Math, Science, and History are pretty straightforward. Many textbooks have study guides to use. Your child completes a page each day. Planning done! English is not as clear. That’s why public schools call English Language Arts. What should be part of the English curriculum? Kids need a Reading book. They should read novels and write book reports, too! Here is a great list. Here are instructions for writing a book report. Aim for one novel and book report each quarter. You can always do more! What else? Handwriting is an essential skill. Go with the masters at Zaner-Bloser. Work on Vocabulary with Sadlier Workshop. They have Grammar and Writing, too. I’m betting you are uncomfortable with grammar. Try Easy Grammar and learn along with your child. Do you want a curriculum? Memoria Press has amazing materials. The Classical Composition is rigorous! Kids outline and analyze prose. Let’s summarize. A comprehensive English program should have reading, novels, vocabulary with spelling, grammar, and composition with handwriting.
How do you schedule? We do a little everyday. Remember you want about one hour of English subjects each day. Plan at least 20 minutes of daily reading. We read when we get back from a long walk or bike ride. Everything else varies. If you use a practice book or vocabulary workshop, do one page or exercise each day. We do a little grammar, a little composition, a bit of a novel, and a little Anthology daily, for about 45 minutes. We do tough assignments for Memoria Press’s Classic Composition twice a week and ease up on other English assignments those days. Remember, start with three hours each day, with one hour of English. You can do this!
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