Ok — so how much grammar does my child really need? Is learning to diagram sentences really all that important? I did well with this in school, but found it boring. I agree that grammar instruction is important, but I want to be able to do it without a lot of busy work or repetition over multiple years. My boys have been using Queen’s Language Lessons this year, and that’s about as gentle as it gets, but I’ve noticed that the book my older son is working in is almost identical to the book my younger son is using — nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, punctuation, capitalization,etc. Is there something I can use that won’t cost an arm and a leg or bore my son to tears? He’s not complaining about Queen’s: he likes the short lessons and for the most part it’s reatively new to him right now, but I’m afraid the next book will just be the same thing over again…
I’ve looked at Our Mother Tongue, but I’m not sure it’s a good choice for grade 6, or if it is an all inclusive program. Some reviews have said that it’s a good refresher or reference book. Is that because children are generally taught the same thing over and over again through the lower grades and this is a refresher for them?