How It Works
Fourth or Fifth Grade Schedule
The English Code
If student has previously completed, use as a review if needed.
25 Lessons/ 1 per day for 5 weeks
Morrison-McCall Spelling Scale and Placement Guide
After administering the Morrison-McCall Spelling Scale, refer to the quick Placement Guide to place your student at their level in the Word Study Series.
Word Study 4 or 5
Begin after completing The English Code.
120 Lessons/ 1 per day for 24 weeks
Grammar Boot Camp 1 & 2
44 Lessons/ 10 weeks of instruction
purchase Grammar Graphics
Cursive Handwriting
25 Lessons/ 1 per day for 5 weeks
Sentence Studies 101
Begin after Grammar Boot Camp 1 & 2.
10 Lessons/ 4-6 weeks of instruction
The English Code
Students in second grade and above review 70 common plus 12 uncommon phonograms, 6 syllable patterns, 30+ spelling rules, and letter formation. Lessons include phonogram practice routines, guided application to words, and chart building.
25 lessons
Word Study 4 and 5
Alice Nine teaches spelling by enabling students to develop strong encoding (sounding out words to spell/write) and decoding (sounding out words to read) skills simultaneously.
Grammar Boot Camp 1 & 2
Camp 1 – All about Parts of Speech (20 Lessons) Students create a personal interactive Grammar Notebook, step-by-step, as Alice Nine introduces each part of speech, examining definitions and properties in depth. Includes e-quizzes.
Camp 2 – All about Sentences (24 Lessons) Alice Nine introduces sentence elements (i.e., subjects, predicates, phrases, clauses, predicate complements), types of sentences (i.e., declarative, interrogative, compound, complex), and punctuation. Includes e-quizzes. A full-color copy of Grammar Graphics, used by students to create the notebook, is available in the shop.
Sentence Studies 101
Alice Nine guides learning by asking questions and applying grammar systematicaly and explicitly to identify and fix fragment and run-on errors. Students apply the knowledge and skills of Grammar Boot Camp to sentences with an eye on using grammar to revise and edit sentences. Includes e-quizzes.
Cursive Handwriting
Students learn and practice the formation of individual cursive letters–both lower case and capitals–by overlaying them on manuscript. They learn how to connect letters by overlaying cursive on phonograms. They practice cursive connections and flow with words and sentences.
25 lessons