LANGUAGE - LLATL Purple Book - Review

00:00 Intro.
05:13 The Readers
05:49 Meet Addy has been replaced by Number the Stars

The Purple Book is a blend of dictation and unit studies including poetry, oral presentations, and speech making. The updated third edition is even easier to use with added vocabulary and spelling exercises. Lessons integrate all the fifth grade language arts skills: grammar, creative writing, composition, spelling, higher-order reasoning, and study skills.

Please Note:
You will see in this video that the artwork on the covers of the LLATL books are not the same as what you see on the image on the site. This is because LLATL have done an upgrade on the artwork as well as some minor changes to the content. This video is still relevant in what is being shown and told, hence us leaving it here for you to see. Please contact us if you would like to know more detail about the specific changes pertaining to the upgraded LLATL.

Content

36 weekly lessons divided into easy-to-use daily plans. Teacher friendly, with little or no preparation needed!
Everyday Words: Students hone in on grammar skills through dictation and writing exercises.
Speech Making and Oral Presentation Units: Students learn how to make oral presentations such as speeches and stories.
Poetry Unit: Additional creative writing and expression are taught extensively using poetry.
Four Book Studies
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Trumpet of the Swan by E.B.White
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Each book study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities.
The Skills Index provides an easy skill reference.
Review Activities follow most lessons providing additional skill practice.
Assessments help teachers to evaluate student’s progress.
Everyday Words

Students hone in on grammar skills through dictation and writing exercises.

Units

Students learn how to make oral presentations such as speeches and stories. Each unit provides the opportunity for your student to apply his skills through research, creative writing, journal writing, etc.

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[trixie]

My son is going into the 5th grade next year. I did the Orange and Purple assessments and he is definitely only ready to do the orange book. We are doing homeschool through a charter school and they want him to do the orange and purple book simultaneously. Do you think that is a good idea? Or do you think that would be too overwhelming?

[sonjawood]

Yes, Number the Stars replaced the Meet Addy reader a couple of years ago - Meet Addy is still available to purchase but Number the Stars replaces the Meet Addy book study

[SusanReads]

I see the 3rd book listed as Number the Stars rather than Addy. Has this changed?

[amandabrown]

Is ‘Meet Addy’ an “American Girl” book?