Elementary Literature

Description

Elementary Literature / 3-5 / Period 5 / KK / T1

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to classic and important children’s literature and to inspire them to understand and love it. In the first trimester, we will be reading Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, and The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Note that these links lead to Amazon, but the books can be purchased anywhere. Students will learn and apply basic literature terms (characters, setting, plot, theme), as well as vocabulary from the stories.  There will be discussion, small projects, and quizzes to demonstrate learning. There will be reading and writing homework each week, and the class will be informally graded through a progress report. Parent help with reading and homework may be needed.

Class size: 18
Class time: 1:30-2:20
Class level: 3-5
Taught by: Kristina Kain
Materials fee: none
Materials needed: a copy of the 3 listed books, folder or binder, pencil, highlighter, stick glue, crayons or colored pencils, notebook paper.
Class code: KK 5

1st Trimester

• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, https://www.amazon.com/Misty-Chincoteague-Marguerite-Henry/dp/1416927832
• Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, https://www.amazon.com/Charlottes-Web-Trophy-Newbery-White/dp/0064400557/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
• The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis,  https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Witch-Wardrobe-Chronicles-Narnia/dp/0064404994

2nd Trimester

• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George https://www.amazon.com/Side-Mountain-Puffin-Modern-Classics/dp/0142401110/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DIBCJX2N5WK2&keywords=my+side+of+the+mountain+book&qid=1687013877&sprefix=my+side+of+the%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1
• Stuart Little by E.B. White, https://www.amazon.com/Stuart-Little-Full-Color-White/dp/0064410927/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1687014076&sr=8-1
• Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, https://www.amazon.com/Secret-HarperClassics-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/006440188X/ref=d_m_crc_dp_lf_d_t1_sccl_2_1/143-5847232-7242526?pd_rd_w=9KDV2&content-id=amzn1.sym.5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_p=5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_r=RZY8J7PPYFXXGNBBXVHV&pd_rd_wg=IxpYo&pd_rd_r=59d26221-60d8-4968-8cee-68419da63114&pd_rd_i=006440188X&psc=1

3rd Trimester

• Homer Price by Robert McCloskey, https://www.amazon.com/Homer-Price-Robert-McCloskey/dp/0140309276/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1687014785&sr=1-1
• Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit, https://www.amazon.com/Story-Treasure-Seekers-Complete-Unabridged/dp/0140367063/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JZAOQVLS0IQ7&keywords=The+story+of+the+Treasure+Seekers&qid=1687014879&s=books&sprefix=the+story+of+the+treasure+seekers%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-1
• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-Signet-Classics-Barrie/dp/0451520882/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PC87KV9EF6TO&keywords=peter+pan+puffin+classics&qid=1687015041&s=books&sprefix=peter+pan+puffin+classi%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-1