Language Arts Curriculum Picks, 22-23: Brother James

Dearest Loves,

Let me preface this with, “we are eclectic homeschoolers”. We don’t use just one thing to teach one subject. Language arts is not the exception, it is the rule. It was very important for me to begin to expose James to the foundations of literature and to allow him space to apply literacy, grammar and comprehension concepts to literary works. I also really wanted to work on his creative writing muscles. Lastly, I wanted to formally introduce vocabulary this year. Whew!

Now that we got that out of the way, here is what we are using. I do suggest heading over to youtube to listen to how I plan on making all of this work.

Read Aloud for Literature Exploration: Black Boy Joy, 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

Reading: All About Reading, Level 4

Spelling: All About Reading, Level 2

Grammar: Kamali Academy, middle grades

Handwriting: Melanin Inspirations Cursive Practice

Creative Writing: LWT Building Writer, Usborne Books, Young and Brilliant Workbook

Vocabulary: Young and Brilliant Vocabulary Puzzles, Banish Boring Words, Word Roots Beginner, Schoolnest Vocabulary Notebook.
I know that was a lot. You can see all the items here. You can read what we are doing for Jude here.