Covers grammar (parts of speech, abbreviations, punctuation, contractions, homonyms, plural nouns, etc.), vocabulary, reading skills (biographies, character sketches, cause and effect, comprehension, parts of a story, poetry and more), spelling (suffixes and vowel rules), penmanship, composition (descriptive writing, newsletters, note taking, poetry, report writing, story writing, business letters and much more), research, journal writing, and higher order thinking skills. Includes both passages from well-loved children’s literature and four whole book studies.
There are four novels used in the Book Studies at this level: Boxcar Children, Wright Brothers, Ben and Me, and The Sign of the Beaver. You can purchase these novels as part of the Complete Package with the Teacher and Student books, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
New 3rd edition offers a reorganized book along with thesaurus and editing activities added to most lessons.