Literature

Literature (since 2001/2)

An important part of our studies includes literature studies. Each child who is reading at a 4th grade level or above does six literature studies a year.

We use literature guides from:

Progeny Press

Teacher Created Materials (or TCM’s regular store)

Smarr Publishers.

Pink Monkey (free online literature guides)

Veritas Press

I like to make puzzles out of vocabulary words using Puzzlemaker. The kids *love* the word searches!!!

Junior literature studies we’ve done include:

Because of Winn-Dixie (M, C, E, K)

Black Ships Before Troy (P)

Black Stallion (J, M, C)

Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (J, M, C)

*** Bridge to Terabithia (M, C, E, K)

By the Great Horn Spoon (P, J)

Charlotte’s Web (J, M, C)

Cricket in Times Square (P, J)

*** Dangerous Journey (P, J, M, C, E, K)

Dicey’s Song (J, M, C)

*** From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (M, C, E, K)

Holes (M, C, E, K)

Hoot (M, C, E, K)

*** James and the Giant Peach (J, M, C, E, K)

Julie of the Wolves (M, C, E, K)

*** Jumanji (M, C, E, K)

Little House on the Prairie (J, M, C)

Mitten (M, C) <– we only did one study with younger children, and after that I decided it would be better to wait till they’re older–the younger ones simply enjoying lots of reading without having to *study* it! Mr. Popper’s Penguins (J, M, C) My Side of the Mountain (M, C, E, K) Number the Stars (J, M, C) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (J, M, C) Secret Garden (J, M, C) Shiloh (J, M, C) Tale of Despereaux (M, C, E, K) Tuck Everlasting (J, M, C) View From Saturday (J, M, C) *** Where the Red Fern Grows (M, C, E, K)