Homeschooling Downunder

Sharing ideas, teaching tips and resources for the homeschool journey.

 

Home	About	Contact	Products	Order	Blog	Sitemap	Articles

 

Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl.

Holistic literature based English lessons that offer variety and challenge.

Originally written in 1914, this English text has proved its worth.

This resource is still popular amongst homeschoolers today because it has a holistic approach to language arts.

Emma Serl assumed that a child will learn to speak and write correctly, by imitation, if the proper formats were presented to them.

It is suitable to use for grades 4-6.

Available in American and Australian Editions

The American version is faithful to original edition with bonus features including:

• author biographies
• appendix of complete poems
• updating and editing of material no longer relevant
• books divided into grades
• a new layout giving space for your child to write.

The Australian Version is essentially the same except we have substitued some lessons with Australian material including:

• Australian poetry
• Australian prose
• Australian picture study
• Australian spellings
• Australian writing assignments.

When You Use This Resource You Do Not Need To Plan Ahead.

You just pick up the book and begin the lesson.

Each lesson is self explanatory.

Occasionally there may be some simple research to do with observation lessons but this is part of the exercise.

What does it teach?

Emma Serl uses literature to lay the foundations for most of her lessons. She leads a child to discover for themselves the correct forms and general rules of the English language. Ideas are given before most composition lessons to inspire them.

Her lessons include:

• Literature studies in poetry and prose.


• Spelling and penmanship using frequent copywork and dictation.


• Letter writing on subjects that appeal to child life, and including simple forms of business letters.


• Grammar focusing on correct forms of speech and words often misused.


• Many exercises to increase a child's vocabulary.


• Making outlines, and writing and talking from outlines.


• Composition lessons that are often connected to the previous lessons.


• Reproduction and original work in oral and written narration.


• Observation lessons which furnish material for talking and writing. These lessons aid the pupil in telling readily and accurately what he has seen, but give him self-possession and train him to logical thought.


• Lessons on civic subjects —such as the school, the court, the state, cleanliness of streets, and needed improvements.


• Essential facts are taught using repetition, usage and the making of rules.
  

A Simple Resource Made Even Simpler Using Ebooks

Emma Serl's original book was written in three parts. One for each grade. These ebooks have been split up into the grades and thoughtfully redesigned with space for your child to write.

There is no need to rewrite the questions and assignments. It is all done for you.

Just print and bind your ebook and you can use this resource again and again with each child in your family.

Homeschooling Downunder and Living Books Curriculum have come together to bring you ebook versions of Intermediate Language Lessons.

 

 

Printed copies of Intermediate Language Lessons (American Version Only) are available through Living Books Curriculum.