mamamindy Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Here is what we have/had going for this year (technically 1st, but we move along in grade work when we're ready). Please give me suggestions for next year. I'd like to be ready sooner than later. We're moving, and having another baby. Spelling - R&S 2 (I just don't know how I feel about this... I want to use WRTR but we're in a very busy season and she really, really LOVES WBs. She loves this. She wants more each day.) Grammar - FLL1 I don't hate this. We stopped for a while because it got so monotonous. However, we love the poetry memorization, and after a break she is much more receptive. I like that my 5 & 3 yos join us for the definitions and memorization. I like the family learning! :) I feel comfortable with some curriculum since I don't remember any grammar. I keep thinking I'd like Grammarland... However, DD LOVES writing. She LOVES WBs. Should we move along to R&S English 2 after FLL 1? Or the FLL2 adding written work? Does it matter?? As an aside, I think DD2 would prefer more oral lessons than the DD1 (when she's studying grammar that is, not now) and I would like to make purchases that I can tweak for multiple children. If possible. Reading - She reads orally. Sometimes out of McGuffey, or whatever we're reading for Bible, History, Science. Do we need some sort of literature lineup? Sometimes I think a plan would help me. We visit the library weekly. She reads all.the.time. In addition to our History & Science read alouds, I have a nightly read aloud going. (Just any book we want to read. Right now it's The Trumpet of the Swan.) Writing - We do WWE style writing across the curriculum. She does copywork nearly daily. (She loves it.) And we have informal narrations sometimes, or where I formally write it down during History/Science. We have just started dictation. I think we're in a groove here. ;) Finally! I went ahead and bolded the questions. I appreciate any advice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I haven't looked at all of the programs you're considering, so I'll confine myself to those I've used. FLL 2 isn't as monotonous as FLL 1, and can be used both orally and with added written components. I didn't hate it, either. (But I switched after FLL 2 to a different program, because I needed a break.) For reading, I agree that you don't need a fancy lit lineup; however, I've found with my voracious reader that it's helpful to have a list of books in mind (or on paper) that I'll agree to her reading during independent reading time. I search for lists on blogs and on this forum, and get them from the library or else purchase them. It just makes things easy to have good books around for her to select from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claluck Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 For a literature reading lists I like the suggestions at ambleside online to kind of give me a basis of where to go, what to look for. Just ideas of what they might like to read. Also if the grammarland you are thinking of is the same I am thinking of, there is a free online workbook out there. Just google it. My kids are doing it for a review right now and like it. Its nothing super but a little workbook page for every section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamindy Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I haven't looked at all of the programs you're considering, so I'll confine myself to those I've used. FLL 2 isn't as monotonous as FLL 1, and can be used both orally and with added written components. I didn't hate it, either. (But I switched after FLL 2 to a different program, because I needed a break.) For reading, I agree that you don't need a fancy lit lineup; however, I've found with my voracious reader that it's helpful to have a list of books in mind (or on paper) that I'll agree to her reading during independent reading time. I search for lists on blogs and on this forum, and get them from the library or else purchase them. It just makes things easy to have good books around for her to select from. Thank you, Lynnita!! So, did you choose historical fiction or just good any good literature? The bolded is exactly what I'm thinking. She's my oldest, and we just don't have enough good literature lying around. I miss the times when I lived near used bookstores and great libraries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamindy Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 For a literature reading lists I like the suggestions at ambleside online to kind of give me a basis of where to go, what to look for. Just ideas of what they might like to read. Also if the grammarland you are thinking of is the same I am thinking of, there is a free online workbook out there. Just google it. My kids are doing it for a review right now and like it. Its nothing super but a little workbook page for every section. Thank you! Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Just any good literature! Some of it has been historical, and some even connected with Story of the World. But the latter rarely happened; mostly I just try to keep good books on hand. I started a list of books my dd read in Gr. 1, if it helps to give some new ideas. I'm always looking for good book lists myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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