tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735033128474491176.post4900241098668681558..comments2023-08-26T07:25:11.943-07:00Comments on Joyful Hearts and Faces: A Day At Our Co-opCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12695782474265436464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735033128474491176.post-4749404814959802092013-12-06T07:14:07.680-08:002013-12-06T07:14:07.680-08:00Thanks for commenting, Rebecca! I love reading you...Thanks for commenting, Rebecca! I love reading your blog and all about your adventures. <br /><br />Great grammar questions. I went all the way through Shurley Grammar with my older two. I actually loved it for grammar, but didn't like the writing part at all.(The last 3 books I actually skipped the writing.) IEW is a bit different from Shurley...they are similar because they look at grammar/writing from a technical perspective, but I think that IEW does a better job teaching both non-writers and writers. He also doesn't sweat the small stuff, especially with those that struggle with writing. <br /><br />The one thing is that IEW does not teach is full grammar, so I have my kids do Daily Grams from Easy Grammar at the same time. My child at the fourth grade level spends about 15 minutes a day writing, and 5-10 minutes in Daily Grams. They actually compliment each other pretty nicely. <br /><br />The bottom line is that my son, who hated writing, can now pump out a three paragraph paper, that is at his grade level, in a day or two. And he says that writing is one of his favorite classes. :-) Mr. Pudewa does an amazing job of teaching them and making writing interesting. <br /><br />Hope that helps, my friend!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695782474265436464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4735033128474491176.post-20405916088528853752013-12-06T06:39:38.320-08:002013-12-06T06:39:38.320-08:00Was fun reading through and seeing the pictures ch...Was fun reading through and seeing the pictures charlotte! We are pretty sure we will be homeschooling Alicia next year (4th grade!) and while I'm happily mentally prepping myself for creating school space at home and all the extra activities we will now have time for, I am also anxious about finding a co-op. Nothing around here seems to suit exactly what we are looking for. =( Also I keep debating back and forth with the english program IEW and Easy Grammar. Right now, the private school Alicia is at uses Shurley Grammar which is similar to IEW I think. Very very technical. I see a lot of sentence structure learning but very little actual writing. Any thoughts? Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569707600418323238noreply@blogger.com