A quick reminder about how the IEW Families Yahoo group works ENCOURAGEMENT Remember this loop is for encouragement. Let's take each other's comments at face...
Is there a lesson on writing cinquains in any IEW material? I made a note in my plans for the year to use some lesson on them and didn't record the source....
... Not that I know of, but as my husband often reminds me, "Ask the Net; the Net knows." I googled "cinquain" and found a pdf telling you exactly how to teach...
I am currently leading my 3 oldest sons through US History Based Writing, Volume 1 (USHBW1). They are writing fluidly and enjoying the process---yeah! I'm...
I am hoping you get some good answers to this question. I am also working through the USHBW1 this year with two of my dd, a 7th grader and an advanced 4th...
Jill, Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. I also don't have much experience with high school writing. I appreciated the reminders...
hi Jill! can a person use SWI A and it be the 'same' as SWiCCA?? or vice versa?? would one program be all inclusive.. just go slower? or faster?? to meet a...
This is our first time using Fix-It. I am not sure if I am using it correctly. After going over the lesson, I had my children edit the incorrect sentences...
This is our first time using it as well. I am having my children just write a clean corrected copy with no underlinings, etc. Blessings, Allenna ... From:...
... No. the SWI A starts from the beginning and the SICC A (continuation course) picks up where the SWI A left off and continues on. The SWI A, B, and C are...
... Neither did I when I started. I just held my breath, jumped in, and learned right alongside them. The most important thing is lots of practice and ...
Need a 2nd opinion. My kids take classes at our secular co-op each Tuesday. One of the classes is IEW Fun & Fascinating writing. When I told her I was using...
... I would continue Fix-It at home. According to Anna Ingham, children need 55 repetitions to master something. Thus, the more times they can get it, the ...
... Hi Carrie (and others waiting for the answer with baited breath). Since I have not done this course myself, I ran my thoughts past the author first, and...
Hi, everyone, You might have noticed that I uploaded a few pictures to the ³Photos² section of the IEWFamiies website. One of our members, Lyn, came up with...
We have been doing Shurley Grammar (omitting the writing portion) for about 3 years. I thought my kiddos were excellent at diagramming sentences until we...
Jill-----thank you for taking the time to check with the author and provide input to my question regarding the useage of USHBW2 with elementary aged students....
Welcome to October! Are you ready to jump into Unit 3? Join Andrew Pudewa TONIGHT* as he shares helps and hints for teaching Unit 3. Register here: ...
Regarding confirmation/refutation in lessons 25-28, is this rhetorical device supposed to occur throughout the essay or only during the concluding paragraph?...
I know the comma rule: MC, cc MC but does the same rule apply in this pattern: MC, cc sc MC or MC, cc MC sc? For instance: We went to town to buy groceries,...
It's already full. Since I simply wanted to listen at a later date, is there a link for this that can be shared? Holly in NV In a message dated 10/3/2011...
I am sure others will post their advice, but I would not worry about it at this point. The point of Fix-It is for students to learn to edit their writing which...
After the date, we¹ll post a link to listen to the archive. :) Blessings, Jill Pike Excellence in Writing [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I got a second box for my Level 2 cards. You might use a second box for all the extra Word cards (green) that you are not using and use your first box for the...
Diagramming teaches sentence structure, which helps kids punctuate sentences properly. It seems to work well for some students but doesn't click with many, and...
I have never figured out a decent method to memorizing the poetry in IEW's Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization. I really tried to understand the...
Good question! If it works for helping your kids understand grammar and usage, then use diagramming. But if it doesn't, then you need to look elsewhere. We...
Just another thought about how to deal with more cards than will fit in a 3 x 5 card container: First of all, as I understand it, you don’t need to move the...
