Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

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MistyP
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Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by MistyP » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:59 pm

We will be starting 1st & 2nd grade using Beyond on Monday! :D We really enjoyed LHFHG last year. My DD #1 can pretty much spell all of the spelling words in List #2; except maybe all the months......

Does the spelling lists go along with the grammar lessons? Or can I go with something harder for her?? Any recommendations?

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Re: Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by daybreaking » Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:58 pm

The grammar is separate from the spelling, so substituting is not a problem. We were in the same boat as you and Carrie recommended using Beyond, but with the Dictation from Bigger.

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Re: Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by MistyP » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:58 pm

Great! Thanks! So, there is not spelling in Bigger??
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Re: Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by daybreaking » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:05 pm

MistyP wrote:Great! Thanks! So, there is not spelling in Bigger??
Bigger has two choices for spelling, either a spelling list (which is the same as the 2nd list in Beyond) or dictation passages. Once a child has mastered the two spelling lists, any further spelling instruction is via dictation.

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Re: Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by MistyP » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:12 pm

daybreaking wrote:
MistyP wrote:Great! Thanks! So, there is not spelling in Bigger??
Bigger has two choices for spelling, either a spelling list (which is the same as the 2nd list in Beyond) or dictation passages. Once a child has mastered the two spelling lists, any further spelling instruction is via dictation.
okay, thanks! I may pick through the Beyond lists and find some that may be a bit more of a review for her but she did most of them last year and usually got 100% right....
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Re: Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by Tree House Academy » Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:16 pm

With Beyond, we use R&S Spelling and do the dictation from Bigger for my ds7 who is a great speller/reader/writer. It is working well. :)
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ds13(8th) - Rev to Rev w/ TT Pre-Algebra, R&S English 6, CLE Reading 8, Rosetta Stone French
ds9 (4th) - Preparing Hearts, TT Math 4, R&S English 3, CLE Reading 4, & Writeshop Jr.

We have completed LHFHG, BLHFHG, Bigger, CTC, & RTR.

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Re: Spelling 2nd grade with Beyond

Post by twoxcell » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:22 pm

We are using All About Spelling with Beyond, and I use the 2nd Beyond list for extra dictation.
ds 12 RevtoRev
dd 9 Preparing
dd 7 Beyond
ds 5 Little Hearts
dd due September 20th

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