grammar resources

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  • October 16, 2012 at 10:45 pm
    bethanna
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    I’m using rest times during this last trimester to do some long-term planning/research. It will be a few years before we begin grammar, but I’ve been looking at a few options this afternoon. Has anyone used Simply Grammar (Andreola)? Is it set up something like PLL? How do Grammarland and JAG compare? I will have to go to the library to look at samples and the AG website more thoroughly. Is JAG (or AG) consumable? Are there other grammar resources your children enjoy? Thank you for your help and for your patience with my many questions!

    October 17, 2012 at 2:53 am
    bethanna
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    Another question 🙂 The AG site recommends using their high school reinforcement books(American authors, British authors, etc.) along with or between seasons of AG? What does the student do with the literature passages?

    October 17, 2012 at 2:53 am
    AngieG
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    I have 3 11 year olds and we are going through Grammarland together (me with them, since the answers to the work are no where to be found! This is good as I am nailing down knowing the parts of speech along with my kids).  It’s cute. And effective. We found the worksheets online and I just print them out.I thought about sharing our answers on this forum once we are through all the chapters.  That way we can compare.

    I recently got Simply Grammar too.  It’s very gentle and cute. It has nice drawings. I think I’ve read that JAG is not prerequisite for AG, so I may just skip it and do AG when it’s called for on the curriculum guide (SCM’s, that is).

    Angie

    October 17, 2012 at 11:14 am
    nebby
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    We enjoyed Grammarland. It is relatively short and is only about the parts of speech. I woudl say use it for ages 10 and up. We use KISS grammar which is fere online:

    http://lettersfromnebby.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/kiss-grammar-what-it-is-and-how-we-use-it/

    I like it because it views words based on their function in the sentence.

    Nebby

    October 17, 2012 at 4:16 pm
    AngieG
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    Thanks! Love free online stuff! Will check into that!

     

    October 17, 2012 at 10:59 pm
    bethanna
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    AngieG – Are you planning on using Simply Grammar after Grammarland? Do the students write answers (SG) or is it done orally?

    October 18, 2012 at 12:11 am
    bethanna
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    Are there two different programs called Grammarland? The one I’ve been considering is a series called A Journey Through Grammar Land by Frode Jensen.

    October 18, 2012 at 3:45 am
    AngieG
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    bethanna- So far (and looking ahead, and what I’ve read that other’s do), Simply Grammar is done orally.  I think we will kind of use Grammarland and Simply Grammar simultaneously, but on different days of the week.  They are both fun and very gently, so not overwhelming to do both.

    October 18, 2012 at 4:40 pm
    bethanna
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    Ok, that makes sense. And you use the downloads of Grammarland? Who wrote them? I’ve seen a couple posts with a different author listed.

    October 18, 2012 at 9:54 pm
    AngieG
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    https://drive.google.com/#folders/0B97VumpziE6VZDdhZGQ0YmYtNzhiMi00NTU2LTk3YzItOTNlOGYwNWIyOGRj

     

    These are made by another mom, I believe.  I can’t remember how I found them, but this is what we use.  We got Grammarland cheap on Kindle. 🙂  Here is the old version we use by M.L. Nesbitt:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EYUGZM/ref=docs-os-doi_0

     

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