OneRoomHomeSchool Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Mine came in the mail this morning. I ordered Lang Lessons for Little Ones 1, 2 and 3. I am in love! :D For those who want to *gently* cover things such as: poetry, picture study, narration, gentle and age appropriate copywork (letter formation in book 1), phonics re-inforcement, etc with the 4-6 crowd..these are excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Caught the fever, huh? Lol, isn't your heart just filled with love and ooey gooey wholesomeness? There are different curriculas that are very similar, all CM based: Simply ______ by Laurie Hicks at Shoelacebooks.com Spelling, Phonics, Language Arts, Math Primary Language Lessons, Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl (available just about everywhere) and the updated, Catholic versions at Hillside Education, Lingua Mater Simply Grammar by Karen Andreola is another that is similar Just in case others wanted to see more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRoomHomeSchool Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 They are SO sweet! I also really feel that they are quite thorough...at least the levels *I* got and for this young age. I've used Simply Grammar with my 11 and 12 year olds and it was nice, got the job done. I have looked alot at PLL and ILL, they intrigue me.... I have had Simply Phonics/Math and did not like those at all... I love, love these!!! I hope they are as good and thorough in the older grades. :D Oh, I also got the Spelling thru Copywork A to look at...it's looks nice too. I'm just not ready to use any spelling with DS6 quite yet...he gets a good intro to that in his ETC. Maybe this fall in 2nd grade we'll give it a whirl. I like that it intro's the rules, but is not a busywork/workbook as we know it type spelling. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I had Serl's Primary Language Lessons but I gave it away.It was too old-fashioned,making it difficult to use easily.My child had difficulty even starting an assignment (for example) that asked her to write a paragraph about how to make cotton. We do Language Lessons for Little Ones book 2 at the rate of 2-4 lessons/day for my 6 yo and my 11 yo does Language Lessons for the Secondary Child.My oldest likes it because she can do it independently.Both love the picture study and creative writing.It isn't really necessary for us to do these workbooks because both children use other things for LA too but they enjoy them the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRoomHomeSchool Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Bee, thank you for sharing your dd11's enjoyment of these on a higher up level...that is encouraging! I never did use the PLL, but looked at it alot when I had it....I really think that LL is going to be easier to implement. Of course, I've not seen the newer (revised?) version that Triv is speaking of, so who knows. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Until Triviums's post. I am trying to figure out where we are headed. Lots of everthing changing here, why not switch up school?:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Mine are on their way here and I can't wait! I seriously think these are just what we need. We are changing things up a bit as well and these are going to be perfect for Magnus who is a very creative boy who has a good grasp on words and does not like to be "spoon fed". I think the gentler approach will allow him to take ownership of his learning. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda@LivingWater Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I had forgotten about Queens Language Lessons. I need to have another look at those! Thanks. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Ds has finished LLfLO 1 and we just started 2. DD is about 20 lessons into LLfLO 1. We all love these books, although I skip the copywork because the format and the comic sans serif font leaves a lot to be desired. It's by far the easiest way to incorporate CM elements in your school. Just open the book and go, what more could you ask for? I love that it's super easy to use secularly, there's very little religious content in the 4 books that I have and the little bit that's there is good cultural background. I think I've only had to edit once or twice. Queen Language Lessons gets the Bolivar Academy seal of approval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I've had my eye on these trying to decide if it was worth buying or not. Thanks so much for the positive review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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