The Primer 1 series provides grammar and spelling lessons, examination of basic sentence skills, word usage (particularly antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms) and word rhyming. 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. 127 pgs. paperback.
Cottage Press Language Lessons for Children: Primer One Spring
SKU
059536
ISBN
9781494860059
Grade 1-4
Charlotte Mason
Christian/Religious
High Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
Publisher's Description of Cottage Press Language Lessons for Children: Primer One Spring
Gentle language lessons for early elementary students. Weekly routine includes copybook, narration from accompanying literature, grammar and spelling lessons based on copybook model, nature study, and picture study. Primer One spelling and grammar lessons reinforce spelling rules, introduce basic sentence skills, practice correct word usage with homonyms, antonyms, and synonyms, teach basic letter-writing, and develop rhyming skills. Requires accompanying Primer One Teaching Helps.
Primer One Autumn, Primer One Winter, and Primer One Spring are sequential in skills, but can be used out of sequence if necessary. Before beginning Primer One, a student should have achieved beginning spelling and phonics proficiency, be ready for beginning chapter books, and be able to copy words and sentences.
consumable workbook format, twelve weeks of lessons
seasonal focus on early spring through Memorial Day
copywork selections from A.A. Milne, Beatrix Potter, Rudyard Kipling, Jean Henri Fabre, poetry, a patriotic hymn, and the Bible
nature study examines flowers, weather, and insects
picture study looks at artists Pieter Bruegel and Mary Cassatt
Additional Materials Needed:
PrimerSpring Teaching Helps (download or e-book version)
PrimerSpring Picture Study PDF (free download)
PrimerSpring Resources webpage (link given in Primer-Spring)
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse by Thornton Burgess (also available as a free e-text)
Category Description for Language Lessons for Children: Primer One
The Language Lessons for Children Primer One series provides grammar and spelling lessons, examination of basic sentence skills, word usage practice (particularly antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms) and word rhyming. Skills are taught sequentially, following the seasons. Before starting the Primer One series, the student should have some beginning spelling and phonics skills, be able to read simple words comfortably, and be able to copy basic words and sentences (i.e. 2nd/3rd grades). Additional resources include: Aesop’s for Children (Autumn), Fifty Famous Stories Retold (Winter), and The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse (Spring).
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 1-4 |
| Brand: | Cottage Press |
| ISBN: | 9781494860059 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.8 |
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