lgliser Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm surfing around the forums and saw a few places mentioning how FLL 3 is not so popular. Of course I have already purchased it for 3rd grade in the fall. What do you use after FLL 1 and 2 if you don't use FLL 3? What do people not like about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I have never noticed such a thing. I know not everyone like FLL, and that is fine, but I've never noticed anything specific about FLL 3. I adore all of FLL and used 1-4 with both my kids. My biggest problem with FLL is that it stops at 4. Now that is a pain in my rear! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I love FLL 3! It's my fav year of the series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 From my reading there seem to be people who prefer 1/2 and those who prefer 3/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I have never noticed such a thing. I know not everyone like FLL, and that is fine, but I've never noticed anything specific about FLL 3. I adore all of FLL and used 1-4 with both my kids. My biggest problem with FLL is that it stops at 4. Now that is a pain in my rear! This! My kids lament at least once a week that the series stopped. My eldest says, "SWB should forget writing history. It's boring anyway. Grammar. That's what she should write. Who wants history?" :lol: We still have not found grammar that upholds their standards from FLL. My boys are picky about their grammar. I think they just refuse to like anything if it's not FLL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I used FLL 3 with both of my kids. Didn't get the memo that it wasn't popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I agree with pp who said FLL 3 is the best of the series. I think some people don't like using scripted materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 FLL 3 was a hit here. Dd loves the diagramming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 It's different in tone than 1 and 2 and considerably more work for the child, if I recall. So, while many people love 3/4 and many people love all four, the difference is big enough that those who happily used 1 and 2 are caught off guard with 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgliser Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Well good!! I am very glad that people do like it. I've liked 1&2 and while 3 does look like more work, I really like the look of it. Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Oh it's plenty popular and works great for many. :) My 2nd DC used FLL3, but not 4. (It wasn't written for #1.) The spoon-fed baby-steps drove her bonkers, but she did make it through 3. Following DC never made it through FLL 3 and just went to R&S after FLL 1/2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm surfing around the forums and saw a few places mentioning how FLL 3 is not so popular. Of course I have already purchased it for 3rd grade in the fall. What do you use after FLL 1 and 2 if you don't use FLL 3? What do people not like about it? "Not popular"? Huh. On *this* forum, in particular, I cannot imagine such a thing. Not everyone likes it, because not everyone likes every single thing, but that doesn't mean it isn't popular. Besides, you bought it. Presumably you reviewed it and liked it yourself, so why wouldn't you use it even if others don't like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I wonder if you are seeing WWE users switching after 3 vs. FLL. I do see that. WWE can start to get repetitive after the third year and there are several writing programs that start around third grade. We switched to CAP writing and rhetoric, for example. The other thing you might be seeing is that some people may use FLL 1/2 as a gentle intro to grammar before many grammar programs of their choice start in third. I am considering that for my rising first grader as there are few grammar programs for grades 1/2 as a standalone program. If SWB had a continuing grammar program through grade 8, I know I would be more inclined to consider it all the way through. But if I know I have to use something else, I think starting at the entry point for that program makes more sense. We are looking at MCT, for example, which starts in third or fourth grade, and I want to start at the beginning of that program. I don't see much of a dislike for FLL 3 vs. 1/2, but others may have another viewpoint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I've used 1 and 3 and have 2 and 4 for next year. I've also used the original FLL before they were numbered. I've liked 3 better than 1, but I like both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaRules Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I like FLL. I used 1-3 and part of 4 with my oldest. I'm not going to lie, sometimes I just got bored with it (3 & 4). Also, I felt he needed help in certain areas, so I would supplement with something else that would give more exercise. I do like the gentle intro to diagramming. If you don't have older kids, you may not see the benefit in diagramming, but it helps tremendously in piecing things together and figuring things out. FLL is a great way to introduce it. My oldest is in 5th grade, and I am using Hake Grammar...aka Saxon Grammar. You know, at first he hated it, but he actually likes it now, and he GETS it. It's spiral just like the math program. They get two vocabulary words with each lesson. The vocabulary words are more difficult words. They need to remember them because they show up in other lessons. I have started making my oldest write the vocab words on an index card so he can easily refer to it if it comes up. It serves a dual purpose of copy work and organization. Hake has diagramming, but you need to have some diagramming background to do it. The lesson always has 3 questions/sentences they have to diagram in each lesson. Lesson 82 & my son is finally diagramming with accuracy. He is actually enjoying grammar, and doing FLL has helped tremendously in doing this grammar program because of the memorization of all the parts of speech. Hake/Saxon - many have a love/hate relationship with it (same with the math program...people love it or hate it). I think it's a solid program. It has 30 questions every day, and I make my child do every.single.one. It takes him a while sometimes, but it has improved his grammar skills tremendously over this school year. I did buy the Rod & Staff grammar. It's ok. I prefer Saxon, especially because it's secular. :) I do give some Rod & Staff lessons if something needs to be enforced. Now WWE, I quit midway through 3. I think it's a good program too, but I would just get bored with it, as would he. I would use the skills taught in WWE in other lessons - science, history, etc. I have bought WWS 1 to use with him over the summer, or the beginning of fall. I also like the CAP Writing & Rhetoric. It's pretty gentle - at least the first book that we are almost done with. It's very teacher intensive. I have used one of the supplement IEW books with him as well. They all teach different skills. Apparently I'm ADD when it comes to using a writing program. And I do love FLL & WWE because they are scripted. You know, sometimes it's nice to not have to put extra thought into teaching a lesson. :) Vicki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellalarella Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 FLL 3 is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 FLL 3 and 4 are both great. They were a favorite subject with DS#1, who skipped grammar this year (when he ran out of FLL books) and missed it terribly. (Who would have guessed that?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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