LLATL GREEN 3RD ED. PARENT BOOK

Description

DIANE WELCH & SUSAN SIMPSON

The updated third edition is even easier to use with added exercises that will strengthen your students reading comprehension and writing skills. Based on dictation lessons, the Everyday Words unit teaches grammar, sentence structure, and sentence diagramming using classical literature for the middle school student. The Poetry Unit encourages an appreciation while memorizing, reciting, and analyzing various poems. In the Short Story Unit, students will analyze the elements of a story, develop a plot line, write dialogue and much more. In the Research Unit, students will learn how to do research in an easy to follow step by step plan for student and teacher.

Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.

If you need to establish where to place your child in the LLATL program you can do so by clicking on the link below, or copy/pasting it into your browser: https://www.commonsensepress.com/placementtests.html

The Green Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Green Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Green SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.

Content

36 weekly lessons divided into easy-to-use daily plans. Teacher friendly, with little or no teacher preparation needed!

• Three Unit Studies
  • Poetry
  • Short Story
  • Research
• Three Book Studies
  • The Star of Light by Patricia St. John
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • Much Ado About Nothing – a play by William Shakespeare
• Each Book Study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities.
• The Skills Index provides an easy skill reference.

• Review Activities follow each lesson providing additional skill practice.

• Assessments aid teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses.

Everyday Words Unit

Is comprised of 13 weeks of grammar, dictation, sentence structure, and diagraming using classical literature for the middle school student.

The Poetry Unit

This unit encourages an appreciation while memorizing, reciting, and analyzing various poetry. Students compose poetry and a psalm.

Short Story Unit

Your students will analyze the elements of a story, develop a plot line of a story, write dialogue and much more. Research is taught in an easy to follow step by step plan for student and teacher.

Book Study

Each book study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities.

Explainer videos can be found on the Language Playlist on the Oikos YouTube channel: