SereneHome Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 what do I need to know? We'll be finishing up WWE2 with my oldest, I want to do MCT. I've been looking over the material, but not sure what I should be getting. Has anyone combined WWE3 and MCT? Is it an overkill? I liked the idea of doing poetry more and kind of getting into writing as well. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I did use both of those. I bought all of the components and we read/discussed. I didn't have my kid do most of the assignments except the practice book. There aren't a ton of assignments either way. It was not overkill. FLL 3 never took us much time either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SereneHome Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks. Did you start from the first one (forget the name) in MCT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jackie Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Didn't do both. I have an intensely whole-to-parts, accelerated kid, and WWE would likely have flopped. But to answer the question about what you should get for MCT Island level: Teacher's Manuals of everything plus likely the student book for Practice Island. We didn't even do the student book for PI because we preferred to put the sentences on the whiteboard, but it is the one piece I would consider buying the student version of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 We used MCT Island with WWE2 this year, and it has worked great. We plan to do WWE3 and MCT Town next year. We do MCT orally, though, and have skipped the writing assignments, so it hasn't been overkill for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumSum Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 We are using both WWE2 and MCT Island for my dd6 and she likes the variety. I did discontinue FLL2 when starting MCT to avoid overkill. We have the ibook versions of the MCT curriculum and my daughter really enjoys the interactive exercises and listening to the poems and stories read aloud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SereneHome Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 We used MCT Island with WWE2 this year, and it has worked great. We plan to do WWE3 and MCT Town next year. We do MCT orally, though, and have skipped the writing assignments, so it hasn't been overkill for us. So, which books did you get from MCT? And if I didn't do Island this year, do you think it would be ok to go straight to Town or should I still start with Island? thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) I got all the Island level books free through our charter school, but, if money was tight, just the TMs are fine. I would start with Island. Edited February 4, 2016 by SeaConquest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I'm doing MCT and wwe3 with my son. I have all the island level books. It's not overkill at all, MCT doesn't really teach writing explicitly like wwe does. When I did island with my daughter I used classical writing alongside. I agree with just getting the teachers editions, though mine liked to have their own practice book to write in. We've done town level and are doing voyage this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzino Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Using both, the first level mct with fll 2,3 for siblings. Fll drills the grammar, with scripts and is repetitive, and mct is a breezier more of a pleasant experience. If I had to pick 1 program I'd go fll, but because I love language and reading I'm inclined to look for material that may spark an occasional smile so I use both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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