Maybe I should have my ds do a week or so in each program this summer to see what clicks with him. I agree about not reinventing the wheel, particularly at this time in my life. :) In fact, this year I am looking mostly for open-and-go efficiency as much as possible without sacrificing meaningful education. I do love CW, but I'm not sure it will work for my schedule this year. I also love the idea of my little guy becoming more self-educated as he gets older (not this year) which WWS seems to lead towards. CW seems to remain fairly teacher-intensive even as the student progresses, and I find myself wondering if we really need all that CW offers in the upper levels.

:iagree: My twins were due last September but arrived in July. I would say at least 3 months if all goes well. Congratulations and Good Luck!:001_smile:

How does WWE4 compare to CW Aesop-B?

Thanks! Good advice to mull over. :) I love the idea of just writing to gain fluency. If my life was just a little less crazy, I'd love to come up with my own writing plan that mixed ideas from a lot of the programs and other resources I've acquired over the years.... maybe with my youngest two. :) I will definitely look at IEW. I haven't looked at it in a long time, and it may be what we need this year.

Thanks for your replies! Yes, it was a typo. Sorry! I was typing too quickly and have twin toddlers helping me type! :) So, here is what I was referring to: Writing With Skill with Sentence Composing or only Classical Writing. AAS (All About Spelling) and HTTS (How to Teach Spelling) could be my spelling options, and Teaching the Classics w/ Arrow are my ideas for lit. I did think about moving him back to WWE4, but I already own the other programs. However, I have three more students coming up eventually. So, I guess that's a thought, too. I really need the easiest to implement program this year that will also give a good foundation. Anyway, thanks for your ideas. :)

Sorry if this is hijacking your thread, but I am trying to choose between CW and WWS as well. I've previously taught Homer for Older Beginners and actually own both programs. However, my rising 5th grader also is coming into homeschooling from public school, and he's just an average student who is more math/science inclined. After reading through multiple threads here about WWS, I was worried it might be too difficult to implement easily in his situation. This year, he needs a good foundation that is not terribly time intensive for me as his teacher. I am looking at either CW Aesop B or WWS combined with Sentence Composing. I will also probably use JAG for grammar. I can totally relate to Another Lynn's comments: "There are other children and stresses in my life.... I need more open and go. I want to faciliate more than teach.... Sometimes I have to ... just use what will get done." So which of those two would fit with that philosophy/need?

I have been lurking on these boards for many years, gleaning a lot of ideas for my family. Now I am hoping to use the collective brain power collected in this fabulous place for a little help. I have a 10-year-old rising 5th grader who will be home schooled for the first time in the fall. His LA skills are fairly public school average, but he is a willing student. Having never done any of the WWE levels, I was wondering if he could handle WWS. I need something spelled out and easy to implement. I have and am fairly comfortable with teaching CW, but I also own WSS and Sentence Composing. Normally I would enjoy extensively researching all the options myself, but time is not my friend right now. We have had a fairly crazy last year-and-a-half which will continue for at least another year. I really need something simple to implement that he can easily step into, but something that will also give him the foundation he needs. He is my math/science boy, though he enjoys reading. His book choices at this point would be on the Rick Riordan Lightning Thief level, which I think is mostly due to lack of challenge at school the past couple of years. So, should I start him in Aesop B, or could I try WWS combined with SC? I am trying to keep things simple, but I know we’ll need to do Spelling (either HTTS or AAS), Handwriting (his cursive needs work), and add a literature component (I’m thinking of using some Arrow units and maybe a couple TtC lit guides with a guided reading list on the side.) Any ideas for effective, efficient, easy-to-implement LA would be welcome. :001_smile: Thanks!