Or I’m battling tears as they describe a favorite event from their childhood. How is it possible to take a red pen to that?Īnd actually giving a grade that has any authority behind it? Forget it! I’m too busy giggling as my teen tries to persuade me via a five-paragraph essay that they should receive an ipod for Christmas. It’s like you’re reading a bit of their heart. Writing has been a sore spot in my career as a homeschool teacher since day one. It’s hard to be objective about your little one’s poem about a flower you know what I mean?Īnd it only gets worse as they get older and the writing assignments become more in depth - and the writing itself becomes more personal.

At 2nd grade, I'd spend more time building up enjoying the chapter books with some discussion if anything.Overview: Read my best homeschool high school writing curriculum recommendations and tips for how to grade your teen’s writing and how to approach SAT / ACT essays. We rowed the books a few times without complaint. Honestly, I'd stick with FIAR if you enjoy that and if needed jump to Beyond FIAR if you've finished all those units. The main reasons I decided not to continue with them- it was an expensive supplement for us, my kids don't enjoy grammar/copywork so it made them dread the books (even though they were all good books!) and my kids needed more practice the concepts, so it required more work from than I wanted to invest.Īre there still free books on the site? I remember at one point getting a couple of free ones which helped me see what they were all about. With the Arrows, there was a more specific lesson along with the teacher's guide whereas FIAR didn't always do that. Having used FIAR, I'd say that its somewhat similar as you would just look at one grammar component in the story. A short lesson, looking at it in a passage, copywork. We enjoyed reading the books, the discussions around them and then ending with a party. We used Arrows one year, but as a supplement.

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