CAtoVA Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sentence Family, CLE 2 and BJU 2 for my DD (rising 2nd). Not all at once of course ; ). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 First Language Lessons. Edited to add: We are also doing copywork. He writes a line or two a day, that has equated to several short poems, lessons from the McGuffey Primer, scripture, and FLL copywork (see above). Even understanding that this is indeed an essential part to Language Arts it surprises me all that we discuss with this simple practice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 We've tried just about everything under the sun. We've just switched to CLE Language Arts and it's been the best choice so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm919 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 We're continuing with Shurley English. I don't love it, but I can't deny my daughter can find a prepositional phrase anywhere. I have a hard time changing something that's not broken (well, once I ignore half the teacher's manual, it's not broken for us. Some of the activities I can't really see anyone outside of a classroom setting really doing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Easy Grammar and Daily Grams 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 After realizing that Grace wasn't retaining anything with MCT even though she loves it. I decided to add in Fix-It Grammar so we are doing a MCT/Fix It! combo this year. We'll see how it goes..... Sophia is using Foundations Level D which includes an introduction to grammar and mechanics. The last term of the year I'll do Sentence Family with her before we begin formal grammar in 4th grade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmomma Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Easy Grammar and Daily Grams Does that come with a lesson plan? I bought Easy Grammar Grades 3 and 4 used and I can't tell if I should know how many pages to do a day? Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 No, it doesn't come with a lesson plan. I usually just have my daughter do one page a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 MCT Latin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF612 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Fix It grammar for my 3rd grader. None for my 1st grader. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 5th & 6th graders - MCT K & 2nd - No formal grammar yet, though I will point out some basics of grammar & mechanics if there are mistakes in their writing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maela Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Treasured Conversations for my third grader. Simple copy work with talk of nouns and verbs for my Ker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Primary Language Lessons for my 2nd grader and I'm not sure for the 7th grader yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Growing With Grammar for Gr. 2. I wanted simple and quick because I'm not set on heavy grammar instruction until they are stronger readers. Also, I like that GWG does sentence diagramming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Faith and the boys are using Climbing to Good English. Joy is finishing up CLE and I am contemplating CtGE or AG for her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thank you all for sharing. We're just going to continue with GWG. We've tried FLL, Rod & Staff, and Junior Analytical Grammar, but GWG has worked well here. I know it's been a bust for others though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I'm switching from MCT to a combination of Fix It and Grammar Made Easy. I picked Fix It for the practicality of sentence editing. I picked Grammar Made Easy because it's a sentence combining approach, and the research I did identified that as the type of grammar instruction most likely to improve writing. This looks like a good combo. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Torn on whether or not to use MCT Voyage level or do something else. We loved island & town levels, but they got repetitive. Voyage looks like more of the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 This year we will be trying a one hour LA Loop. The grammar portion will include ELTL 5 with Fix-It Grammar, Robin Hood. My DD loves FIG and learns more from that style of grammar, along with Latin, than any other program we've tried. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 DD will be using Grammar for Middle School (Killgallon) and ds will be using Ridgewood Grammar. I am not overly pleased with either selection. DD rejected multiple grammar curricula that we tried after FLL. (SWB, WHY couldn't you have kept going with your grammar program rather than working on the WWS books??) When it got to the point that she pretty much refused to do grammar (not really, but she was dead set against actually learning from what we had, and that is NOT the way dd normally operates; she's a very enthusiastic learner), I bought GMS because she wanted a grammar program in which she creates and doesn't simply mark other people's sentences. I'm not sold on the Killgallon way, but I'm willing to give it a try. DS will continue with Ridgewood, which he dislikes and isn't learning much from, simply because I can't find anything else that I think he would do better with. I'm hoping that by sheer force of will (and continuing to plug away) I can help him learn from Ridgewood. I have tweaked so much of his curricula over the last two years, and I've simply run out of energy and money to keep trying and rejecting programs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I bought a book called "The Giggly Guide to Grammar" off of Amazon that had good reviews. It has exercises in it as well. Younger kids will do some grammar through "Treasured Conversations." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I'm glad I read this thread. I just read about Grammar Made Easy and looked at the sample, and I actually think this would work with my son. And his tutor has offered to let me look at something called Hands-On English Linking Blocks, so we may very well be switching after all. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'm switching from MCT to a combination of Fix It and Grammar Made Easy. I picked Fix It for the practicality of sentence editing. I picked Grammar Made Easy because it's a sentence combining approach, and the research I did identified that as the type of grammar instruction most likely to improve writing. sbgrace, you've sold me on GME and maybe Fix It!, too. I'm ditching GWG. Thank you so much for the rec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susankhan Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Intermediate Language lessons by Emma Serl (reformatted by Cynthia Albright) for 5th grader age 10 Queens Language Lessons for the secondary child Volume 1 for my 11 almost 12 year old. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietchapel Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Rod and Staff. I love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Language Lessons for Today by MFW It's an adaptation of primary language lessons to be more user friendly and to date. We did PLL last year and my did hated it. She likes LLT grade 3 much better! First week and no complaints! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I am going to sit MY butt down and read every word and do every exercise in Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation. While I'm doing that, I'll teach students some of the easier rules from that book during copywork, dictation, and composition. That'll be good enough for this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Just wanted to say that we ended up with Hake, and it's been a great fit here. :001_wub: Thanks everyone for your input. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 R&S for 5th and 4th grader. FLL2 for 2nd grader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Just wanted to say that we ended up with Hake, and it's been a great fit here. :001_wub: Thanks everyone for your input. Lol! So did we 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehave8 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 We started with Hake, but we're using EG now. Pam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Just wanted to say that we ended up with Hake, and it's been a great fit here. :001_wub: Thanks everyone for your input. I love Hake! I just wish my dd did! :sad: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gratitude Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 We are using Rod and Staff English 5, 4, & 3 for grammar this year. It is our 5th year with this program. My oldest did the first 1/2 of 5 for 5th last year and is finishing the 2nd 1/2 of 5 for 6th this year. I tried something else for 3 weeks this September, and remembered once again that R&S Grammar really is the best I have found. I love it, and my kids go back and forth with it but do it without complaint. They learn much that has been good in laying a solid foundation for their writing. The grammar and outlining is superb. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 ELTL After years of changing LA programs, I've finally found a great fit for us. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I've been doing Grammar for Middle School from Killgallon with my daughter for several weeks now, and she loves it. I have to say that, despite my initial skepticism, I'm pleased with it. I guess my daughter is an applied grammar, not a grammar for grammar's sake, kid. I think this program would be difficult to teach if the parent did not have a firm grasp of grammar. My son is still plugging away with Ridgewood and, despite my earlier resignation that he wasn't really learning from it, he seems to be making progress this year. Perhaps he has just reached a developmental milestone. I offered him several alternative programs, but he chose to stick with Ridgewood. He's in the 4th grade book as a 7th grader, but oh well! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I've been doing Grammar for Middle School from Killgallon with my daughter for several weeks now, and she loves it. I have to say that, despite my initial skepticism, I'm pleased with it. I guess my daughter is an applied grammar, not a grammar for grammar's sake, kid. I think this program would be difficult to teach if the parent did not have a firm grasp of grammar. My son is still plugging away with Ridgewood and, despite my earlier resignation that he wasn't really learning from it, he seems to be making progress this year. Perhaps he has just reached a developmental milestone. I offered him several alternative programs, but he chose to stick with Ridgewood. He's in the 4th grade book as a 7th grader, but oh well! My Ds is in the 5th grade Hake book in 7th grade and I totally agree with you, oh well! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 After years of Shurley we are doing Rod and Staff and love it but still find myself implementing those jingles!! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Nothing! We are taking a year off of MCT. Next year we will be doing the literature level. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I've been doing Grammar for Middle School from Killgallon with my daughter for several weeks now, and she loves it. I have to say that, despite my initial skepticism, I'm pleased with it. I guess my daughter is an applied grammar, not a grammar for grammar's sake, kid. I think this program would be difficult to teach if the parent did not have a firm grasp of grammar. My son is still plugging away with Ridgewood and, despite my earlier resignation that he wasn't really learning from it, he seems to be making progress this year. Perhaps he has just reached a developmental milestone. I offered him several alternative programs, but he chose to stick with Ridgewood. He's in the 4th grade book as a 7th grader, but oh well! My boys do grammar 2 years behind. After years of frustration and tears trying different approaches, this is working great here. They'll be doing grammar until 11th/dual enrollment at the local community college. My kids' grammar knowledge and application is beyond ours at that age (dh was private schooled, I was public schooled), and they score great on grammar mechanics on standardized tests. I think homeschool grammar curricula can be really advanced, and that doesn't work for every child and home. No more tears, frustration, and they work mostly independently. Yay! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 We are continuing with KISS Grammar. It's very easy to use and has lots of constant reinforcement of previous lessons. The program has been revised since we started it, but we continued using the older program. We are finishing Level 3.2 this week, and will move on to Level 4. We had tried FLL back in first or second grade and quickly decided it was not for us. Here is the link for it: http://www.kissgrammar.org 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 We're using MCT, and really like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 My boys do grammar 2 years behind. After years of frustration and tears trying different approaches, this is working great here. They'll be doing grammar until 11th/dual enrollment at the local community college. My kids' grammar knowledge and application is beyond ours at that age (dh was private schooled, I was public schooled), and they score great on grammar mechanics on standardized tests. I think homeschool grammar curricula can be really advanced, and that doesn't work for every child and home. No more tears, frustration, and they work mostly independently. Yay! This is very true. I started my dd who is in 8th grade with Easy Grammar Plus. I almost wish I had stared with EG6 since she's not had any grammar before and two years of EG would have been nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaH Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 We enjoy MCT, but I believe R & S is the better method for my son to really learn grammar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 English Lessons Through Literature 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'm beginning to think Grammar/Writing/English are my kryptonite. We started this year with CLE LA -- but with added writing and different spelling -- and it was just too time consuming. We tried Easy Grammar but it just was not a good fit for us. We needed a bit more hand-holding and interest. I just received BJU English in the mail -- I'm hoping that the girls will like this well enough... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Bob Jones.We switched this year from Rod & Staff to Bob Jones. I loved R &S and I still think it is wonderful. I wish we were still doing it. But.... my DS still at home really struggles. And BJ goes slower, has a write-in workbook and more explicit writing assignment instructions. He seems to be doing better with BJ than he did with R&S. DD is doing well with the curriculum, too. She likes the workbook format better, too. Sigh. I loved R&S and I think a child who completes the curriculum will have a stellar education in English grammar. But, I think BJ is strong and adequate, and we will stick with it for these two kids at least. I started my first grader in CLE tis year. I wanted their phonics, but she's doing the whole Language Arts program, too, and I'm very happy with it, so we will probably stick with that for her. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netwelladm Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Easy Grammar Plus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waa510 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 FLL 2 for little dd, R & S 5 for big dd. I think I'll continue with FLL until we're done with 4 and then switch to R & S. I'm a secular hser but I haven't found anything comparable yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 WWE was a bust. We all hated having to memorize things. Just wasn't up our alley. Rod and Staff was good for three years, but then the boys had just had Enough. It was a terrible fight to do grammar each day. I thought the program was very solid, but the boys were just tired of it. Easy Grammar was too easy and the boys didn't retain anything. They went backwards that year and knew less about grammar at the end of the year than going in. So frustrating. They didn't mind doing grammar and it took only about 20 minutes or so each day, but they also didn't learn a thing. This year it's CLE grammar. It takes my boys a solid 55 minutes (that's how long I allot for grammar each day) to complete a single lesson. It's a lot of work, but it seems that they're retaining it this time around unlike last year. And they're not having a revolution yet like 2 years ago with R&S. So, CLE it is for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 We're using FLL4 for two of the kids. The rest aren't doing formal grammar this year. I think we'll probably skip grammar next year in favor of an intensive writing year. Then, we'll pick grammar back up for the three youngest the year after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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