tuckerhousehold Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hi... I'm relatively new to well-trained mind materials, but definitely like what we've seen/used thus far. 1st grade (last year) - we used 1st grade portion of First Language Lessons Questions for 2nd grade (this fall): 1st... I'm confused what I need to order for grammar... I have the original 1st language lessons book, so I guess I'll use the 2nd grade portion for 2nd grade... but now that it has been separated into 2 books, will we miss anything by using the older text? Should I buy the new book too?? 2nd... We didn't know about the Writing with Ease series until after the school year was over, so now I'm wondering do I need to go through both workbook 1 and 2 during 2nd grade? Also, what is in the Writing with Ease text vs. the Writing with Ease workbooks... is there duplicate information in the Writing with Ease text? I'd like to thank you in advance for reading this and taking the time to respond! Much appreciated!!! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hi... I'm relatively new to well-trained mind materials, but definitely like what we've seen/used thus far. 1st grade (last year) - we used 1st grade portion of First Language Lessons Questions for 2nd grade (this fall): 1st... I'm confused what I need to order for grammar... I have the original 1st language lessons book, so I guess I'll use the 2nd grade portion for 2nd grade... but now that it has been separated into 2 books, will we miss anything by using the older text? Should I buy the new book too?? 2nd... We didn't know about the Writing with Ease series until after the school year was over, so now I'm wondering do I need to go through both workbook 1 and 2 during 2nd grade? Also, what is in the Writing with Ease text vs. the Writing with Ease workbooks... is there duplicate information in the Writing with Ease text? I'd like to thank you in advance for reading this and taking the time to respond! Much appreciated!!! Julie 1. I believe only very minor changes were made when the books were separated, so you can teach perfectly well from the old book without buying the new Level 2. 2. WWE is less grade-dependent - it's okay for your second grader to be using WWE1. My upcoming third grader will be using WWE2 for the first part of the school year. If you want to find your own passages for the WWE technique, then the textbook is your best option. If you want passages selected and everything laid out for you, open and go, go with the workbooks. You don't need both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerhousehold Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 That's just what I needed... and so fast! I'm so glad that a friend introduced me to this forum!! Take care :) Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerhousehold Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 After looking at the original book I have for FLL... it looks like it will overlap some with the WWE series. Is it overkill to do both?? Should we only use the WWE1 and drop the FLL for second grade? Thanks so much for your help! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 After looking at the original book I have for FLL... it looks like it will overlap some with the WWE series. Is it overkill to do both?? Should we only use the WWE1 and drop the FLL for second grade? Thanks so much for your help! Julie FLL is grammar, and WWE is writing. If you are using both you can omit the copywork/dictation/narration in FLL. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Everyone is going to have different opinions (which is the reason I value this board so much), but I would definitely say you need WWE 1. I wish I could help you with grammar, but at that age dd9 was using GWG. We just made the switch to FLL this year. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerhousehold Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Think that answers all the questions I had for now... you guys are the best! :) Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jenbrdsly Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 We do not use the book, but I love the CD! http://teachingmybabytoread.blog.com/classical-education/in-the-car-curriculum/first-language-lessons-for-the-wtm/ It includes poems and chants from the first and second book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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