7th Grade Language Arts REVIEW // Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Cursive

[@HomeschoolMountainMama]

I completely agree with your statement about the need for learning cursive skills…I worked for a while as a test proctor and was astonished at how many high schoolers couldn’t sign their name or read instructions written in cursive. As a homeschooler, I told my student cursive was almost like a secret language now. lol! Thank you for sharing your grade 7 reflections! It sounds like you had a truly successful year!

[@fab5bailey369]

Thanks for sharing, but did you use all the grammar components everyday?

[@HomeschoolwithJen]

Great question! We used Easy Grammar every day. When we were doing Editor in Chief, we used it 1-2 times/week. Cursive was 3-4 pages every 2 weeks (approximately). Vocabulary averaged 3 days per week between the 2 programs. I have never really thought about it in these terms, but, in general I would say that we used 2 programs each day. Easy Grammar was every day and then we normally would add one other portion (vocabulary, spelling, etc). With cursive, I just assigned the pages and when they were due.

[@nikkithorsgard6524]

Do you like evan moore or 180 days of spelling more?

[@HomeschoolwithJen]

For spelling, I actually like Evan Moore better. I have never used 180 Days of spelling. I have used 180 Days for Geography and Social Studies and really like it for those subjects. I would use 180 Days for spelling, I just chose Evan Moore because it was less expensive at the time I purchased it.