Literature Guides FLIP THROUGH | Homeschool Literature Guides from Where'd You Learn That?

[@elizabethlotus4214]

Honestly, theses are so good. I love how perfectly balanced they are in terms of great information and "work" to do without being drudgery.

[@SevenInAll]

That was exactly my goal in creating them! Enough work to support comprehension and learning without turning reading into a dreaded task to check off the list.

[@rebekahian]

These look perfect! I can't wait for my kids to be old enough for the Lord of the Rings books and guides!

[@SevenInAll]

Well if they're not old enough yet, that'll give me time to work on the rest of the series. :)

[@lauracampbell7644]

We are almost done with the Fellowship of the Rings and we are loving your literature guide for it. It has enriched our time reading and never felt like a burden to complete a lesson. This is the first one I have found that we look forward to doing after every chapter. Will you be doing the Two Towers soon? I'm thinking of holding off reading it with my children until you have one for it! Thanks for all your work.

[@SevenInAll]

I am SO glad to hear the feedback--that was exactly my goal with creating these: a literature guide that didn't feel tedious or suck the fun out of reading by adding way too much, but provided 'just enough' support to enrich understanding. I do plan to do Two Towers but I'm sorry, I can't guarantee a date--maybe by late summer. I've had to slow down on creating these due to some real-life challenges but more will be coming...just may be slow.

[@katrinakim4145]

Wow!!! So my kiddos are fairly young…8, 6, and 3 but I would LOVE to pick up some of these for myself! I have always wanted to join a book club but I never seem to have the childcare available to do so…this might be a fun alternative. I cannot wait to dive into these. Thank you for putting together such an amazing resource!

[@lisaroper421]

That's a great idea! I moved away from the only book club I was ever able to join, and I just don't have it in me to start one. 😅

[@SevenInAll]

I can definitely understand not really being able to be a part of book clubs, etc "in real life"....my church has women's events frequently but it's rare that they occur at a time that lines up with when I have someone else available to take care of my boys, so I can't usually make it to the events. 'Tis the challenge for moms everywhere!

[@lisaroper421]

I am super excited to try these! I was just getting our new (to us) copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond to a place on the shelf in anticipation!

[@SevenInAll]

That book's a classic!

[@Ahomeontheprairies]

Thank you for this look inside! I am thinking that at least one of these will be a good fit for our upcoming grade 7 this fall🎉 I'll leave a few book names (that we plan to get to next year) in hopes that one of them might inspire a guide also 😊 Watership Down The Eagle of the 9th A long walk to water The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

[@SevenInAll]

"A Long Walk to Water" is already on my list! Thanks for more suggestions! I'll see what I can do...some guides take me longer than others (looking at you...giant "Fellowship of the Ring"....)

[@Ahomeontheprairies]

@Seven In All Awesome! I will watch for 'A long walk to water'! 👌

[@leahkuqo]

Cannot wait to use these. And the price is amazing.

[@SevenInAll]

Keeping prices low is one of my big priorities for any resources I create. Also, these are almost 100% in black-and-white for inexpensive printing (except when a photograph is used to help support background knowledge).

[@kimberlyfrancisco5829]

I would love to have guides for the Narnia series

[@orelsa82]

These look wonderful! I will purchase a few for my son to do slowly and independently on the days I am at work.

[@SevenInAll]

Wonderful to hear that!

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

I look at book studies to see what is needed and what’s optional but if I don’t need to that will be awesome!!! I libertarian these have background information!!! The studies I look at don’t often!!! I encourage the geography section!!! My oldest son loves Lord of the Rings but he’s not wanting to read them at the moment and I’ve told him he needs to read it in his high school years!!! He’s got 3 more years!!! I love that the the assignments are simple but effective!!! We are going later this year to middle earth in New Zealand!!!

[@SevenInAll]

It can be challenging at first for a student to get into J.R.R. Tolkien's writing style, but once they get swept up into the story and the adventure, the reader really begins to appreciate the epic he created with this tale!

[@maggiepanning356]

I am so thankful that I came across these! We are moving away from a full ELA curriculum for next year and using various prices instead and Lit Studies will be one portion of that and these look like just the kind of lit study I like. And I really like the titles you have chosen thus far! Including the Agatha Christie one (which we are no where near being able to use yet).

[@SevenInAll]

I know the Agatha Christie was more of a non-traditional title...but as one of the best-selling novelists of the 20th century, and with having created as iconic of a character as Hercule Poirot...I think it's definitely worthwhile to introduce our teens to her work! :) Thanks for the feedback!

[@amandamendoza4181]

Oh, I’ll be ordering some of these. They will be perfect for my almost 13 year old.❤

[@SevenInAll]

Yay! That's the age of my sister who has been using these as I create them.

[@theselittlesprouts]

I’m planning on trying some of these Rachel! They look wonderful

[@SevenInAll]

Thank you so much!

[@cyn8733]

These are perfect! I was looking for lit/novel study as my daughter has to have 36 weeks of ela homeschooling and the ELA curriculum I chose is about 26. So I thought of doing novel studies... PERFECT! Looking forward to purchasing a few ❤

[@SevenInAll]

I love hearing that! That is how several families I know have been using these--to break up a standard LA curriculum with occasional novel studies. :)

[@cyn8733]

@@SevenInAll please keep more of these coming!

[@breynolds7196]

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit

[@SevenInAll]

Oh, great suggestions! Thanks!

[@cherieteed7881]

These look great!

[@SevenInAll]

Yay! Love hearing that!

[@diannaannette6956]

These look amazing. I cant believe the price! Would you ever add guides for the younger grades, like 3 and 4?

[@SevenInAll]

Glad you appreciate the price! That's something that's important to me--keeping prices as low as possible, and since I'm not purchasing a lot of custom artwork for these, I can keep the prices very low indeed. At this point, I'm focusing on 5th grade and up...and I don't foresee creating lit guides for book titles aimed at younger grade levels...just because mostly from my experience, at younger levels they are still working on mastering the basics of reading with comprehension, and I think a lit guide might be too much for many 3rd/4th graders....although there are definitely some younger, advanced readers who could tackle a guide for "The Witch of Blackbird Pond", for example, at an earlier age.

[@alenatorres7071]

Wow, these are amazing! Roughly at what age do you suggest lit guides? My boys are just about to turn 6 and 4, so a bit young. I can’t help but want some of these now!

[@SevenInAll]

Thank you! Yes, I would say to probably hold off a few years...in the early years, I think reading and talking about what we read, oral narration practice is plenty...I'd probably start introducing lit guides at around age 9-10, depending on the book title, of course.

[@jencarrier]

Is there a recommended time frame for a student to complete The Witch of Blackbird Pond book/study guide?

[@SevenInAll]

No, there's no schedule, but I'd probably aim for 1 chapter per schoolday. That book is a fairly short one so it wouldn't take more than a couple weeks.

[@kimberlyfrancisco5829]

I’ve never read any of the books that you have guides for right now. My kids age/grades are 4 yrs old, 7yr old, 9 yr old. What would you recommend?

[@SevenInAll]

For the books I have available now...most of these are probably targeted at age 10 and up for independent reading (I put grade level recommendations in each product listing on my website). Could go slightly younger if you were doing, say, "Witch of Blackbird Pond" as a read aloud. But in general...with younger kids, I would mostly stick to just reading and discussing, doing oral narration with the books you read...and as your kids grow in their ability to write answers that are a few sentences long, I'd start introducing opportunities like this for them to write about and interact with what they've read.