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 + $30 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:  Order used or new online through Amazon, Thrift Books, AbeBooks, or try McKay’s.  

Fall & Spring Semester

  • Leroy Ninker Saddles Up, by Kate DiCamillo, ISBN# 0763663395

  • Nick Vujicic:  No Limits (Heroes for Young Readers), by Renee Taft Meloche, ISBN# 1576587770

  • Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, ISBN# 1250043220

  • Frog Goes to Dinner, by Mercer Mayer, ISBN# 0803728840

  • Sarah Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan, ISBN# 0064402057

  • Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, ISBN# 0064400557

  • Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry:  How to Write a Poem, by Jack Prelutsky, ISBN# 0061434485

  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins, by Florence and Richard Atwater, ISBN# 0316058432

  • It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles, by Jack Prelutsky, ISBN# 0060763906

Spring Semester Only

  • Sarah Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan, ISBN# 0064402057

  • Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, ISBN# 0064400557

  • Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry:  How to Write a Poem, by Jack Prelutsky, ISBN# 0061434485

  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins, by Florence and Richard Atwater, ISBN# 0316058432

  • It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles, by Jack Prelutsky, ISBN# 0060763906

Supply List: 1” binder, notebook paper, folder with pockets, post-it notes, and pencils
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 2-year rotation of books is incorporated so your child can take the class 2 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 + $30 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:  Order used or new online through Amazon, Thrift Books, AbeBooks, or try McKay’s.

Fall & Spring Semester

  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg, ISBN# 1416949755

  • The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo, ISBN# 0763625299

  • Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls, ISBN# 0440412676

  • Journey, by Aaron Becker, ISBN# 0763660531

  • Who was Roald Dahl?, by True Kelley, ISBN# 0448461465

  • The BFG, by Roald Dahl, ISBN# 0142410381

  • Where The Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein, ISBN# 0060572345

  • The Simple Art of Flying, by Cory Leonardo, ISBN# 1534421009

Spring Semester Only

  • Who was Roald Dahl?, by True Kelley, ISBN# 0448461465

  • The BFG, by Roald Dahl, ISBN# 0142410381

  • Where The Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein, ISBN# 0060572345

  • The Simple Art of Flying, by Cory Leonardo, ISBN# 1534421009

Supply List: 1” binder, notebook paper, folder with pockets, post-it notes, and pencils
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 Elementary 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 2-year rotation of books is incorporated so your child can take the class 2 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.