Those who use Sonlight and IEW . . .

[one l michele]

Would you recommend using the , Imitations, Theme based, SWI A, or just using the TWSS for yourself and pulling materials from Sonlight? I'll be introducing IEW next year in 3rd.

[Lucky Mom]

DS (who will be 8) will be doing SWI-A with Core 3 next year. We will work on the SWI twice a week. It should last through the year. We also do Friday freewrites (Brave Writer) and dictation. When I did SWI-A with dd, we did it in 14 weeks. I think twice a week will be better. DS is working through Writing Trails with Men of Science this year. After DS finishes the SWI, I think I will teach him using the TWSS and maybe using some of the US History Based Writing Lessons.

Starting with the SWI helped me figure out how to teach IEW. I also purchaed the new Tips and Tricks DVD. I think I now have a much better idea how to proceed through the units...we'll see. :rolleyes:

Lisa

[GVA]

For ease of use and a solid introduction, I'd recommend SWI-A. It's set up for daily lessons, but you can certainly stretch it some. You'll learn a lot from it too!

After that you can go with one of the theme-based programs or watch TWSS yourself and come up with assignments. I'm teaching a co-op with the medieval book this year, and the first American book next year. Their variety and choice of assignments is frankly better than what I could come up with consistently.