dd needs a change of pace from R&S grammar...

[nutmeg]

She is 10yo (4th grade) finishing up R&S 6. It's easy for her, but I wouldn't say she enjoys it. Her sister will continue with R&S 7 next year, but I would like to have something different for the 10yo. Perhaps something with a workbook to maintain her skills? I imagine having her do R&S7 after this one year away.

Also, she will also be doing Latina Christiana 2 next year. Would that be 'enough' grammar?

TIA for any help!

[MIch elle]

for grade 6. It's 10 workbooks, no textbook. Join the CLE yahoo group to view samples

[Mallorie]

I'm also looking, thanks Michelle for the suggestion!

[Stacia]

Have you looked at Growing with Grammar?

www.growingwithgrammar.com (http://www.growingwithgrammar.com)

[Andie]

Have you looked at Growing with Grammar?

www.growingwithgrammar.com (http://www.growingwithgrammar.com)


I was going to suggest that too, as the format might be just right for that change of pace, but then I realized that her dd has finished R&S 6 - GWG 6 (their newest level) would be redundant.

What about Junior Analytical Grammar (http://www.analyticalgrammar.com/), nutmeg? Or Analytical Grammar?

[nutmeg]

Thank you! I will look into these. :)

[Kathy in MD]

What about Analytical Grammar? It's designed to start with 6th graders, but since your dd has completed R&S 6 she should be able to handle it. The program's heavily into diagramming.

It's recommended that a 6th grader stretch it over 3 years. You could do an intensive 11 week grammar program next year and then do a review lesson once every other week for the rest of the year.

[Lori D.]

Sounds like she's quite competent and advanced with the grammar, so what about laying formal grammar instruction aside for a year, and enjoy *using* it with some informal practice:

- Comic Strip Grammar (worksheets with fun comics to practice parts of speech, punctuation, word usage)

- Grammar With A Giggle, or Giggles in the Middle (incorporates grammar rules, editing (grammar mechanics), and vocabulary in 1 paragraph a day, with each paragraph adding to a story that is completed by the end of the school year)

- Editor-in-Chief (or other program to get in practice with editing and punctuation, capitalization, word usage, such as Take Five Minutes: A History Fact a Day for Editing)

- writing program which incorporates grammar instruction, such as Classical Writing


Sounds like you could easily take a year off from formal grammar instruction (you're ahead!) and use that time next year to include something fun you wouldn't have been able to otherwise! Just a thought... : ) Best of luck! Warmly, Lori D.

[nutmeg]

Thank you for these suggestions!

[Heather in VA]

Honestly I'd look into Analytical Grammar. My dd was at the same level in R&S and did well with it. We moved to Analytical Grammar because R&S was so time consuming and boring. We discovered that it was a completely new way of thinking about grammar and truly 'analytizing' sentences in a way she hadn't understood before.

Analytical Grammar is set up to be 3 years and start in the 6th grade. In the meantime you could do a few things - any of the suggestions you got here were great. I'd probably do JAG and then just let the grammar be until 6th grade.

Heather

[TMarie]

What we're doing next year for a break....
Instead of finishing a whole year of R&S, I plan to spread R&S7 over 2 years. We'll take 2 days to cover one lesson with new material the first day and review the next.
This way we'll stay sharp with the R&S material, and get a little break!