Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind - Blue Bundle
Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: Blue Bundle makes rigorous grammar feel doable—with clear rules, smart structure, and enough review to build lasting mastery (minus the eye rolls or blank stares).
$101.75
Complete Course
In a Curriculum Kit
Multiple Grades
Nonreligious
2026 Ninth-Grade Curriculum Kit
Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind - Blue Bundle
Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind Blue Bundle provides structured grammar instruction and extensive practice designed to help students move from recognizing grammar concepts to confidently applying them.
Because the workbook colors are non-sequential, the Blue Workbook can be used in any order. Each workbook follows the same teaching sequence and grammar rules while offering new exercises and assignments for continued review and reinforcement.
This bundle includes the Core Instructor Text, Blue Workbook, and matching Answer Key so families have the resources needed for instruction, practice, and assessment.
The Core Instructor Text serves as the teaching guide across all workbook colors. It includes scripted instruction, examples, explanations, and teaching support that can be reused with future workbooks.
Students build grammar skills through:
- Clear grammar instruction with examples and guided practice
- Spiral review that strengthens long-term retention
- Sentence analysis and practical grammar application
- Exercises designed to improve writing and language skills
- Repeated practice that reinforces mastery over time
The Blue Workbook provides fresh exercises while maintaining the same instructional sequence, giving students additional opportunities to strengthen grammar skills without repeating identical assignments.
The included Answer Key provides both answers and explanations, helping families move beyond simple grading toward a deeper understanding.
Whether your student uses a single workbook or several colors over multiple years, the goal remains the same: build grammar skills that make writing clearer, stronger, and more confident.
See some sample pages from the Student Workbook and Core Instructor Text.
How to Use Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind Bundles
- Open the Core Instructor Text and take a deep breath—it includes scripted instruction and a built-in 36-week schedule, so you don't have to figure out what comes next.
- Follow the suggested pace: one lesson each day, four days per week. At that rhythm, most families finish comfortably within a typical school year.
- Use your workbook alongside the Instructor Text. The workbook colors are not sequential, so whether you choose Red, Purple, Yellow, or Blue, the teaching sequence stays the same while the exercises change.
- Allow repetition to do its job. Grammar concepts intentionally reappear through spiral review so students continue practicing rules, sentence analysis, and grammar skills long after the first introduction.
- Use the Answer Key for more than grading. Explanations help reinforce concepts, clarify confusion, and give extra support when a lesson needs another pass.
- Workbook colors can be completed in any order
- Lessons are designed to be short and consistent rather than long and overwhelming
- Students usually retain more when lessons happen regularly instead of in large chunks
- Repeated practice is part of the design, not a sign your student is stuck
With scripted instruction, structured practice, and built-in review, Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind helps students gradually build grammar skills—and keep them.
In the 2026 kits this course earns high school credit:
1 credit of English I
Language Arts · 9th grade · Classic and Non-Religious kits
Publisher's Information
Publisher: Well-Trained Mind
Author: Susan Wise Bauer with Amanda Saxon Dean, Audrey Anderson, and Patty Rebne (diagrams)
Age Recommendation: 12-14
Grade Recommendation: 7th-9th
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: Yes
Size: 8.5" x 2.1" x 11"
ISBN: 9781945841811
Format: Softcover
Copyright: June 15, 2021
Set Includes: Instructor book, Student book, Answer book
“I was extremely impressed with Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind - Blue Bundle. The curriculum is well-written, comprehensive, and includes plenty of grammatical review. ”
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“This is an excellent tool for the homeschooling parent that might not love grammar and for the student that is task driven. The lessons are divided up neatly and concisely, allowing for a smooth year of English grammar.”
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“The scope and sequence for Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind seems very ambitious, but the lessons are well-paced and clearly laid out — exactly the kind of program I would expect from Susan Wise Bauer, whose history books we have used and LOVED for years.”
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You can use the workbook colors in any order, as each covers exactly the same rules and examples. Each workbook has fresh content, but the same intensity. The levels of Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind do not build on each other; instead, they develop mastery through cycles of instruction and practice.
Typically counted as 1 high school credit.
Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind - Blue Bundle counts as 1 credit of English I on a high school transcript. To turn its grade into a GPA, use our free homeschool GPA calculator: it works out each letter grade from your student's scores, figures the GPA by year and for all of high school, and prints a grade record for the transcript.
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- May 21, 2026
Steph H.
Three of my boys are currently using this curriculum. The instructions that come with the books are clear and teach the concepts well. My son, who is working through the Blue Grammar for the Well-Trained book, finds it easy enough to follow along even if the material is sometimes challenging.
- September 12, 2022
Easy
MONICA W.
Love easy grammar
