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First Language Lessons Level 3, Instructor Guide
First Language Lessons Level 3 reinforces the grammar and writing concepts introduced in the previous levels. It also introduces new material, including sentence diagramming.
Level 3 is designed to follow Levels 1 and 2, but it can also be used as a first grammar text for older students. The optional end-units on writing letters, dictionary skills, and oral usage allow you to tailor the instruction to the needs of your child.
Program Components
Level 3 consists of two products: this Instructor Guide and the Student Workbook which is sold separately. Together they make a complete grammar text that covers a wide range of topics- including parts of speech, sentence diagrams, and skills in beginning narration.
This Instructor Guide has the same, simple-to-use, scripted format as the previous levels.
The accompanying Student Workbook makes it easier for busy parents to spend more time teaching, and less time preparing (you don’t have to hand-draw any diagram frames!).
For a complete writing program, add Writing With Ease!
Format
You can choose Paperback or a downloadable PDF which is delivered immediately! Your downloadable files are always accessible for re-download, whenever you need them, from your Well-Trained Mind account.
Additional Resources
Hey Mom and Dad, has it been a few years since you learned to diagram sentences? Do you want to stay ahead of your kids? You’re in luck! We have The Diagramming Dictionary, a complete reference for anyone and everyone who wants to understand how to diagram sentences.
Get The Grammar Guidebook too, and you can finally host the perfect Grammar-themed party where you impress your friends and family with your Grammar prowess and amazing sentence diagramming skills!
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Product Description
First Language Lessons Level 3 reinforces the grammar and writing concepts introduced in the previous levels. It also introduces new material, including sentence diagramming.
Level 3 is designed to follow Levels 1 and 2, but it can also be used as a first grammar text for older students. The optional end-units on writing letters, dictionary skills, and oral usage allow you to tailor the instruction to the needs of your child.
Program Components
Level 3 consists of two products: this Instructor Guide and the Student Workbook which is sold separately. Together they make a complete grammar text that covers a wide range of topics- including parts of speech, sentence diagrams, and skills in beginning narration.
This Instructor Guide has the same, simple-to-use, scripted format as the previous levels.
The accompanying Student Workbook makes it easier for busy parents to spend more time teaching, and less time preparing (you don’t have to hand-draw any diagram frames!).
For a complete writing program, add Writing With Ease!
Format
You can choose Paperback or a downloadable PDF which is delivered immediately! Your downloadable files are always accessible for re-download, whenever you need them, from your Well-Trained Mind account.
Additional Resources
Hey Mom and Dad, has it been a few years since you learned to diagram sentences? Do you want to stay ahead of your kids? You’re in luck! We have The Diagramming Dictionary, a complete reference for anyone and everyone who wants to understand how to diagram sentences.
Get The Grammar Guidebook too, and you can finally host the perfect Grammar-themed party where you impress your friends and family with your Grammar prowess and amazing sentence diagramming skills!
Additional Information
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Lorri
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Is this still the first edition? I purchased the teachers’ book years ago. Will these student workbooks be the right ones?
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Yes, this is the first edition of the Instructor Guide. Any student workbooks for FLL level 3 that you purchase will match with this Instructor Guide. There haven’t been any changes.
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amanda@tannerfarms.net
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I am considering using FLL with our oldest student this Fall. She has had some grammar instruction but has not completed all the parts of speech yet. She will be entering 4th grade. I am wondering if we should start in level 4 or should we back up to level 3 and begin here? I have viewed the samples for level 4 and level 3. Level 4 doesn’t appear completely out of her league but I am wondering if level 3 would give extra instruction? Any thoughts would be welcome.
Thanks!
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Based on this information, we would suggest starting in Level 3. That will ensure that a more firm foundation is laid. There’s no particular need to hurry. She could do Level 3 in her fourth grade year, and Level 4 in her fifth grade year, and be just fine.
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Lori
5 out of 5 Through and easy to use
I used the First Language Lessons series with 3 of my boys ( now in college) and am currently using it with my 4th grade dyslexic son. It is so easy to use and provides a solid foundation of grammar for the elementary years.
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Jennifer
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We have been using Classical Conversation’s Essentials of the English Language for one year and need to slow down and find something else. My son is going in to 6th grade this school year. Which grammar book do you suggest to use? FLL 3, 4 or move on to Rod & Staff per TWTM suggestion?
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Check out FLL level 4. That may be the best place for a student in this situation to begin.
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dandreasen78
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Thank you for your previous answer about the writing curriculum regarding my 6th grade son. I’m feeling the same struggle in choosing the grammar. Should I simply start with the purple books if his grammar books have not been very well done previously? Or would it be better to do First Language Lessons 3?
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No need to rush into the intermediate books…he has plenty of time. Take a look at First Language Lessons level 3 or level 4.
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cassi
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do you use the complete writer series or language lessons – it seems like a lot of material is the same? HELP!
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These two series (First Language Lessons and Writing With Ease) teach two different subjects (Grammar and Expository Writing), but some of the material does overlap. We encourage you to do both. If you are doing both, then you can skip the material in FLL that covers dictation, copywork, or narration, since the student will get plenty of practice with those skills in Writing With Ease.
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Jennifer
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My son is in 4th grade. He has completed FLL 1 and 2 (as of the middle of last school year). He is about halfway through IEW’s Fix-It Grammar, Book 1 (Nose Tree) right now, which he enjoys, but I believe he would benefit from several aspects of FLL and then possibly Grammar for the WTM. Should we jump back in at level 3 or level 4?
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For a student in this situation, we’d recommend FLL Level 4.
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Andrea
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My daughter will be leaving a Classical charter school and will have completed Saxon Phonics 1. Do we start next year with FLL Level 2 or 3 as she will be going into 2nd grade? I noticed on the curriculum map either FLL 2 or FLL 3 may be used for 2nd grade. Thank you!
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You should start a 2nd grader in First Language Lessons, Level One. Work through that level this year, then skip to level 3 for third grade.
This is because levels one and two used to be combined in the same book. We broke them up for consistency and ease of use with our other materials. So, Level Two assumes the student has already gone through level One. Level Three assumes the student has had no previous grammar instruction and thoroughly reviews everything found in Levels One and Two (at a third grade pace) before introducing sentence diagramming.
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Lanie James
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My son will be a 4th grader next year. He is severely hard of hearing and because of that the process of learning to read took a little longer. He is now reading very well and on grade level, however, grammar and writing is coming at a slower pace. We will be finishing up FLL Level One this year but the pace is too slow for him now. From other questions I have read I think it would be okay to jump ahead to FLL Level 3. Am I right or would Level 4 be a better fit? By the way, I used FLL with my first child. She is twenty now and breezes through her college English classes! I owe it all to you at the Well Trained Mind! Thank you.
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We’re glad to hear that FLL worked well with your first child! For your son, we would suggest skipping ahead to Level 3.
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edna parzybok
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I have an incoming 2nd grader with whom I’ve been using First Language Lessons, and an incoming 5th grader with very little grammar exposure. Where would you recommend I begin with each? I was hoping to use the same curriculum for both, but not sure if the age gap between the two kids (8 and 11).
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It’s fine to work with them together. They could both start at level 2. The 5th grader might need a brief update/review on nouns, verbs, etc the way that our curriculum defines them.
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Jamie Borland
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My daughter has completed a montessori curriculum for 3rd grade grammar, she loves to write, but I’m noticing a lot problems with subject verb agreement, subordinating conjunctions and vague pronoun usage. What level would you recommend?
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In this situation, we would recommend doing Level 3 for a year, and then doing Level 4 the year after that.
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Elyse
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What level should my student start at? She’s in the fourth grade with no formal grammar exposure. Level 3?
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Yes, Level 3 would be a good place for her to start.
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ru4rebe
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My son will be 7 and in 2nd grade come September…at that time he will have already completed FLL 1 and 2. Would it be okay to start him with level 3?
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Yes, that would be fine.
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Jennifer
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I will be homeschooling for the fist time. My son is going into 4th grade. I’m interested in both First Language Lessons and Writing with Ease, but without seeing a table of contents I am unsure what exactly is covered. I’m looking for grammar, including prefixes, suffixes, homophones and the like as well as topics that covering themes, settings, plot, compare/contrast and the like. Will First Language and Writing with ease covers these topics?
Thank you for your time and help.
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Hello Jennifer,
You should be able to look at samples, including Tables of Contents, for all those books. Look for the “Sample” button on the product page, usually just beneath the cover image. If those aren’t showing up for you, email support@welltrainedmind.com and they can send you any samples you need.
FLL covers grammar: parts of speech, sentence diagramming, punctuation, etc.
WWE covers composition and reading comprehension. After WWE level 4, the student should move on to the “Writing With Skill” series (this usually happens in 6th grade), which covers compare/contrast, writing research papers, writing about history/science/literature, etc.
If your student is interested in creative writing (either fiction or poetry) we also offer an optional series to help him sharpen those skills in creating plots, characters, dialogue, as well as vivid poetry. That series is called “The Creative Writer.”
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Clara
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Hi there, I have a second grader and a third grader this year. They’ve not had much grammar thus far. For ease of instruction, I was wondering if I could teach both students together, using either level three or level one. What would you recommend? I was leaning towards level 3 since I’ve read there is a lot of review. Thanks!
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Yes, starting them both on Level 3 could work. There is a lot of review at the start of it.
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Jessica
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Are there any additional materials needed to use the instructor/student set? For example, do we need to purchase any books or poems or are they provided in the text?
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Everything is provided! All you need is the Instructor Text and the Student Workbook!
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Vanessa Parkhurst
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How many pages are in the Level 3 instructor guide?
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There are 478 pages in the Level 3 Instructor Text.
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