Abeka Spelling, Vocabulary, and Poetry 5 Tests (5th Edition)

The Revised 6th edition for Spelling Vocabulary & Poetry has some nice updates! First off, the student textbook is bigger, going from the 9x6 to 11x8.5 size. There are 34 updated word lists (4 of them are review) that average 35 words total. The lists break down into sections of words under several categories: prefixes, suffixes, roots, and about 10 vocabulary words with definitions. The Student Workbook has word lists with four exercises per list that reinforce the content presented. Lists also include a “Pro Tip” that covers a general spelling rule such as, “I before E except after C or when sounded like A as in neighbor and weigh.” Two books of the Bible with their abbreviation will be included with each list. A well-known quote is at the top of the list page along with a Bible verse. The end of the book contains poetry selections. This edition features: Your World, The Village Blacksmith, When the Frost is on the Punkin, America for Me, My Old Bible, Concord Hymn, It Couldn’t Be Done, and Summer Sun. The Teacher Edition contains sentence banks for word introductions, a copy of the student book with answers, a scope and sequence of each list with the corresponding prefix, suffix, roots, pro tip and theme, and teacher tips. The poetry selections contain teacher helps with comprehension questions, information about the author, information about the poem, and words to know. The Student Tests book includes 34 spelling and vocabulary tests. The answers are found in the Teacher Key book. ~Amber