5/6 English Class Description 


This English class is designed to teach students the parts of speech in a fun 
and lively manner. Capitalization and punctuation rules will also be taught as 
students make their own booklets with examples. 

We will read through the first half of Little Pilgrim’s Progress, by Helen 

L. Taylor, as Christian faces such places as the Slough of Despond and Vanity 
Fair. A study guide will aid in following Christian’s adventures and in 
pointing out the various Christian themes and struggles in the book. 
Together during class, we will read Treasures of the Snow, by Patricia St. 
John. Throughout this book the author paints a wonderful portrait of forgiveness 
to which the students can readily relate. 

Students will also work with word trees throughout the year, learning 
various prefixes and root words, which will help them to decipher other 
words they may not know. 

Editor-in-Chief will give students practice in editing, while selected spelling 
words will help students learn spelling rules for those hard-to-remember 
words. 

Rewriting Aesop’s Fables in their own words, students will learn to imitate 
good writing. They are required to use up to three vocabulary words that 
are found in the fable. In addition, they come up with their own application 
and Bible verse to go with the fable. 

Texts used: Easy Grammar 5 -workbook 

Daily Grams 5 

Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Helen L. Taylor 

***There is a $7.00 copy fee for this class. 

About the Tutor 

Having grown up in western Pennsylvania, Janet now resides in Grand Rapids. 
She is a graduate of Cedarville College, where she received her degree in 
English education and where she also met her husband, Mark. 

After home schooling her own children, Janet has taught classes for 
home schooled students since 2000. Besides teaching, she likes to play trumpet, 
frequent Bagel Beanery with her husband, read, ride her bike, camp, and 
roller blade (not necessarily in that order!) 

Currently, Mark and Janet are involved in teaching English as a second 
language (ESL) to a Burmese family who knew no English when they arrived 
in the U.S.A. in September 2009. 

Questions? Call 616-531-8834.