Teaching 2 levels; student materials...

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Permalink Reply by Bobbi on July 5, 2009 at 6:53pm

Yes, I do order extra student sets for my two girls. Sometimes they happen to be in the same level, different steps. Other times they are in separate levels. I've found it much simpler to each have their own set of materials. One daughter needs much more review than the other so we are often rolling old cards back into her review set and I just know there would be overlap and scrambles for cards if I tried to hand things down. That said, I will hopefully be able to hand down sets to their much younger sister (now 3yo) since there will be such a gap :o)

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Permalink Reply by siloam on July 5, 2009 at 7:48pm

So far I have gotten away with just two sets, but that is because my oldest two kids are pretty good spellers already, so I don't have to carry over their cards. In the future I very well may have to buy four sets extra sets. All that to say, yes you probably could use a second set.

Heather

dd11 & dd9 in Level 2 and dd8 & ds6 in Level 1

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on July 6, 2009 at 8:28am

It does seem much more simple to have two sets, esp. since they're only a level apart and neither are great spellers. They need the review. The boxes are pretty full though I can't see keeping so many cards in there for long.

I wish I had figured this out back when I ordered in the spring.

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Permalink Reply by Merry on July 6, 2009 at 1:59pm

This really varies by student. The beginning lesson in each level has you review all of the previous phonogram, sound & key cards, and you can choose a sample of the word cards to review (unless you think your child needs to review all of the mastered words). Some kids could just briefly borrow another sibling's cards for this purpose, while others need more extensive review. I've heard some moms use the appendix in the back which lists all of the words (and includes the extra words too) for reviewing words.

My kids are not a full book apart, so I do find it easier to have separate material packs for both. If they were a book or a book & a half apart, and money was tight, I might try to find a way to make it work with only 1 pack--otherwise I do think 2 is easier. I find that by about halfway through the next book, my kids are done reviewing most of the previous level stuff. And what they review at that point is mostly the stuff from the end of the previous level.

As to the card box--I find a regular card box is not enough room. I actually use a bigger, sterilite box to keep our cards in!

Merry :-)

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Permalink Reply by Belle Branham on July 21, 2009 at 5:31pm

I, too, have children in levels 2/3. We do not have 2 sets because the cards are used for a short review and then the more advanced moves on. It works for us and allows more freedom in the budget for other learning tools.

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