grantmeawish Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 This is my first year homeschooling. My DS is 8 (2nd grade). We are using FLL 2 this year and are currently on the reviews in the back. everything I ask of him I have to prompt (what are helping verbs, identify, etc...) I don't think there is enough repetition or identifying in FLL for my son. We supplemented with Kiss until it got too hard. I think I will try kiss again when my ds is older, but for now I need something similar. I want him to be able to look at a sentence and tell me what the parts of it mean. (the parts that we have studied) I know some people don't do grammar in the lower grades, but I want to and if I spend time teaching it, I want him to remember it!! What other grammar programs would you suggest? THanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 If you enjoyed using FLL this year I wouldn't bother switching. That's very, very normal for that age, and for the first year of grammar study. Every single one of those grammar concepts in FLL 2 will come around again and again. Think of this year as exposure, or building those memory pegs. Next year he'll start hanging more information on the pegs he built this year, and he'll make new pegs. That said, if you're bent on switching Rod and Staff's English 3 could be a good fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We are in the exact same place. I started the review and was a little surprised by what she couldn't do. However, once I got her started on the definitions and guided my dd she was able to do it.... I guess that's good....the foundation is there, I just had to dig a little to get to it. Even so, we are sticking with it because FLL 3 seems very different. A workbook, more written, more involvement instead of just oral. I think FLL 3-4 will be better. R&S does seem solid if you decide to switch though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 If you enjoyed using FLL this year I wouldn't bother switching. That's very, very normal for that age, and for the first year of grammar study. Every single one of those grammar concepts in FLL 2 will come around again and again. Think of this year as exposure, or building those memory pegs. Next year he'll start hanging more information on the pegs he built this year, and he'll make new pegs. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 If you enjoyed using FLL this year I wouldn't bother switching. That's very, very normal for that age, and for the first year of grammar study. Every single one of those grammar concepts in FLL 2 will come around again and again. Think of this year as exposure, or building those memory pegs. Next year he'll start hanging more information on the pegs he built this year, and he'll make new pegs. That said, if you're bent on switching Rod and Staff's English 3 could be a good fit. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: I agree too, in 2nd grade I wouldn't really expect much more than exposure, lots of hand-holding & walking through. He's got years for mastering. We liked Easy Grammar here, but it still takes time and repetition (I didn't use it until older though). Or there's Essentials in Writing, which combines grammar with writing in the elementary years (again, I've only used upper levels, but it's another you could look into). Mostly...very normal! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Trust me...if you plan to do formal grammar all the way through 8th grade you will go over the 8 parts of speech and all their little idiosyncrasies again, and again, and again, and again. In our house we like to call it drill and kill. :p This is why I like Analytical Grammar...light introduction to grammar through copywork, composition and playing with words and sentence structure during the elementary years and then an intense study of grammar in middle school using AG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6wishes Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We do Growing With Grammar here. A lot of repetition and easy teaching. Tests along the way to reinforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It will be repeated every year ad nauseum. Really, don't fret yet. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 If you enjoyed using FLL this year I wouldn't bother switching. That's very, very normal for that age, and for the first year of grammar study. I would not worry about it. If you continue on with FLL the concepts are repeated over and over and over again. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: This is why some of us don't start grammar study (unless it is informal & light) when our extremely-forgetful-kids are young. :coolgleamA: (Some kids pick these type of things up easily & early. My kids, so far, don't.) On that note, third grade is often the age when some of the concepts really do start sticking (hence why FLL3 & GWG3, for example, are both considered as ok to use as 'intro' programs). If you don't mind lots of involvement, FLL3 is a great program. GWG3 is more independent, but in order to get it to "stick," you still should be involved with teaching the lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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