elw_miller Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I'm considering getting the Spelling Workout: Level A for my 5-year-old daughter. What are your thoughts on the Teacher's Edition? Did you find it really helpful? Or, is the workbook alone sufficient? Thank you for your input! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissi Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I haven't used teacher book for A. Nor have I even seen it. I didn't buy teacher book until level F. Only as a time saver. I can't see any reason to use it before E or F. Just my 2 cents :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicalTwins Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I haven't used teacher book for A. Nor have I even seen it. I didn't buy teacher book until level F. Only as a time saver. I can't see any reason to use it before E or F. Just my 2 cents :001_smile: Since you have used this curriculm do you do one list a week or what? I am starting this with my second graders this fall at level A, how did you do this? I did buy the teachers edition, not sure if it will help or not...but it does have extra activities/games that are not in the student book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissi Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 We do a little more than one list a week. They do a page or two 4 days a week. In the end it may end up being a list a week, but I try to keep it moving a little faster than that to stay with TWTM schedule for this curr. I think those extra pages would be good if you need them for extra practice. We haven't needed them at all (we range from B-G right now), so I don't add the extra work in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicalTwins Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manamana Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 We haven't bought the TM yet and we're on level C. We started off doing more than one lesson per week because they were easy. Now, in level C, do one lesson a week. We also always include 5 review words on our final test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elw_miller Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 Thanks for your help. No sense buying something I won't really need (at least until later). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsha SC Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I admit it...I love TMs! I have the TM for all of our Spelling Workouts (we are currently on E), but really I don't think you have to have one for A. I like them because they give you sentences for the pre-tests and tests. The less thinking I have to do the better, some days. We actually started A the second semester of K. Then in first grade we did B and C (one each semester). C does start to get a bit difficult but so far both of my girls have done well. Our schedule for A-C is to do the pre-test and first couple of pages on day one. Day two, we do Spellingcity.com then on day three we finish the workbook pages and take a test. When we started D and E we added an additional day to write out definitions. Hope that helps a bit. Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidbits of Learning Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I too like Teacher's manuals. I like the sentences. I like the review tests that are included. I like the helps that they give and the game ideas to implement. If all that you use a teacher's manual for is the answers, then it may not be worth it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I has lots of ideas for extra activities but be aware that it is designed for a classroom full of kids so you will be doing some adapting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 My son did books A&B last year. Our schedule was two pages a day and then the test, so three days for a lesson. I don't pre-test. I'll have to check out spelling city. I also make puzzle pages here. http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ My son likes the double puzzle best. I use the spelling rule for that lesson as the hidden message. I have run into a length limit yet on the message. Is everyone doing one book per semester? I was going to slow down for book C, but now I'm questioning that. Maybe I should just wait and see how he does!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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