Is there an easy way to explain to a child that he needs to be consistant about which person he's writing (1st person-3rd person). What is the general rule of...
2nd-4th is young for mastering this shift. If it bothered me enough, I'd mention it to the students and show some examples, but not count off when they got it ...
I love these questions -- they help me learn and reinforce my learning! I had to look up the invisible who/which clause again :-) The invisible who/which...
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This is the first book critique that my son, Sam, age 9 has ever done. I taught book critiques to my IEW class of level A kiddos who have done two years of the...
Last week I did something with my 2nd-6th graders that I thought I'd share with y'all. We needed a "for the fun of it" class since they're busy writing their...
This is actually an old game, I remembered it from Little Women. Here's the quote from the book (from chapter 12): Miss Kate did know several new games, and...
Thank you, Sheryl, for taking the time to see what the bookč had to say. Imagine that!? ... Jill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Thank you to all of you who replied to my big writing trauma at our house this past weekend!! :) I had looked in the 'book' for an answer before posting the...
Now that we've wiped the tears from our eyes, I can see to write a congratulatory note about this story. "Use the fork" - what a hoot! gayle ... From:...
... Linguistic Development thru Poetry Memorization This mastery learning program contains: One workbook (available separately) 3 audio CD's of Andrew reading...
Hi, Next year will be my 3rd using IEW, and I am considering using Bible Based Writing Lessons. I already own it, but have not yet used it. I thought it...
The Bible Based can be used for all ages, although the lessons on the upper units may be too difficult or need modification. IEW in the States sends out the...
Hi. I am new to the group. I have been homeschooling for two years now. I have three daughters that are 7, 5, and 2. Veritas Press recommends using IEW in...
You can start in 2nd grade, just plan on offering LOTS of help. Just be sure your source material is at or below their reading level. You may want to use ...
This is a hoot! I am teaching a class of Group A kids (using SICC A) and these kids all did group A last year also. They just weren't old enough and ready to...
I won't go into detail, but we have a co-op in our area which offers a Writing Class. The person teaching it has been a bit condensending toward the idea of...
<<"Does it teach them how to write Research Papers with footnotes?!" I honestly did have an answer! Please help me out.>> TWSS doesn't go into documentation...
... How sad. The very BEST teachers are the one-on-one Moms who can help their children thru every step of the process and do it over and over! YES, IEW...
Hi all, I have a question about adding your introduction and conclusion paragraphs to an essay. My 10 yr. old son is struggling with this. His essay is on...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/education/04education.html? SAT Essay Test Rewards Length and Ignores Errors By MICHAEL WINERIP Published: May 4, 2005 ...
Thanks for the responses to my questions. And thank you to Bev at Excellent Resources in Canada who promptly offered a solution to my comb binding problem. ...
This is hard for many children his age, so I wouldn't worry too much about grabbing attention. One easy way, however, is to find a neat quotation or fact about...
I agree with Pamela. We have been working on writing for three years now and it is not until this year that my daughter, now 14, has been able to "see" what...
Hi Amy, Here are some example of attention grabers for the flamingo and elephant mini books (alliteration, question, 3sss). Have you taught decorations yet? ...
I don't know if I ever did an intro to the group. My name is kelli, I have 6 children, 19yo (graduated from homeschooling), 17 yo (not homeschooling anymore),...
Some of you have asked me this off list. Forgive us for all the anagrams! SICC stands for Student Intensive Continuation Course. It is a 10 lesson on 9 DVDs...
