HappyGrace Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Ds in 3rd grade is using this. It's a GREAT and easy intro to IEW! Older dd did IEW w/out this and I'm so happy to find this for him because it is a super easy step by step way to implement IEW for a beginner-perfect for 3rd grade. It's very pick up and go for the teacher. He is not a huge writer but he is really enjoying this program, which is a plus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thank you, i've been thinking of getting this for my 3rd grader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Great! It really pulls together all the stuff that I had to pull together on my own when teaching IEW to dd back when she was that age. It even covers things we didn't do at that age-conflict, plot, characters, hyperbole, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I'm teaching "Fairy Tales" from IEW to a group of 3rd graders this year. LOVE It. The kids have written 3 papers so far and are so thrilled that they can! LOVE IEW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Ds in 3rd grade is using this. It's a GREAT and easy intro to IEW! Older dd did IEW w/out this and I'm so happy to find this for him because it is a super easy step by step way to implement IEW for a beginner-perfect for 3rd grade. It's very pick up and go for the teacher. He is not a huge writer but he is really enjoying this program, which is a plus! We also used that last year in a small co-op, and it was so great, esp for that 1st-3rd age group. This year we are using Geography-Based Writing Lessons, which is an ebook using Holling Clancy Holling's books (Paddle to the Sea, Tree in the Trail, etc.). It's been good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 We are starting ATF&F in Jan. My dds adore Andrew Pudewa. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeinfl Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I am using AFF with a reluctant writing 5th grader and it is producing wonderful results! I won't say he loves it, but he sees the fruit of his labor and is always happy with the final results! We had so much fun working on Christmas poetry this week! :) Dee :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgrubbs Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 We also used that last year in a small co-op, and it was so great, esp for that 1st-3rd age group. This year we are using Geography-Based Writing Lessons, which is an ebook using Holling Clancy Holling's books (Paddle to the Sea, Tree in the Trail, etc.). It's been good too! For which ages do you think the Geography Based lessons are appropriate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeintx Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Is this something that can be used stand-alone or do I need the full IEW-A?? I just looked at the samples for All Things Fun... and it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 For which ages do you think the Geography Based lessons are appropriate? Hmmm, we are using it with kids from 2nd grade up to 5th grade. The 5th grader has much more detailed compositions, but the younger kids haven't had any problems with it. I think you can go simple and geared to younger, or more complicated and geared to older kids pretty easily. The 2nd grader did do All Things Fun and Fascinating last year though, so he was not a total beginner either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Is this something that can be used stand-alone or do I need the full IEW-A?? I just looked at the samples for All Things Fun... and it looks great! I don't have any other IEW stuff, and it's been fine. Everything is explained in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcartmama Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I really like it as well, but it was a bit too advanced for my 3rd grade ds. He wasn't quite ready to outline yet. I'm working on it with him and hopefully we can 'restart' this late spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Glad you are enjoying it, I am a huge and longtime IEW fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I don't have any other IEW stuff, and it's been fine. Everything is explained in the book. Yes, this is the beauty of it-everything you need is in the book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeintx Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I don't have any other IEW stuff, and it's been fine. Everything is explained in the book. Thank you. I am thinking I might use this with our 5th grader once we start back in January. He has had zero writing (public school until 4th). They had him writing paragraphs but nothing really organized, etc. so those traits continue with our current program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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