Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Grammar for homeschooling

We have used many different grammar programs.
We have used Wisdom Words which is part of the Weaver Curriculum. We liked it since it included all grades from k to 6th grade. Each lesson is easy to do and learn. After that we used Highway to English Grammar also part of the Weaver Curriculum for high school. Lots of diagramming. Each workbook is purchased separately.
Several years we used Winston Grammar. This was a good program since the worksheets are reproducible which saves money. This course is diagramming sentences and labeling nouns, pronouns, direct objects etc. It was okay but after several weeks of repetition the kids did not look forward to it.
Last year we used The Novel Way through the Konos program. We really liked it because it covered grammar, spelling , composition and publishing. The kids each have a work book which has exercises so that they learn to write their own novel during the school year.
This year we are using Write Your Roots also through the Konos Curriculum. During the year the children write a book of family stories, and learn and practice all writing skills. This course is a one year course for grades 5-12. The Novel Way was a lot of fun so we are looking forward to doing this one. We thought the book of family stories would make great presents for Christmas 2010. We only have two children left at home so we will combine both of their books to make one longer book which will have 12 stories by each child for a total of 24.

1 comment:

  1. Hello, my name is Kristi Gesink and I work for the Homeschooling Company Alpha Omega Publications. I noticed after reading through your blog that you have used our Weaver curriculum to teach your children. We would like to say a big thank you for mentioning our products on your blog and we would appreciate it very much if you would turn that mention into a link to our site, that way friends and readers can click on the link and find out more information about your great curriculum choice!

    Here is the link
    http://www.aophomeschooling.com

    If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me at tkgesink@mtcnet.net

    Thanks again!
    Kristi Gesink
    AOP

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