SierraNevada Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Could someone help me figure out how to approach using Grammar Island? How long should I take to go through this book - it kind of seems like we could do it in one day - but I'm sure that is not how it is intended. What is a good schedule/approach to using this system (the entire Grammar Island pack). This is my first time ever using a packaged curriculum, and I didn't do too much research on it before I bought it. DS is five, a fluid reader/speller/writer (type-not handwriting yet). All thoughts, ideas, suggestions welcomed, as I am new to homeschooling and have no idea how to really "run" a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 This link will take you to a suggested pacing -- click on "Download Implementing the MCT Curriculum -- Elementary Tier" for a slideshow that steps you through it. These materials will not give you a day-by-day schedule, but a general pacing. What I've been doing is going through the materials and reviewing the slideshow suggestions every few weeks, adjusting our work as I wish. You may want to just start reading it with your little one to get an idea of how much he enjoys at a sitting and what his retention is like. My son A. doesn't especially like Grammar Island (notable exception being the story bits) so we don't do a lot at once; and he is 8, so I've incorporated the various lists and definitions into memory work for him. Many who do MCT with a younger child (ie, below 8 or so) hold off on implementing the poetics portion, which is apparently a bit much for most little ones (even quite accelerated ones). HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef03 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 You can also find lesson plan ideas on their Yahoo Group page http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MCTLA/conversations/messages. Once you've joined, click on "More", "Files" then "Lesson Plans". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef03 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 In my experience, you really have to just wing it with these materials. Start with Grammar Island, sit side by side on the couch, and read it together. Maybe take turns reading. Stop and talk about interesting things. When interest starts to wane/wander, put a book mark in the book, close it, and start there the next day. It might take anywhere from 2-4 weeks doing it like this. Then you start the other books. Personally, I'd do Sentence Island the same way - just go through it from beginning to end, reading as much as interest dictates in a day. You can finish it before starting the others, or you can do a loop (SI on Mondays, Practice Island on Tuesdays, the vocab book on Wednesdays, etc.) or you can do one book in its entirety and then move on to the others. It's a really flexible curriculum. Enjoy it, savor it, don't worry about scheduling it. You will easily get through the whole thing in a year, even going at a relaxed pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Has anybody linked to Angela's (Satori Smiles) schedule yet? http://www.docstoc.com/docs/139841345/MCT-Island-Schedule---Satori-Smiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmama Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 We are using that schedule. We just started and although it seems slow, it really is working nicely. I like it so far. We are only on week 2 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifebreakingin Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 We are using it for after schooling and dd 6yo begs me to read it with her. So we'll do as much as we can before the toddler interferes or she gets restless. But she couldn't wait to read sentence island on her own. She's been rereading parts too. And she loves the poetry book, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraNevada Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thank you for posting those schedules. Hopefully (after I look at them in better detail), they will help the system make better sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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