We had the opportunity to review the Upper Elementary/3rd grade-6th grade downloadable digital study Sarah, Plain and Tall by Progeny Press.
Progeny Press is a business run by homeschoolers Michael and Rebecca Gilleland, who “believe in looking at the world clearly and openly with the Bible firmly in hand,” and want to assist other homeschoolers in educating in the same manner. For more than 20 years, their focus has been on creating Christian-based study guides to be used along classic literature. We had the opportunity to review the Upper Elementary/3rd grade-6th grade downloadable digital study Sarah, Plain and Tall by Progeny Press.
The Progeny Press study guides cover literature for children grades first through third (lower elementary); grades third through fifth (upper elementary); and grades ninth through twelfth (high school). They also carry additional resources for students (see resources).
The Sarah, Plain and Tall study guide is part of the third through sixth grade studies and includes a synopsis of Sarah, Plain and Tall and a brief biography on Patricia MacLachlan. There are also some suggested pre-reading activities.
The study guide covers all nine of the chapters of Sarah, Plain and Tall and is broken up into three sections:
Each section includes:
Vocabulary with different activities like defining the word and writing a sentence, or finding a synonym. (ex: I had gone to bed thinking how wretched he looked.)
Questions
Thinking About the Story
Dig Deeper (ex: Read Deuteronomy 5:16 and answer questions related to the story based on the verse.)
It finishes with an overview that offers more insight into the story and more activities for the student with a look at Biblical comparisons and relationships in the book. Also included are essay suggestions and additional resources.
We read through the book at rate of about two chapters a day starting on Monday and finishing on Wednesday. Then Lily read through the Vocabulary and Questions on Thursday and the Thinking About the Story and Dig Deeper on Friday. If more time was required for Dig Deeper, then she would finish on Saturday.
A really neat feature is that the study guide comes in a PDF format that is “interactive” allowing the student to enter his work onto the pages using a computer. The student’s answer may also be saved for future reference.
My children enjoy reading and with that comes books they choose to read for pleasure and books that I assign them to read for school. I pretty much leave them alone when they are reading their books of choice, but I prefer for them to get a little bit more out of the books they read for school. Progeny Press‘ study guides take a book and make it more than just something to read, but also something to study and make a connection with the Bible as a base.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
The Sarah, Plain and tall study guide is $17.99 (instant download). You may read more about the product and how to purchase.
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