Has anyone used Analytical Grammar early?

[truebluexf]

I'm getting this for my 6th grader, but wondering my advanced 4th grader should just tag along. She gets bored easily if work is too easy, but also freaks when it's too hard lol.

[Staceyshoe]

I don't know how sensitive your 4th grader is to font size. The font size for AG is smaller than what is typical (maybe 10 pt font??).

[truebluexf]

Thanks, that's a good consideration, actually!

[8filltheheart]

I used it this yr with my avg 5th grader and we went through the first 2 seasons. She did have a solid grammar background from 3rd and 4th.

[weederberries]

According to the publishers at the book fair last weekend, the difference in their levels is the sentences there in. The lessons (nouns, verbs, pronouns, diagramming, etc) are the same across all levels, but the sentences being analyzed are more complex. So, if your 4th grader is an excellent reader, she will probably succeed.

 

I'm beginning Junior Analytical grammar for my rising 5th graders, but I'm not trying to consolidate with an older student.

[lauracolumbus]

I'm going through Jr. AG now with my 3d grader. It's too easy. We're doing a couple of lessons/day, mostly for review. If I remember correctly, the later part of AG is where it gets more difficult. My 6th grader did the whole program in a year. I think if they've already been exposed to grammar (we've done some FLL, MCT and Grammar Town), plus read a lot, it's not that difficult.

 

I haven't tried the Jr. AG punctuation program yet though.