Elementary Literature

Where reading comes alive!

Course: Elementary Literature*
Grade Level: 3-4
Day/Time: Monday 10:25 – 11:40am
Instructor: Cathy Youngblood
Cost: $54 per month + $25 application fee
Online Availability: Students cannot enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student. All students must attend in person. If you are sick or traveling, you can join via Zoom for up to two consecutive weeks.
Books: Books may be ordered through Amazon and other used book websites.  

  • Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo, ISBN: 0763645044

  • The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr Seuss by Kathleen Krull, ISBN: 0375855505

  • Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary, ISBN: 978-038079120

  • The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney, ISBN: 978-0316013567

  • CS Lewis: The Man Who Gave Us Narnia (Heroes for young readers) by Renee Taft Meloche and Bryan Pollard, ISBN: 1576584372

  • The Boxcar Children #1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner, ISBN: 0807508527.  

Description: Kate DiCamillo said, “Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.” Among the main goals of this class will be to delve into enlivening books and to ignite a love and enjoyment of children’s literature. Join us as we come to see ourselves as readers and writers! Students will have the opportunity to read and discuss several pieces of literature from award winning authors. In addition, they will be given the opportunity to become the writer of a wordless picture book. The culminating activity for this class will allow the students to write, illustrate, and share an original piece of children’s literature. This class will embark upon a year of celebrating a love for literature! We will come together to learn about children’s authors who love to read and write. We will explore literary elements, increase our vocabulary, and strengthen our comprehension. Weekly homework will be assigned and assessed by the teacher, along with periodic quizzes, projects, and tests. Come enjoy a literary journey together! Of note, a two-year rotation of books is incorporated so your child can take the class two years in a row without repeating information, homework, tests, etc.  

*This literature course will also offer an optional Advanced Reading Program to be completed by reading books other than the ones assigned, as an additional way to celebrate the adventures of reading.

Course: Elementary Literature*
Grade Level: 5-6
Day/Time: Monday 12:10 – 1:25pm
Instructor: Cathy Youngblood
Cost: $56 per month + $25 application fee
Online Availability: Students cannot enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student. All students must attend in person. If you are sick or traveling, you can join via Zoom for up to two consecutive weeks.
Books: Books may be ordered through Amazon, Christianbooks.com, or other used book websites.

  • The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill, ISBN: 0689851243

  • Gifted Hands, Kids Edition: The Ben Carson Story (Zonderkidz Biography) by Greg Lewis and Deborah Shaw, ISBN: 0310719038

  • Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, ISBN: 0763644323

  • Flotsam by David Weisner, ISBN: 0618194576

  • The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, ISBN: 0061992259

  • The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson, ISBN: 1591881013

Description: Author Kate DiCamillo said, “Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.” Among the main goals of this class will be to delve into enlivening books and to ignite a love and enjoyment of children’s literature. Join us as we come to see ourselves as readers and writers! Students will have the opportunity to read and discuss several pieces of literature from award winning authors. In addition, they will be given the opportunity to become the writer of a wordless picture book. The culminating activity for this class will allow the students to write, illustrate, and share an original piece of children’s literature. This class will embark upon a year of celebrating a love for literature! We will come together to learn about children’s authors who love to read and write. We will explore literary elements, increase our vocabulary, and strengthen our comprehension. While this class looks similar to Literature for grades 3-4, the books are different and grade level weekly homework will be assigned and assessed by the teacher, along with periodic quizzes, projects and tests. Come enjoy a literary journey together! Of note, a two-year rotation of books is incorporated so your child can take the class two years in a row without repeating information, homework, tests, projects, etc.  

*This literature course will also offer an optional Advanced Reading Program to be completed by reading books other than the ones assigned, as an additional way to celebrate the adventures of reading.