The Student Workbook explains the lesson’s concept for the child and includes Reading Journal Pages, Dictionary/Alphabet Pages, and Sentence Puzzle Pages. Workbook answers answers are in the Teacher’s Guide. The Workbook and Guide can be purchased separately or in a pack with Random House Book of Poetry for Children. You’ll need something else for teaching spelling, learning to read, and penmanship. Some of the lessons’ content:

• Capitalization: titles, proper nouns
• Regular/irregular plurals
• Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
• Synonyms/antonyms
• Punctuating dialogue
• Subject/predicate
• Diagramming sentences
• Poetry terms: line, stanza, rhyme, repetition, imagery, rhyme, vivid words
• Fiction/ nonfiction; fantasy/realism
• Writing: personal essay, explanatory, essay, friendly letter, poem, biography