Clarkd Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 My children have some fear issues. At this time they can't tolerate info about weapons, hunting, violence, animals or people being harmed, and a variety of other topics. They will not be able to read several of the WWE selections (e.g., Little House). Is it still viable to use if I have to skip some weeks work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I agree. Use the instructor text so that you can choose your own passages from other things you are using. Then you don't have to skip anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'd go with instructor manual in your case as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 If you feel unsure about jumping into WWE without the workbooks, you could use the workbooks but only use the selections that you think your kids can handle, and then substituting where needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 If you haven't bought any materials yet, I'd get the textbook (which is otherwise unnecessary) and read the introduction which lays out the rationale and scope of WWE. Then use the sample weeks to choose your own selections. It's nice to have the selections all right there in the WWE workbooks but, really, it's not rocket-science. I was worried for years about doing WWE "wrong". But just pull a good book off the shelf, find a sentence a good length for your dc, talk about it and then copy or dictate as appropriate. For narrations just ask them to tell you what you just read to them in history or science or any read aloud. Ask a few detail questions. Try to get older kids to give a concise summary. That's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 You could just purchase the WWE workbook as pdf and use the selections you want. I actually don't think the teacher's manual is necessary. At least it hasn't been during WWE1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdownie Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 We use WWE and while I could choose the passages on my own, it is so nice to just have it laid out for me. If you want the ease of not having to find your own passages, you can easily use the workbooks and skip the ones that don't fit your children's needs. I know Little House on the Prairie has guns etc, but most passages, that we have come across so far in WWE1 anyway, would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 You could just purchase the WWE workbook as pdf and use the selections you want. I actually don't think the teacher's manual is necessary. At least it hasn't been during WWE1 Those of suggesting the TM were suggesting it instead of the workbooks, not alongside it. No, the TM isn't necessary if you're using the workbooks, but the workbooks do contain several passages that her kids may not be able to handle, so by using the TM only, she could pick all her own passages from books her kids can handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Those of suggesting the TM were suggesting it instead of the workbooks, not alongside it. No, the TM isn't necessary if you're using the workbooks, but the workbooks do contain several passages that her kids may not be able to handle, so by using the TM only, she could pick all her own passages from books her kids can handle. And the essay at the beginning of the TM is really, really helpful as to the underlying rationale and philosophy. I think you can get the same information from SWB's lecture on elementary writing (I haven't listened to it yet, but that's what I gather from what people say) so that would be a lot cheaper than buying the TM for just that reason. But WWE isn't THAT hard to DIY if you have just the TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Those of suggesting the TM were suggesting it instead of the workbooks, not alongside it. No, the TM isn't necessary if you're using the workbooks, but the workbooks do contain several passages that her kids may not be able to handle, so by using the TM only, she could pick all her own passages from books her kids can handle. Yes, but if she wants *most* of the passages already chosen, and just wants to skip the handful that may not be appropriate for her kids, the WB would be best. Would depend on how much of her own time she wants to invest in choosing passages from her own books, and coming up with copywork exercises. It's not that much extra, really, but it depends on what she needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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