LAmom Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 My boys are having a hard time with Rod and Staff. My dd has done fine, now doing the 8th grade. My boys seem to be stuck on just trying to remember subject and predicate! I am not sure if I should just stick with it and slow down a bit or try something different and a bit more interesting (to help their motivation, focus). Not sure what else people like for those grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Easy Grammar? It goes "backwards" by starting with prepositions. Seems to be working well here. Plus, I think my boy just really likes striking words out, instead of writing them. You could probably combine both boys in EG5 or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelylearned Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Classical Academic Press has a new program called The Well Ordered Language that looks way more interesting than any other grammar program that I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 My boys are having a hard time with Rod and Staff. My dd has done fine, now doing the 8th grade. My boys seem to be stuck on just trying to remember subject and predicate! I am not sure if I should just stick with it and slow down a bit or try something different and a bit more interesting (to help their motivation, focus). Not sure what else people like for those grades. For grammar only? Easy Grammar. I like R&S's English overall, but it is much more than grammar, so if you want *only* grammar, then Easy Grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I just slowed down R&S. We used it maybe 3 days a week, so my 7th grader is halfway through the 5th grade book, and my 9th grader just started the 8th grade book (after skipping the last half of the 7th grade book, lol.) She will read through grades 9-10 over 10-12th grades. I buy the worksheets, and on days that have the worksheets we do those instead of the assigned work in the book. If someone is having a problem with that, I can always assign the lesson out of the book instead of moving on. I often only assign the odds, so that leaves the evens for more practice the next day. Plus, all lessons have a review section and oral drill in the TM to go over to constantly go over past lessons to keep it fresh. I don't worry about the grade level on the books. The grammar is very good and thorough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmstranger Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 We also use R&S, but at a slower pace. We do the book work and the worksheets, but not all in the same day. I also do assign odds/evens if I think it's a lesson they need less practice with. My kids are both a grade "behind" with the books, but that's ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Mine are in 4th and 6th, also. We did R&S the second half of last year and for about about 10 weeks this year. I just wanted to poke my eyes out. *I* absolutely hated it. I bought Learning Language Arts Through Literature (Orange & Tan books) and we are doing that along with Fix It: Robin Hood. I think I like the combo a lot. It's not as rigorous as R&S, but I go back and forth as to whether or not we need to be as rigorous as R&S. So, my opinion may change by the end of the year, but we are certainly breathing some fresh air here right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 For 4th, FLL. If you haven't somebody it before, you may have to start with book 3. It's pretty thorough. For 6th, maybe Analytical Grammar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 My "I hate school" boy doesn't mind, possibly likes, Fix-It from IEW. He also loves CC Essentials. But possibly because I really dislike it and require nothing of him other than not disrupting the class much. Reverse psychology at work[emoji3] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Analytical Grammar Jr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 We do Analytical Grammar spread out over 3 years for 6th-8th and FLL 3 & 4 spread out over 3 years for 3rd-5th. I like it because they are relatively short lessons, and we don't have to do grammar all year long that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 At that age, we liked Zaner-Bloser's G.U.M. series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebonnetgirl Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Cozy Grammar is winderfil. Both sins love it. Basic Intermediate I Intermediate II Cozy Punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebonnetgirl Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Cozy Grammar is wonderful. Both sons love it. Basic Intermediate I Intermediate II Cozy Punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandieRose Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I had the same issue with Rod and Staff. I think it was so repetitious my kids felt they could just turn their brains off and go on automatic mode. After all, they'd learn it all again! They've been doing much better with easy grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama2 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Christian Light Education Language Arts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I really like BJU English for those ages. But, I have found that I generally have needed to back up to use it. For example, my son who came home after 2nd grade, we started with 2nd grade. For my child who came home at the end of 4th grade, we had to start with 4th grade, but even then, we might have needed 3rd. Since your children have been in Rod and Staff, I am sure they likely won't need to back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodiesmom Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Another vote for CLE Language Arts- it has been incredibly thorough! ETA- we have been R&S users for many years and finally switched over to CLE this year- my personal opinion is that CLE is just as rigorous, but the format is much, much more conducive to actual learning and retaining of info for my kiddos. Edited October 9, 2016 by bodiesmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 We do Analytical Grammar spread out over 3 years for 6th-8th and FLL 3 & 4 spread out over 3 years for 3rd-5th. I like it because they are relatively short lessons, and we don't have to do grammar all year long that way. To do this, do you have 1-2 grammar lessons a week, or space out chunks of grammar study though out the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 To do this, do you have 1-2 grammar lessons a week, or space out chunks of grammar study though out the year?We alternate grammar with writing. So for 3rd - 5th, we do 1 week of FLL doing 1 lesson per day, then 1 week of writing lessons, and so forth. For AG, we do season 1 in 6th which takes about 10 weeks, then focus on writing the rest of the year. 7th grade season 2 takes about 8 weeks, then we write after that. And 8th grade season 3 takes about 18 weeks and we finish the year out with writing lessons after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShariM Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I like Easy Grammar, so far, for my boys. Crossing out the prepositional phrases really simplifies the sentences. It's also a pretty quick lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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