TheRosySeven Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm homeschooling a second grade girl and third grade boy. At the moment we're doing R&S Math (Mathematical Reasoning supplement) Apples and Pears Apologia Science Beautiful Feet (history, geography mostly for fun) Does anyone have some suggestions for an English curriculum to go with what we're already doing? Do they need English right now? I was thinking about starting our Latin program and I've read that they'll learn lots English grammar through that also. Any thoughts??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insertcreativenamehere Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We like CLE Language Arts and are using it right now for 2nd and 4th grade. It is very thorough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Are you wanting to add reading and writing, or are you weaving those into your other subjects? You have spelling. If they're covering reading and writing with the BF, then that just leaves grammar, which as you say can be hit back door with latin if you wish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We really like CLE. Because you haven't been using it from the start, I recommend starting in 3rd. The first two levels still contain a lot of phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRosySeven Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Thank you! I'll look into it. We do reading on our own but we're pretty much minus the phonics stuff right now. I get confused too since so much of phonics and english will overlap at this age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisayvonne Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 We use T4L and beestar English program. T4L is for workday study. Beestar offers 2 worksheets weekly. So DD uses it to review lessons at the weekend. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 If you are doing Latin, Memoria Press has created an English grammar program that really goes nicely with Latin grammar studies. It has kids memorize basic English grammar rules along with examples applying those rules and uses a very simple workbook lesson, one per week. We were doing Rod & Staff English, which I still love and think is an excellent option. But with serious Latin studies, spending that much time on English grammar in addition can be overkill. Here is a review I wrote about it and here is a comparison between it and R&S, if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtarah Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 If you are doing Latin, Memoria Press has created an English grammar program that really goes nicely with Latin grammar studies. It has kids memorize basic English grammar rules along with examples applying those rules and uses a very simple workbook lesson, one per week. We were doing Rod & Staff English, which I still love and think is an excellent option. But with serious Latin studies, spending that much time on English grammar in addition can be overkill. Here is a review I wrote about it and here is a comparison between it and R&S, if you're interested. Would the Memoria Press grammar program go with any Latin program or is it geared specifically towards theirs? I am planning on working through Latin for Children A next year, and have R&S, but now I'm thinking it may be too much. Sorry, OP, for taking your thread off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I think Treasured Conversations would work. There's not a ton of grammar, and they will learn to write well. That's one of the fundamental parts of a decent education, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaTX5 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 For 2nd grade, we don't do grammar, but we do copywork and dictation. You could get the Writing With Ease book and take selections from your history readings. We start grammar in 3rd grade, so I would have my 4th grader doing copywork and dictation as well as something like Jr. Analytical Grammar. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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