Spelling Workout--should I also get the Teacher's Edition?

[elw_miller]

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! :)

[Krissi]

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:

[ClassicalTwins]

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.

[Krissi]

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.

[ClassicalTwins]

Thanks!!

[Manamana]

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.

[elw_miller]

Thanks for your help. No sense buying something I won't really need (at least until later).

:)

[Marsha SC]

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

[Tidbits of Learning]

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.

[JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst]

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.

[Tam101]

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: