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marianne
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Posted: May 02 2007 at 2:06pm \| IP Logged

approach for LA might look like for a 5th grader and a 3nd grader. Here is what I'm thinking:

dictation daily - would include spelling practice and grammar
copywork - one selection a week
various writing assignments

I would have to use shorter, simpler selections for the 3nd grader, but her work would be about the same. Am I missing anything? I can let go of our Easy Grammar program easier than I can let go of our Spelling workbook - everything is so sequential and logical in there. It seems to help the kids make connections to have a list of words that follow similar spelling rules. Any encouragement there? Other ideas? I am a CM wanna-be, but by nature, I'm more type-A and like to see those workbooks get done! Thanks.

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Posted: May 03 2007 at 6:25am \| IP Logged

Marianne, I really like reading through Penny Gardner's website for ideas. If you look on the sidebar she has a nice language arts page that might help.

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Posted: May 03 2007 at 8:07am \| IP Logged

Jennifer,

Thank you so much - that website looks wonderful!

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Posted: May 05 2007 at 2:33pm \| IP Logged

Bravewriter is a whole language arts approach to spelling, grammar, reading and writing.

brave writer

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Posted: May 11 2007 at 7:03am \| IP Logged

Don't forget the core importance of reading good, living books and simply talking about them. Your discussions with the kids *are* narrations, even if you don't write them down.

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Posted: May 11 2007 at 8:55am \| IP Logged

I echo Karen's input. Though we may try a bit of Bravewriter this summer (we've been using bits and pieces from it but sporadically too).

I haven't even really begun Spelling

-- my boys are 5th and 3rd grader too. I've just been correcting them as we go along.... perhaps we need to work on vocabulary, though. A few weeks ago, my 10-yo goes, "Hey, they've got an oblivion!!" -- he meant "pavilion".

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