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Grammar Handbook

ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.

Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.

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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.

Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure.Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.

Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.

Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.

Prentice Hall Grammar Handbookisahandyreferenceforwriting,grammar,usageandmechanicsthatfocusesonmeaningfulapplications,featuringgrade-specific,real-worldexamplesandamyriadofexercisesforgrammarpractice.Itprovidesmanyspeakingandwritingopportunities,andguideslearnersthrougheachstageofthewritingprocessintheWriter’sResourceandEnglishLearner’sResourcesections.

OverviewThePrentice Hall Grammar Handbookhomeschoolbundleincludesthefollowingcomponents: •GrammarHandbook •GrammarHandbookAnswerKey

UsingtheMaterialsPearsoncurriculummaterialsarethoughtfullyplannedtopresentthesubjectinawaythatisengaging.Eachlessonbuildsuponitself,butprovidesflexibilitysoyoucanmakeityourown.

Using the Grammar Handbook Answer KeyTheGrammar Handbook Answer KeycorrespondswiththelessonsinthehandbooktohelpyourchildgraspthegrammaticalrulesofEnglish-identifyingnouns,verbs,adjectives,prepositions,conjunctions,punctuationsandformingpropersentences.

Using the Grammar HandbookThishandbookwillhelpyourchildgainathoroughunderstandingofEnglishgrammar-identifyingnouns,verbs,adjectives,prepositions,conjunctions,punctuationsandformingpropersentences.TheGrammar Handbookisdividedintothreesectionsthatfocusonaspecificstageofthewritingprocess:Grammar;Usage;andMechanics.Eachchapterconcentratesonasingleelementtopromoteyourchild’sunderstandingofgrammar.Thegrammarrulesforthelessonarerepresentedwithcalloutsinthemargin,andcovernumerousexamples.Thisisfollowedbyseveralpracticeexercises.CumulativeReviewsareincludedaftereveryfewchapters,toassessyourchild’sunderstandingofthematerial.TheGrammar HandbookendswiththeWriter’sResource,coveringallaspectsofwriting.

LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrack,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessonsbutremember-lessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.

Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Usethisasaguidetohelpyouevaluateandformulateyourlessonplanforthecomingyear.Additionally,thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.

Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing: • theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •mainideasofthelesson • keyconcepts •questionstoask • activitiestodo •potentialfieldtripideas • assignmentsgiven •materialsandresourcesneeded

TheGrammar Handbookprovidesself-guidedinstructiontoincorporateintoyouroveralllanguageartsprogram.TheGrammar Handbook willenhanceyourchild’scomprehensionofpropergrammaticalrules.Eachlessoninthehandbookconsistsof20-30minuteactivitiesandexercises,includingreviewquestionsattheendofeachunit.

Yourlessonplanshouldbeginbyhighlightingthemainfocusofthechapterfoundatthebeginningunderthetitle.Next,eachoftheGrammar,Usage,andMechanicsrulesarelistedinthemarginstoensureyourchildgraspstheconceptsandskillspresented.Onceyourchildhascoveredeachofthese,heorsheshouldworkthroughthepracticeexercisestoreinforcetheirlearningthroughapplication.

Formorefocusedwritinginstruction,yourchildcanworkthroughtheWriter’sResourcesectionatthebackofthebook.Thiscoversthemodesofwriting,qualitiesofgoodwriting,andthestagesofwriting.Yourchildcanreviewtheselessonsandapplytheirlearningtocreativewritingexercises.

Asyouplanoutyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.

AdapttheCurriculumtoFityourSituationOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.ThePrentice Hall Grammar Handbookprogramlessonsareeasytopace,andofferenrichmentactivitiesandadditionalsupportwhennecessary.

PacingAsyouprogressthroughthematerialyouwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswitheasewhileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.Adaptyourpaceaccordingly,andworkwithyourchildtoensurefullcomprehensionofthematerial.Thisprogramisflexibleenoughtobecompletedoverthefirst12weeksofyourschoolyear,orcompletedthroughouttheyearasyourchildfocusesonspecificelementsofgrammar.Eitherway,thisbookwillbeauseful,quickreferencethroughoutyourchild’sschoolyear.

Teaching is EverywhereAnotherpartofthehomeschoolbenefitisthatteachingopportunitiesoccurallofthetime.Youcanincorporatelearningintoeverydaylife.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.Haveyourchildapplytheirgrammarskillstootherbookstheyarereading.

Additionally,youcanaddyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial.Focuswritingandspeakingexercisesontheirdailyactivitiesandevents:baseballgames,plays,danceclass,etc.Theseactivitieswillhelpreinforcethelessons,andrelateskillsinawaythatismeaningfultoyourchild.

Conflicting MaterialsAnyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeorthatyoudisagreewith.Nocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallofthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily.However,thereareseveralapproachesyoucantakeinthesesituations.

Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.

Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbringsandtheresponsibilityyouassumeineducatingyourchild.Thegoodnewsisthatmostfamiliesfindthatbalanceanditworksforthem.

Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.

ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciateyourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.

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