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Cottage Press Language Lessons for Children: Primer Two Spring
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.
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
Is the Cottage Press series a Charlotte Mason language arts program? Well, yes it is! Is it a classical writing program based on the progymnasmata? Well, yes it is! If these two ideas seem mildly out of sync to you, then consider that some of the language arts methods attributed to Charlotte Mason are thoroughly classical in their origin (i.e. narration/retelling, copywork, dictation). Likewise, consider that the classical teaching methods based on the progymnasmata involve quality literature, teacher-student interaction, and composition mentoring. It's easy to see that these two, seemingly different methodologies are actually quite compatible – at least in the area of language arts. It's also easy to see that combining the two provides a strongly academic, teacher-student interactive approach to language arts. Lessons are detailed, well-organized, well-prepared and ready-to-go. All courses are based on the presupposition that the student is reading lots of quality, classic and classical literature. Courses in the early elementary grades incorporate more Charlotte Mason techniques and methodologies (including picture study) while the upper elementary, middle school, and high school courses are increasingly rigorous and follow the progymnasmata series of writing exercises. All levels include instructive student books and teacher materials with answers; both with gorgeous cover art. Both required and suggested resources are listed for every course.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Grades: | 3-4 |
Brand: | Cottage Press |
Author: | Kathy Weitz |
ISBN: | 9781494455163 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.8 |