, but it is very interesting and I think it does a great job of making the structure of grammar appear very basic and simple. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My4arrows Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I'd also recommend fix it grammar as a pp did. The lessons are short and do a good job of covering the topics. Mine have been enjoying it a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryam Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 We're doing very well with Saxon Grammar & Composition. My daughter is able to work through it independently. It also includes sentence diagramming. And with the continual review of Saxon my ds seems to retain it well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2kando Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Love fix it Too! Just found this and it looks promising (for us at least...thought I would share) https://www.englishgrammar101.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I'd also recommend fix it grammar as a pp did. The lessons are short and do a good job of covering the topics. Mine have been enjoying it a lot Yeah, DD never argues over doing grammar. In fact, she volunteers and frequently wants to grab that first. She is not a language arts kinda gal but she likes Fix-It. DS is warming to it and never argues over doing it either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) Fix-It Grammar (only get the newer version, old one is not a complete program). You could start both students in the same book. Buy the printed version of the TM and you automatically get access to the student book in PDF at no extra cost. Just print off the pages. Set up once the pages are printed is maybe 30 minutes to get the student notebooks ready. After the notebooks are set up there really is no lesson prep needed ahead of time. The lesson takes :15 minutes a day, 4 days a week, is deceptively gentle but has an impact long term. No diagramming, though, and some people absolutely want diagramming. There are 6 books in the series. Each book ramps up and book 6 covers advanced grammar so you may not even have an interest in going that far. Even in the more advanced books lessons are still short. If you want, you could easily accelerate and do two lessons a day, 5 days a week, :30 minutes a day and complete everything much faster. Thank you so much for posting this in regards to the new version. A couple of months ago I posted asking about something for when we are done with Winston Grammar. A couple of people suggested Fix-It and honestly I never really paid attention to that recommendation because I tried it a few years ago and it was a mess and I just couldn't teach it effectively. I didn't realize there was a new version now. I just checked it out and it looks great. So much more straightforward and easy to use. Edited October 27, 2016 by Heather in VA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 We're doing very well with Saxon Grammar & Composition. My daughter is able to work through it independently. It also includes sentence diagramming. And with the continual review of Saxon my ds seems to retain it well. Ds is enjoying Saxon Grammar too. I find it secular with the exception of some of the word choices/slight moralizing done with vocab words in the beginning of each lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My4arrows Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Yeah, DD never argues over doing grammar. In fact, she volunteers and frequently wants to grab that first. She is not a language arts kinda gal but she likes Fix-It. DS is warming to it and never argues over doing it either. mine used to complain all the time the past few years about grammar and it always got pushed aside and often not done because of that. This year they get it done without me asking and want to do more. And they are retaining what they've learned so even better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u2006kids Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Love fix it Too! Just found this and it looks promising (for us at least...thought I would share) https://www.englishgrammar101.com Did you like this one..... planning to get it... any where you can get a discount .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Is fix it like editor in chief just fine by IEW? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2kando Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Did you like this one..... planning to get it... any where you can get a discount .... Oh sorry, only just saw this. I think homeschool buyers coop runs some specials on iew products. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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