I am doing FLL 1/2 for the 4th time

[Jennay]

and I'm not sure I'm going to make it.

What's funny is dd6 seems to like it much more than my older three did.

[redsquirrel]

Hang in there. It's only a few more years.... :svengo:

 

I thought the second time through with everything was going to kill me, so a friend who taught 4 kids told me that changing the material doesn't make it any easier....she tried, lol

[prairiewindmomma]

I'm on my third pass through--one more to go!

[SorrelZG]

I'm impressed! I love it in theory but in reality haven't been able to make it through even once.

[Shred Betty]

May I ask? Rather than a threadjack you may feel encouraged thru your answer :)

I'm in lesson 13 lvl 1 first time through... Obviously since you made it through several times, what are some good reasons for continuing / what were the outcomes you think kids got out of it?

[Jennay]

May I ask? Rather than a threadjack you may feel encouraged thru your answer :)

I'm in lesson 13 lvl 1 first time through... Obviously since you made it through several times, what are some good reasons for continuing / what were the outcomes you think kids got out of it?

Well, even though some of the repetition drives me crazy, I find that FLL lays a great foundation for grammar concepts for younger ones. The copywork and lack of worksheets has been just right for my kids. The memorization of definitions and lists in FLL 1/2 has really served to provide the "pegs" for their Latin study.

I must admit that this time through I am combining lessons quite liberally, we will skip a few of the poems, and I am having DD read through the picture narrations on her own.

[Jennay]

I'm impressed! I love it in theory but in reality haven't been able to make it through even once.

I also must admit that the third child fizzled with halfway through the second grade portion and never finished. She is in 4th grade now and doing Easy Grammar - that style just works better for her.

[Shred Betty]

I also must admit that the third child fizzled with halfway through the second grade portion and never finished. She is in 4th grade now and doing Easy Grammar - that style just works better for her.

Lol follow up question to my threadjack :) but maybe I helped you convince yourself ;)

I was wondering if easy grammar would work better for us, but not having experienced it, how would I know? in your experience how is it different or why did it work better for that child?

[redsquirrel]

FTR, when I say that I thought my second time was going to kill me, I didn't mean specifically FLL. I meant teaching a second kid. Teaching EVERYTHING a second time was harder for me than the first...and I find teaching the very early grades specifically to be dull.  That is what I meant and what my friend meant. She thought her fourth time through elementary school was going to kill her, not FLL.  Her kids were all too old to use FLL.

 

My kids loooved FLL, it was so easy and quick with no writing. They liked memorizing, especially the poems. And yes, it did make Latin much, much easier.

Edited August 26, 2016 by redsquirrel

[Shred Betty]

roger that, yep I figured :) thx. I plan to do Latin as well just not this year so good to know!

[Jennay]

Lol follow up question to my threadjack :) but maybe I helped you convince yourself ;)

I was wondering if easy grammar would work better for us, but not having experienced it, how would I know? in your experience how is it different or why did it work better for that child?

Hmmmm, my 3rd just got so frustrated with all the memorization and not getting things "right." She'd rather have me explain something and go off to do a worksheet independently than sit with me and go through a scripted lesson.

She's just a different kind of learner. My first two love Latin and she hates it. I want her to enjoy being homeschooled so I am not making Latin or grammar with diagramming a hill to die on :)

[Heatherwith4]

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

 

 

 

:auto:

[Jennay]

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

 

 

 

:auto:

Oh, don't get me started! I have had The Caterpillar, Work, and Hearts Like Doors stuck in my head for the past two weeks.

[EmmaNZ]

I am on my fourth run through as well.

 

I still have one more to go after this one.....I don't think I can take it!

 

Having said that, if we have got to FLL at least that means we have finished with phonics and the dreaded alphabet. HATE teaching the alphabet!

[NancyNellen]

I will finish the whole series for the fifth time this year. The 2nd and 3rd times through were worst. Fourth and fifth were easier. In my opinion it is totally worth it.

[Shred Betty]

Hmmmm, my 3rd just got so frustrated with all the memorization and not getting things "right." She'd rather have me explain something and go off to do a worksheet independently than sit with me and go through a scripted lesson.

She's just a different kind of learner. My first two love Latin and she hates it. I want her to enjoy being homeschooled so I am not making Latin or grammar with diagramming a hill to die on :)

thanks for describing! :)