This teacher book provides brief video summaries, the student book in small-format, additional teaching information, notes from Pudewa’s teaching lessons, answers (when applicable), and more. The teaching follows a pick-up-and-go approach—as long as you have learned the methodology of and have access to the IEW program, Teaching Writing: Structure and Style. Concise directions for reading, discussing, engaging in assignments; vocabulary; assignment checklists; and more are found in the margins. Sample writings and specific answers are provided.
I appreciate the rubric-style grading checklists provided at the end of each lesson. Each checklist will include elements the students are familiar with, plus one new element, with points given for such things as the student’s composition structure, mechanics, vocabulary, etc. If students aren’t ready for one of the checklist elements, you have the freedom to remove it and add it back in as the child’s skills develop. Additional appendixes include mechanics overview, a vocabulary chart with words and definitions for each lesson, review games, and suggested literature. Reading selections pull from Aladdin and Other Favorite Arabian Nights Stories; Benjamin Franklin; Black Beauty; famous Greek/Roman/Norse myths; The Princess and the Goblin; Farmer Boy; The Jungle Book; and multiple excerpts from What Your Third Grader Needs to Know. The accompanying PDF downloads are available for free with the purchase of this book (instructions included in text). Nonreproducible, 252 pgs, spiral-bound, pb. ~ Ruth