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Post by Ellie on Jul 15, 2004 17:18:40 GMT -5
I received CW-Aesop and Harvey's Elementary recently. I can hardly wait to start CW but Harvey's has me shaking in my tennies! My two oldest are heading into 6th and 4th grade. They have very little grammar background, along with mom! In my grammarphobia, I hopefully bought into the "grammar will just be absorbed" theory. The theory began to show many holes, so last year we started with a fun, simple program called "Caught Ya!" The kids loved it. But, they didn't learn much "hard core" grammar concepts. Neither did I! Obviously, Harvey's is a different approach. I know we need this approach, and I want to use this approach. How do I start? How can I make this fun? I'm sorry, but every time I look at Harvey's, I start feeling sleepy... I do have the desire to make it work, but I feel totally inadequate! HELP!!!!
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Post by Lene Mahler Jaqua on Jul 15, 2004 18:40:17 GMT -5
Ellie,
First of all, I am running a grammar group for Harvey's this summer. I created documents to go long with weekly lessons. This I will make available free online at the end of August... if you want to see it sooner than that email me privately mikejaqua@att.net and I can get it to you. I t might get you off the ground.
Secondly...Harvey has a certain structure which you will recognize after a while....
You teach ONE numbered section to your kids per day you have scheduled for grammar (be that 2 or 5).
That numbered section contains 1. definitions in BOLD text to go over
2. "rem". -- issues to remember around those definitions (this is usually there but not always)
3. "cautions" -- where there is an exception to the rule or special usage (this is usually there, but not always)
4. Sentences to identify what you learned to define above.
5. A model sentence which the students will imitate by writing their own model sentence.
F.ex.
7. THE NOUN (page 6)
it defines 1. A NOUN (and then some questions and examples to discuss with your student)
2. COMMON NOUN (and examples and questions to discuss with your student)
3. PROPER NOUN (and examples and questions to discuss with your student)
Then rem 1. about capitalization
Then in cursive (always in cursive) EXERCISES
Then Rem 2. common nouns and capitalization
Then a model "Cicero was an orator"
Then theory questions.
This is a pretty common format for most Harvey lessons.... not too hard to teach. Just read each numbered lesson ahead of time, then do it with the kids.
Lene
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Post by Rebecca Madison on Apr 26, 2006 16:04:53 GMT -5
I had the same response to the set. try going to classicalco-op.com This web site has a lesson plan for summer school. You need to extend each unit into two weeks. It has a layed out lesson plan and other info. This is worth printing out, or saving in your computer. This resource will really help me. This is my first year. I have 2yr old,1st,3rd,and 4th grade children. My e-mail is mizmadison@yahoo.com If this dosen't help I may have other sites that will help.
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