DarlaS Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just got the hardback book with all levels from someone on this forum yesterday. Does anyone use this (happily) without the workbooks? Maybe drawing from your history readers or Aesop's Fables and such (works already scheduled into your curriculum) etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Queen Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I use this with my dd in 3rd. I'm not particularly consistent in matching up the content according to the book. (week 13 - find dictations that emphasize __) I pretty much whip out a dictation passage from Harp and Laurel Wreath or a book I have on hand. I use history for narration purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just got mine on Monday and I don't plan to use the workbooks. We use LLATL so the plan is to incorporate the copywork/dictation already included in LLATL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Does anyone use this (happily) without the workbooks? I do! I use reading from history, science, and literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Funny you should ask. I just got mine yesterday but didn't buy the workbooks because I wasn't sure I would need them or not. Hopefully more who use it without the workbooks will post to confirm I made the right choice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 From what I've read in the book so far, I'm very intrigued. I also have (and love) IEW and this looks like a nice program to lead up to that - especially for my youngest. He will be a first grader this fall. I find I have a certain quota for being told what to say/do and using this with FLL might just put me pretty close to it :D. I'm more than willing to improvise. I'm also considering Growing with Grammar 1 for this child (to get grammar done while minimizing the "scriptedness"). OTOH, if it ever starts not getting done because I don't have the workbook, ordering one immediately is my plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Does anyone use this (happily) without the workbooks? I use this happily without the workbook. My prep time is approximately 7.5 minutes per week (I plan 2 weeks at a time and spend about 15 minutes getting WWE ready), and this includes writing out the copywork I've chosen and choosing the narration passages. I got my copy of WWE from someone here. I paid $18 for it. I have two kids who will go through it, so I figure my cost for 8 years of writing instruction is $2.25 per year. :) Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I got my copy of WWE from someone here. I paid $18 for it. Me too! :001_smile: Good to know. I like the idea of using StartWrite (and our chosen handwriting font--whatever that may be over the years) to do the copy work pages. I've already done two just messing around. So far, so good! ETA: I love your quote! I have much of that album (if not all of it) in my mp3 collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Thank you for asking this question as I've been pondering the same thing! I don't want workbooks for everything, so I'm trying to avoid them if I can. So far we'll have a workbook for math, spelling, and critical thinking, and I was hoping to avoid the WWE one (which will save money too :)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 That's the plan, though we obviously haven't started yet. We are learning cursive first so even if I bought the workbooks I'd still have to make my own pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just got the hardback book with all levels from someone on this forum yesterday. Does anyone use this (happily) without the workbooks? Maybe drawing from your history readers or Aesop's Fables and such (works already scheduled into your curriculum) etc? I think I am headed this direction. I love the workbooks, but it drives me crazy to just get into a story and have it end. :001_huh: Thus I am thinking of branching off on my own, though I know that means more work for me. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 I love the workbooks, but it drives me crazy to just get into a story and have it end. That's a big part of my reason to do it this way also. I will be using the Thornton Burgess animal stories books to start with. They're pretty quick reads (even though there is a lot of good vocabulary in them) and there are *many* to choose from. It doesn't hurt that ds loves them. This is the set we have (and I put this link in so people will know I'm not talking about The Burgess Animal Book for Children. These are cute little chapter books.): http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Thornton-Burgess-Animal-Stories/dp/0486276341/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239021364&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I agree, it's frustrating to just bits of stories. We used the workbook this year, but aren't planning to use one next year. We'll continue to do narrations from history and other sources. For dictation we'll use The Harp and the Laurel Wreath and other sources. The Thornton Burgess books are a great idea. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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