MCT Question: Grammar Island, Practice Island

[MariannNOVA]

Quick question:

The twins and I are in (on? :001_huh:) Grammar Island - page 67......we are writing sentences (when we have to in order to illustrate a concept) using color coding on our whiteboard and that is going well.

Do we wait till we have completed Grammar Island until we start Practice Island? I am thinking that we do wait so I can explain the 4-Level analysis to them, but I just want to be certain.

TIA

[HappyGrace]

I did not use Island level but did you see the graphic on the website that tells when to do it?

http://rfwp.com/downloads.php

 

Scroll down to where it says "Implementation Slideshow"-it was VERY helpful for me in prepping for Town level! Helps you understand the vision for the use of materials.

 

PS-dh is shipping out your package today!

PPS-made your luscious Butternut Squash Lasagne again last night-I am addicted to that stuff!

[MariannNOVA]

I did not use Island level but did you see the graphic on the website that tells when to do it?

http://rfwp.com/downloads.php

 

Scroll down to where it says "Implementation Slideshow"-it was VERY helpful for me in prepping for Town level! Helps you understand the vision for the use of materials.

 

PS-dh is shipping out your package today!

PPS-made your luscious Butternut Squash Lasagne again last night-I am addicted to that stuff!

 

We are just connected on SO many levels, aren't we?!:D I will check out the graphic -- thanks so much!:)

[Melissa B]

Yes, the practice books come after the grammar books are completed. We work on a three term system - so term one is the grammar book and terms two and three are the practice books.

[nmoira]

 

Do we wait till we have completed Grammar Island until we start Practice Island?

Yes, and a heads up: The indirect object is covered in Sentence Island, not Grammar Island, so you'll need to cover this before hitting it in the Practice Book.

[radiobrain]

OR.... you could start doing a few of the practice sentences and only do a one or two level analysis....

 

Then go back and do 3 & 4 after you have taught them....

 

that is me, modifying again! :tongue_smilie:

[MariannNOVA]

Yes, and a heads up: The indirect object is covered in Sentence Island, not Grammar Island, so you'll need to cover this before hitting it in the Practice Book.

 

 

Thanks -- I am a Grammar Fanatic -- this is quite helpful for me to know!:thumbup:

 

OR.... you could start doing a few of the practice sentences and only do a one or two level analysis....

 

Then go back and do 3 & 4 after you have taught them....

 

that is me, modifying again! :tongue_smilie:

 

And, now you have to STOP! :toetap05:

[radiobrain]

 

 

 

And, now you have to STOP! :toetap05:

 

 

:iagree::D BUT I CAN'T!!!!!:willy_nilly:

[Julie in MN]

Scroll down to where it says "Implementation Slideshow"-it was VERY helpful for me in prepping for Town level! Helps you understand the vision for the use of materials

 

I agree, that would be best.

 

We're using Magic Lens, and we do 4Practice as we go. I use the vocabulary lesson (Word Within the Word lesson 1) to correlate Magic Lens with 4Practice, because they will both say on an assignment "W-1" or something like that.

 

But the lower levels may be different...

 

Julie