Cottage Press Language Lessons for Children: Primer Two Spring
SKU
000439
ISBN
9781494455163
Grade 3-4
Charlotte Mason
Christian/Religious
High Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
The Primer 2 series reviews concepts from the Primer 1 series, introduces the parts of speech, as well as simile, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. Primer Books are consumable student books. These include the weekly passage, space for copywork and/or dictation as well as the vocabulary, grammar, picture and nature studies. Copywork space is provide in the Primer 1 books, but Primer 2 students are expected to write their copywork in a separate composition book. The Primer 2 books include noticeably more space and time for grammar and usage instruction and exercises. 127 pgs. paperback.
Publisher's Description of Cottage Press Language Lessons for Children: Primer Two Spring
Nature study lessons follow the same sequence in both books: compass direction, trees, and mammals in Autumn, the night sky and birds in Winter, flowers, weather and the water cycle, and insects or spiders in Spring.
Twelve weeks of Language Lessons with a seasonal focus
Spelling and grammar lessons reinforce spelling rules and sentence skills; identify and practice correct usage of adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions; review nouns, pronouns, verbs, subjects, and predicates; practice correct word usage with homonyms, antonyms, and synonyms; introduce figure of personification; review figures of simile, onomatopoeia, and personification; and practice rhyming skillske
Narration from Just So Stories and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Nature Study: flowers, weather, insects
Picture Study: choose from Cottage Press Picture Study PDFs
Language Lessons for Children Primer Two follows a seasonal
theme throughout the series of three books. Reviewing concepts from Primer One,
the Primer Two series introduces parts of speech as well as similes,
personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. Students should have
intermediate spelling and phonics proficiency (i.e. 3rd/4th grades) before
starting the Primer Two series. They should also be able to read beginning
chapter books with basic fluency and copy sentences and short paragraphs.
Students can begin the series at their current skill level. More writing is
expected with Primer Two, as students are expected to write their copywork
passages in a separate composition book. Additional resources include Just So Stories
(Spring), Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland (Spring), and two out-of-print titles Childhood’s
Favorites & Other Fairy Tales and Thirty More Stories Retold.
These out-of-print titles are available free in online archives.