Which of these is redundant?

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For my 4th grader next year I have planned:

 

1. ILL

 

2. Abeka grammar (just the grammar)

 

3. Writing Strands

 

I think this is too much LA. Plus we do spelling every day. PLL has worked so well this year and is such a joy to teach that I just don't want to give it up. But I can't seem to prioritize when looking at this list. I think proper grammar is important and I want dc to learn sentence diagramming.

 

So I think I should give up ILL but that makes me sad.

 

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Edited December 16, 2010 by Calming Tea

[Sahamamama]

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[Guest Dulcimeramy]

I would drop Writing Strands and keep Grammar + ILL.

 

We've done PLL/ILL + R&S grammar.

[Crimson Wife]

Could you just do the dictation, picture study, narration, and memorization lessons of ILL? You could probably do one every Friday in lieu of the Abeka and finish all of them in a single school year.

[Stacy in NJ]

I would never give up the curriulum that I liked, and hopefully my child liked, best.

 

Have you thought about alternating ILL and Abeka every other year? Do ILL this year and Abeka next. Return to the next level of ILL the following year?

[Donna A.]

I don't think they're redundant at all because they're very different styles. :001_smile:

 

I wouldn't probably suggest alternating every *year*, but maybe alternating throughout the week. Do ILL 3x a week and WS 2x a week. Do Abeka (just the grammar) daily or maybe just 4 days a week. Let Fridays (or whatever day you choose) be a "light" day by doing just writing a la WS and/or writing a letter to grandma, thank you notes, personal journaling, and that sort of thing.

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Has anyone tried putting off formal grammar until 8th grade? That's Whst MFW suggests and I think it has it's merits.

[Homeschooling6]

Has anyone tried putting off formal grammar until 8th grade? That's Whst MFW suggests and I think it has it's merits.

 

If I'm remembering correctly, doesn't MFW use ILL and Writing Strands? Maybe drop Abeka.

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They do use Writing Strands and ILL, then a serious grammar review in I think 7th grade, followed by Applications of Grammar through high school.

[Ellie]

I'd drop ABeka. It beats grammar to death every.single.year.:ack2:

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That's what I'll do. :)

[Ellie]

That's what I'll do. :)

Good girl. :D

[MrsMe]

I'd drop ABeka. It beats grammar to death every.single.year.:ack2:

 

 

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[mcconnellboys]

Why don't you just throw in ILL a couple of times a week and do it mostly orally? It begins to include grammar, but still doesn't do as much as Abeka. But it includes so many things that Abeka does not. Or, why don't you use ILL and just pick up the diagramming from Abeka?

[Donna A.]

They do use Writing Strands and ILL, then a serious grammar review in I think 7th grade, followed by Applications of Grammar through high school.

 

Not quite. MFW recommends ILL and WS starting in 4th grade (after having done PLL in 2nd and 3rd), then the All-in-One Grammar book in 6th grade, and then Applications of Grammar for 7th & 8th. All language arts and composition in high school is incorporated into the History/Bible/English packages.... so Appl of Grammar isn't needed after 8th.

 

Meanwhile, additional LA skills CM-style (copywork, oral and written narrations, dictation, memorization, outlining, research skills) are also scheduled in the lesson plans during every year of MFW elementary.