Learning Language Arts Through Literature

Both Sophia and Ben are using Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL). Ben is using the red, 2nd grade book. The reading level is light for him, but the activities and writing required are right on target. Today we learned about how apostrophes can show ownership and be used in contractions. Ben pasted word pairs onto paper and wrote the related contraction. The activity called for him to do 12 of these, he did five. He also had to fill in a page in the workbook with an appropriate contraction. He then finished the LLATL activity with a handwriting and coloring page based on an assigned story he had finished reading. In addition to LLATL, we use Evan Moor Daily Language Review, Handwriting Without Tears and Explode the Code. Ben also reads a selection from his McGuffey reader out loud to me, and reads a chapter on his own in his Pathway Reader. These are the best readers in my opinion. Later on, he'll read something of his choice for fun. His faves have been the Wimpy Kid series, Magic Tree House series and Horrible Harry