2024-2025 Mechanics & Literature Programs
The wait is over! Below are the themes and titles for our 2024-2025 Mechanics & Literature programs ($20 OFF during the month of June!).
The Quill covers pre-literacy skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
The Dart, Arrow, Boomerang, and Slingshot programs teach:
- grammar,
- punctuation,
- literary devices,
- and more through living literature!
Did you miss a live broadcast? Here are the REPLAYS!
QUILL (ages 5-7)
The Quills can be done in any order—start with the list (Frog or Hedgehog) that has themes of most interest to your child. Both lists include the Wordless Picture Books Quill because it provides a helpful foundation for exploring picture books with your child.
| FROG | HEDGEHOG |
| Wordless Picture Books Riddles & Jokes Art Wild Animals Transportation Poetry Cooking Rocks Rock Buggy Bugs Spectacular Sports | Wordless Picture Books Under the Sea: Sea Mammals Inventions & Inventors Music & Song Lyrics Weather: Clouds Space: Planets Superheroes and Heroes On the Farm Pets Flowers |
DART (ages 8-10)
- August: A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
- September: Bob by Wendy Mass
- October: Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery by Amy Butler Greenfield
- November: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- December: The Greatest Gift (Heartwood Hotel #2) by Kallie George
- January: Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt
- February: The Turtle of Michigan: A Novel by Naomi Shihab Nye
- March: Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
- April: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Arrow (ages 11-12)
- August: Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
- September: The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown
- October: The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day
- November: Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
- December: The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz
- January: The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri
- February: Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
- March: Figure it Out, Henri Weldon by Tanita S. Davis
- April: The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
Boomerang (ages 13-14)
- August: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
- September: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai
- October: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- November: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
- December: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L‘Engle
- January: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- February: American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
- March: The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas
- April: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Slingshot (ages 15-18)
CLASSIC
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
CONTEMPORARY
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Swing by Kwame Alexander
If you need extra support, we’re offering a personalized Training Program for Dart, Arrow, and Boomerang users (only $25)!
Hope you’ll join us for an AWESOME year of learning and reading.
Excited for you as your family embarks on an inspired reading journey!
