For Students Ages 9+
For students ages 9 and up: English grammar, the IEW-based writing strand, and math games, built around the Essentials of the English Language (EEL) Guide.
Essentials week by week
English grammar (EEL) works through the same 24 weeks every year. The writing book (IEW) follows your community's cycle, so the weeks differ from cycle to cycle.
A cycle is your community's year, not how many times your student has been through EEL.
Showing Cycle 3 to browse. It may not be the cycle your community is on this year.
Fall — Weeks 1–12
Week 1
- English grammar (EEL)
- Sentence basics
- Writing (IEW)
- Lessons 1–2: Columbus and Spanish explorers
Week 2
- English grammar (EEL)
- Verbs
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 4: The Mayflower Mishap
Week 3
- English grammar (EEL)
- Nouns
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 5: Ambush in the Wilderness
Week 4
- English grammar (EEL)
- Pronouns
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 6: The Boston Massacre
Week 5
- English grammar (EEL)
- Review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 7: The Boston Tea Party
Week 6
- English grammar (EEL)
- Conjunctions
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 9: Benjamin Franklin
Week 7
- English grammar (EEL)
- Adverbs
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 10: George Washington
Week 8
- English grammar (EEL)
- Adjectives
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 11: Thomas Jefferson
Week 9
- English grammar (EEL)
- Linking verbs
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 12: The Louisiana Purchase
Week 10
- English grammar (EEL)
- Prepositions and interjections
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 13: The Westward Movement
Week 11
- English grammar (EEL)
- Review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 14: The Underground Railroad
Week 12
- English grammar (EEL)
- Verb review
- Writing (IEW)
- Not published yet
Spring — Weeks 13–24
Week 13
- English grammar (EEL)
- Clauses
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 16: Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889
Week 14
- English grammar (EEL)
- Verb voice
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 17: Transportation Milestones, Part 1
Week 15
- English grammar (EEL)
- Interjections review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 18: Transportation Milestones, Part 2
Week 16
- English grammar (EEL)
- Nouns and pronouns review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 20: Hopes and Dreams, Part 1
Week 17
- English grammar (EEL)
- Adjectives review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 21: Hopes and Dreams, Part 2
Week 18
- English grammar (EEL)
- Review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 24: The American Flag
Week 19
- English grammar (EEL)
- Verbs review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 25: Transportation Milestones, Part 3
Week 20
- English grammar (EEL)
- Prepositions review
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 26: A Prominent American, Part 1
Week 21
- English grammar (EEL)
- Conjunctions review and infinitives
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 27: A Prominent American, Part 2
Week 22
- English grammar (EEL)
- Adjectives review and participles
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 28: Davy Crockett, Part 1
Week 23
- English grammar (EEL)
- Adverbs review, gerunds and moods
- Writing (IEW)
- Lesson 29: Davy Crockett, Part 2
