First Language Lessons is a homeschool grammar book for 1st and 2nd grades. There are 200 scripted lessons that last about 10 minutes each. They cover basic grammar (identifying nouns and verbs), punctuation, sentence structure, abreviations, address form, dates, seasons, memorization, copywork, and more.

My children's favorite part is the memorization. Mr. Nobody and The Gloops are particular favorites. They love to see how quickly they can commit an item to memory and they especially love to recite the poems to their grandparents and friends. I recommend this as a quick and easy grammar program that kids really enjoy. ( )

My son and I didn't get far with this book; for some reason, we both were uninspired by the exercises. The poetry and stories he was asked to read and/or memorize were boring (much easier to just find appropriate materials by well-known poets and authors and work with those). So, we gave up on this book only a few chapters in. Possibly it would be a good system for another family; it just wasn't the right fit for us. ( )

Excellent book, perfect especially for the auditory learner.

I highly recommend the companion CD with the poems and jingles. My daughters listen to it everyday for pleasure! ( )

I thought it was a good book but a little on the dry side. ( )

Well laid out grammar lessons for young children (K-2 ages, I'd say). The lessons are short, generally no more than 15 - 20 minutes, and are completely scripted for the instructor. But you can use them as a guideline if you like to do your own thing. There's lots of repetition for reinforcement. ( )