Sequences

This page currently outlines two options for sequencing through the Grammar Concepts.  The first option uses a story-book as a spine.  The second option is "Make-Your-Own" and focuses on games and copywork.  If you have a fun or unique way to sequence the concepts, please let us know, or comment below.

Using "Grammar-Land" as a Spine

Grammar-Land is a book in which the Parts of Speech are personified.  Some children really engage with this story.  You can easily fill up half a year by reading a chapter every week or two, playing games for each concept, and doing a little copywork each week.  If this story is not your style, move to the next section: "Make-Your-Own Grammar Sequence."

Links are to free worksheets you may want to use with Grammar-Land; refer to the Lessons page for games that complement each chapter's concepts.  Worksheets are by no means necessary!  The text itself is here, or for free on both Google Books and Kindle.
Chapter 1 - Mr. Noun
Chapter 2 - Little Article
Chapter 3 - Mr. Pronoun
Chapter 4 - Sgt. Parsing's Visit (review nouns, pronouns, articles)
Chapter 5 - Mr. Adjective
Chapter 6 - Mr. Adjective Tried For Stealing (turn nouns into adjectives)
Chapter 7- The Quarrel Between Mr. Adjective and Mr. Pronoun and Little Interjection
Chapter 8 - Dr. Verb
Chapter 9 - Dr. Verb's Three Tenses and Number and Person
Chapter 10 - Parsing in Schoolroom-shire Again
Chapter 11 - The Nominative Case
Chapter 12 - Adverb
Chapter 13 - Preposition
Chapter 14 - Prepositions Govern the Objective Case
Chapter 15 - Conjunction
Chapter 16 - Active Verbs Govern the Objective Case
Chapter 17 - Sgt. Parsing's Story for the Examination


Make-Your-Own Grammar Sequence

Level 1
The first 49 concepts are for beginners of any age (young elementary up to adult).  You may download this as a pdf, or an excel file to edit and change the sequence.   THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG SEQUENCE!   (Even after creating this sequence, I find myself changing it as we go along...) Just pick one concept and dive in.  Move to the next one if it feels natural; if not, pick something else that suits your family better.  (I mark mastered concepts with an X, and use the letter R to show that this concept is only partially learned and should be reviewed later).  Language Skills are not included in this sequence; insert them wherever they make sense for you.
Grammar Sequence - Level 1 (click here to download excel file)



Checklist - Level 1
I refer to this checklist when using copywork to review concepts.  It helps me remember what each child has mastered.  If you are working with an older child, you may want to use the next checklist which has boxes for Weekly Tracking of reviewed concepts.
Grammar Checklist - Level 1 (click here to download excel file)


Checklist - Level 1 with Weekly Tracking

Grammar Checklist - Level 1 Weekly


Level 2 (incomplete)
The next 49 concepts are for upper elementary / middle school level grammar.  These concepts are not necessarily harder than Level 1, but they are more abstract.  Some younger children may have an interest in these concepts before they have mastered all of Level 1.  (For example, my daughter enjoyed writing stories with a lot of dialog at an early age.  She was very interested in learning some of the more advanced rules of Quotations to help make her dialog more clear).
Grammar Sequence - Level 2 (click here to download excel file)


Level 3 (incomplete)
The rest of the concepts are usually addressed in high school level grammar. Grammar Sequence - Level 3 (click here to download excel file)


Language Skills (incomplete)
[create a table for Language Skills concepts]