What to do with the ages I have????

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  • November 18, 2010 at 3:12 am
    Nina
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    We have played around here and there with grammar. We have tried Growing with Grammar, First Language Lessons, some things from SL and WP. We are using Queen’s right now. Here are my ages: 7yo (3rd), 9yo (4th), 12yo (6th). I don’t know if I should just stop grammar for my 12 yo and jump in in 8th with AG or try to do JAG or Our Mother Tongue with him for the rest of this year and finish up next? Then for the 9yo should I stop and just jump in with JAG or OMT next year?

    And a question about Intermediate Language Lessons… When would you start and finish that? It is for 9-12 and comes in 3 parts. So would you do 4,5 6 grades and then skip to AG in 8th? Grammar is not my strong subject and I am stressing about it 🙁

    You ladies are always so nice as to not tell a person what to do… but I am just looking for some suggestions please 🙂

    November 18, 2010 at 4:04 am
    Rachel White
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    I can tell you my plans with my children regarding ILL. I am using it till age 12/13, then after that we will move into OMT. I made that decision based on the fact that they (both of mine) will be taking Latin, too, and I think JAG/AG would be a little overkill in that combination. (But if I were to use AG, I wouldn’t skip to it in 8th, just start whenever the ILL was finished) From looking at samples, I like the format of OMT better than JAG or AG, too. Plus, highly formatted, regimented programs drive me crazy and I look at JAG and AG that way, deservedly or not. Here’s an OMT review:http://www.exodusbooks.com/details.aspx?id=5245 There is also a Teacher’s Key. There are many here who like JAG/AG and others that tried it and didn’t. I hope you get some feedback from others’ experience. Just don’t jump the gun on swicthing unecessarily.

    SOme ideas:

    If the children are responding well w/Queens, stay with Queens for all and switch the older next year into OMT or AG, or

    use Queens for the younger two (because you really don’t want something too workbooky, esp, at their ages), but switch the older to AG (6th gr. and up) or OMT (7th and up) now. I would try to keep the younger ones in the same program, be it PLL/ILL or Queens.

    However, if you don’t like Queens, switch the 9 yr. old to ILL now (for ages 9-12), PLL for the 7 yr. old ( for ages 7-9) and AG or OMT for the 12 yr. old. If your 7 yr. old likes reading colorful books, the Ruth Heller books are great at teaching grammar concepts in colorful, rhyming books, too.

    Yes, you could put the 9 yr. old into JAG, but I wouldn’t if the Queens is going well or you like tha same style but would like to try PLL/ILL. IMO, younger ones should have a more gentle approach to grammar.

    Since I don’t know the learning styles of your children, or your teaching preference, I can’t tell you what would be best for them or you; and I haven’t used JAG or AG. But I hope some of these ideas put forth help you, instead of making you more confused!

    Rachel

    November 19, 2010 at 1:56 am
    Nina
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    Thank you Rachel. That is exactly what I was needing. Not a “do this” but some ideas and suggestions. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And if anyone else has any ideas I would love to hear them as well!!

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