ummibee Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Has anyone used Easy Grammar/Daily Grams? I'm thinking of useing it for my 3rd grade boy who I dont think will like the scripted nature of FLL3. So anyone try this? Like? Dislike? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Easy Grammar, yes. Daily Grams, no. Easy Grammar was my favorite. I don't think that formal grammar study is necessary until the dc are 9ish, though. If I were hsing again, it would be Easy Grammar for 4th-ish, then Daily Grams, then Easy Grammar 6th-ish, then Daily Grams, one final Easy Grammar (Plus), and *maybe* one Ultimate. IOW, not Easy Grammar every year, and not EG and DG simultaneously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLMOM Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Easy Grammar, yes. Daily Grams, no. Easy Grammar was my favorite. I don't think that formal grammar study is necessary until the dc are 9ish, though. If I were hsing again, it would be Easy Grammar for 4th-ish, then Daily Grams, then Easy Grammar 6th-ish, then Daily Grams, one final Easy Grammar (Plus), and *maybe* one Ultimate. IOW, not Easy Grammar every year, and not EG and DG simultaneously. Thank you for this! This makes really good sense. I think this will be our plan for the next year! Have a 4th and 6th grader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 My dd(9) used Easy Grammar/Daily Grams this past year, and we both really loved it. I plan to continue on with it, and possibly switch my ds to it as well. Ellie's plan intrigues me. I like the idea of dropping Daily Grams and only having one grammar book, but I am worried that they might forget topics they already learned. I wish more review was built into Easy Grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummibee Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 so what are the main differences between the two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyMama Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 so what are the main differences between the two? One is more formal study of grammar (Easy Grammar) and offers a more thorough explanation or concepts in addition to review (according to section/part of speech learned), optional tests, practice etc. The other is a 5 minute per day supplement (Daily Grams) that is designed to offer 180 days of "review" for 5 basic grammar concepts including punctuation, capitalization, part of speech (varies), and sentence combining. We used them together for one year, then my oldest and youngest switched to GWG + Daily Grams and my middle did another year of the EG + DG combo. We really like it. I like the 5 minute "overview" of DG but IMO it's not enough for a full grammar program. That said, since there are many who don't feel that formal grammar needs to be taught every year, I think using DG alone in that instance would be a great use of the curriculum. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummibee Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 thanks! that makes sense. I may also try alternating the two. Sorry, one last question. What is GWG? I'm new here and not up on the lingo lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Daily Grams is review. It is not intended to be the primary grammar instruction, not even the first instruction. Daily Grams is completely optional, in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 GWG = Growing With Grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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