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Independent work for the 5th/6th grader who needs more challenge


Janie Grace
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My ds10 is bright and gets through his schoolwork quickly -- Saxon math, Daily Language Review, Writing Tales, Science, History. We were doing literature with a Blackbird guide but that has slowed b/c we were trying to do discussions with a group and it has been hard to schedule. He really needs more to do on his own (I cannot spend more one-on-one time with him than I already am). He was looking on the back cover of DLR and saw the Daily Geography/Science/etc. reviews and said he's like to get some of those. Are they worthwhile? I have always been really anti-workbook, but this boy seems to enjoy them! What else would you have a child like this do? He probably needs to be reading more literature (he gravitates towards non-fiction for his "free" reading time). I don't want to waste his desire to work harder. I realize it may not last forever! Would love to hear what you think is important during this time.

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I highly recommend Killgallon for additional writing/grammar skills:

The Elementary series is meant to be used together:

Sentence Composing for Elementary School: A Worktext to Build Better Sentences

Story Grammar for Elementary School: A Sentence-Composing Approach: A Student Worktext

 

Then there is the Middle School series:

Sentence Composing for Middle School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity

Grammar for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach--A Student Worktext

 

Then the High School series:

Grammar for High School: A Sentence-Composing Approach-A Student Worktext

Sentence Composing for High School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity

 

CLE is also great for Math and Language Arts and can be used independently.

We love the Veritas Press Self-Paced History courses as well.

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I highly recommend Killgallon for additional writing/grammar skills:

The Elementary series is meant to be used together:

Sentence Composing for Elementary School: A Worktext to Build Better Sentences

Story Grammar for Elementary School: A Sentence-Composing Approach: A Student Worktext

 

Then there is the Middle School series:

Sentence Composing for Middle School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity

Grammar for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach--A Student Worktext

 

Then the High School series:

Grammar for High School: A Sentence-Composing Approach-A Student Worktext

Sentence Composing for High School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity

 

CLE is also great for Math and Language Arts and can be used independently.

We love the Veritas Press Self-Paced History courses as well.

 

Thanks! What is CLE? Off to check out all those links...

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