Language Lessons for Little Ones V1

We are coming to the close of the last three-fourths of our school year (yes our schedule is different than most!)We have spent this last year using Sandi Queen's Language books Copywork books Spelling and Pictures in Cursive books as well as the Bible Study books We have eight children ages 2-17 still in the home with the youngest "book student" beginning at 4 years using the Language Lessons for Little Ones vol 1 thru the oldest using the Language Lessons for the High School Student vol 1 There is little if no teacher prep and covers all types of learning stylesI have been implementing the Charlotte Mason approach for almost 10 years and I would like to say that in all the categories she (Charlotte Mason) had her students learning I feel that Sandi Queen's Language Lessons series captures many of them beautifully all in one book! Like the review above mine I too feel that gathering all the different materials that Charlotte would have used can be cumbersome and finding this study has been a major time saver! (and on days-or weeks-of "life" bearing down I feel that these language books fill all the gaps of Charlotte's methods beautifully!) Before stumbling upon these gems I have used various more strenuous language programs only to have "burnt out" my older ones leaving no desire to write let alone use their imagination which was never really developed in the first place! All my Charlotte Mason-only "guinea pigs" have thrived in the language arts and can express themselves orally as well as in the written word thanks to narration and picture study I was using Serl's Primary and Intermediate Language Lessons before these which are very similar to Queen's but what I loved about Queen's was the fact you could write in them and they were in color By the end of the year you have a final treasure of work a keepsake for your child to look back on and "remember" Not to mention if you live in a state which needs recorded proof you have one I am a creative person who has in the past made something similar from time to time for some of our older children It is a time consuming process of research typing cutting and pasting copying etc a process which is worth it for your children but now that I have found Sandi's I do not feel I need to do my own thing any longer The character building poems historical items and wholesome pictures found in these lessons are exactly what I would have chosen (and have)over the years I feel truly blessed to see my younger ones learning poetry like "The Village Blacksmith" by Longfellow (that my older ones have learned from my own choosing) waiting to be copied in Language Lessons for the Elementary Child vol1! I whole-heartedly encourage anyone seeking a "gentle" approach to learning that you seek out these precious books written by a home school mother just like us Truly a great year of study we have had I am now in the process of gathering the items from this supplier for our next year of home schooling!May God bless each of you as you seek His face in your decision for a language program (Do not forget to check out the Bible Spelling and Copywork books also by Sandi Queen)