• Sep. 21, 2009
Our Own Language Arts
I've tried to make up our own LA program this year because I couldn't find one that I thought would work for us. I really wanted it to go along with what we are already studying about in science and history. I also wanted it to have a lot of dictation, and spelling that was customized to Taylor. This is our LA plan for this week. I really need some feedback. Is this the right workload for a 3rd and a half grade student? I don't want just busy work, but I do want enough repetition for her to learn. We are also doing a lapbook based off the pilgrims and early colonists, but this is the main writing. What do you think?
Dictation page 73, 2nd paragraph, Stories of the Pilgrims
“If we were in America we could make homes such as we had in England. We could have our own church, and bring up our children to love and serve God,” said Elder Brewster.
Monday- study selection and do dictation. Correct mistakes. Add misspelled words to spelling list. Add any other words that need worked on up to 10 words. I try to pick words with the same patterns as the ones missed from dictation. Write each word 3 times in a fun way. (On window, in sand, with magnetic letters, etc)
Tuesday- Quotations work. Write a dialog between 2 people working on all aspects of quotations- commas, quotation marks, capital letters, end punctuations, separate paragraphs for new speakers, etc. Play spelling stomp.
Wednesday- Dictate selection again without child seeing it first. Correct mistakes and talk about why they were made. Use all spelling words in only one or two sentences.
Thursday- Compound sentences and conjunctions. Watch Conjunction Junction http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lambchop/418483/ http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wksht_grammar_compoundsentences.pdf choose 5 or six sentences to combine. Spelling quiz. Study misspelled words.
Friday- Final Dictation. Spelling Test. Writing from another subject.
