A complete grammar text for the youngest student first language lessons for the well trained mind level 1 uses copywork narration picture study and other classical techniques to develop the students language ability this one teacher. Students dont need any books for levels 1 or 2 only the teacher needs one level 3 and level 4 do contain student written work and so they require both a teacher book and a student workbook originally published along with first language lessons level 1 as a single volume level 2 has been. First language lessons was written by jessie wise the co author of the well trained mindthe text contains 200 lessons designed to be used during the first and second grades the book uses a four strand approach to teach grammar rules usage and beginning writing. Jessie wise a former teacher is a home education consultant speaker and writershe has decades of experience as a classroom teacher elementary school principal private tutor and educational consultant and is the co author of the best selling the well trained mind and the groundbreaking elementary grammar text first language lessons for the well trained mind. Now separated into two levels this is the second volume of first language lessons for the well trained mind with the same great content with lessons following the same order new picture narration lessons are includedit has also been redesigned for clarity and ease of use a complete grammar text for the youngest student first language lessons for the well trained mind level 2 is