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Rod & Staff curriculum is designed to make the child God-conscious. This curriculum not only teaches the Bible but uses many illustrations of how Bible principles can be applied in everyday life. The various courses are comprised of texts, workbooks, and teacher guides. The science text is written from the perspective that evolution is “logically and mathematically impossible.”
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Grades Used: 2nd-6th
I have been pleased with using Rod & Staff English. I enjoy how the chapters are divided into nouns, verbs... The lessons are quick. I can do most of the work orally or at the dry erase board. I have learned a lot by teaching this curriculum to my daughter.
I used the 2nd grade spelling with my daughter, and we both really liked it. It was easy to use, and she enjoyed doing the work pages each week. I did find I had to drill her on the words, as the spelling book alone was not enough to thoroughly learn the spelling words. I liked how the book broke down the words and used synonyms, opposites and other ways to reinforce the words. This book was an excellent base for her, and she has become an excellent speller.
Grades Used: 2,3,4
We started using the spelling for the third grade. My daughter asked for the fourth grade one because she liked doing the third grade book. we also got the second grade for my son this year and he is doing well with it. We also have the fourth grade reading books. Very good biblical foundation in all of their books.Have also used nature,health and social studies.
Cons: the style is simple and plain
After trying many different grammar curriculum, I finally settled on Rod and Staff English. It is our first time using grades 3 and 4. I'm appreciating the abundance of practice with each new skill learned. It's easy to adapt the lessons to give my children more or less practice as needed. I like the fact it's non-consumable. I also like having writing exercises within the book that I can choose to assign or not. I do believe studying grammar is important, but I don't want it to be overwhelming. Rod and Staff is a perfect fit. Very comprehensive, yet easy to implement.
Cons: Can be a little dry. After 4th grade, the personal beliefs, such as pacifism, enter into curriculum.
Grades Used: 1,2,3
We are using R & S Language Arts and enjoy it. They are very structued and build concept upon concept well. The readers all have good, moral stories in them that deal with the everyday dilemas children seem to get into. My DD loves me to read these stories to her. I like them because they show a good, strong traditional family structure and they also show children working or "choring" as part of everyday life. Simple things are taught to be appreciated.