Literature Unit

Don Quixote

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 5

Parents may adjust homework to make it suitable for a couple grades on either side of that.

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at a Grade 5 level.   

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

This class ran as a LIVE class in the past, but is only running as an AYOP class this year.  The course page includes discussion questions, some vocabulary, grammar and writing, supplemental videos and some Quizizz review games.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Homework checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

Available As:

No Live Class available for the 2025-26 school year.

AYOP (At Your Own Pace) Classes do not have a volunteer teacher.  Class pages have independent resources students can work through on their own.  This may include things such as homework checklists, supplemental lecture videos or videos on the lesson topics, Quizizz review games, etc.

Each parent is responsible for overseeing and grading your own child's homework.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Print Copy of Book

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Use AYOP keys for this course.  It is only available as At Your Own Pace.

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

SPRING SEMESTER

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 7 

Class is open to students in Grades 5-12

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at a Grade 7 level.  Students in upper elementary to high school are welcome to take the course and participate in class discussion.   

Please use your judgement if you have a younger student.  Topics and homework may be challenging for them.

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription, so everyone will have the same copy.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

Older students may attend the class and use an UNABRIDGED copy of the book to make the course more challenging.  They will still benefit from the class discussion.

There will be a combination of discussion questions, vocabulary, and possibly review games or videos in the live class.  The teacher may choose to do some "reader's theater" type reading aloud of the book in class.  There MAY be some discussion on writing if time allows.    

There are additional activities in the teacher guide that you may want to do at home if there is not time to cover it in the live class.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Some guidance and checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

LIVE VS. AYOP

It is HIGHLY recommended that you take this class live, if at all possible. 

If you are not able to attend live, the majority of the AYOP access will simply be to the ebook and parent access to the Teacher's Guide.

AFTER it runs live, there may be some additional resources such as supplemental videos or Quizizz games that are used in the live class.  It is not likely they will be available before live class covers the material.  How many extra resources we have depend on how many people participate on the Volunteer Build Team.  Parents, please get involved! 

We may post some helpful resources on an AYOP class page, but it won't be the entire experience the live class students are able to have.  

Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change)

Meets SPRING SEMESTER: 

• 1 hour class

• Two days per week (Monday and Wednesday) - Students attend both days

• Noon-1:00 PM Central Time

Schedule (Subject to Change):

• Start Date:  Monday, January 12, 2026 - First Day of Class - Parent Please Attend Intro Class With Your Student

  • Will go over class behavior expectations

  • Will go over what is expected of BOTH parents and students regarding homework

  • Will go over live class schedule and course page content

VHSG AFFILIATE LINKS WILL GIVE 8% BACK TO VHSG

Please consider purchasing through Christianbook using the links below.  This helps make our classes possible.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Print Copy of Book

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

Gulliver's Travels

SPRING SEMESTER

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 4

Class is open to students in Grades 4-12

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at Grade 4 level.  Students in upper elementary to high school are welcome to take the course and participate in class discussion. 

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription, so everyone will have the same copy.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

Older students may attend the class and use an UNABRIDGED copy of the book to make the course more challenging.  They will still benefit from the class discussion.

There will be a combination of discussion questions, vocabulary, and possibly review games or videos in the live class.  The teacher may choose to do some "reader's theater" type reading aloud of the book in class.  There MAY be some discussion on writing if time allows.    

There are additional activities in the teacher guide that you may want to do at home if there is not time to cover it in the live class.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Some guidance and checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

LIVE VS. AYOP

It is HIGHLY recommended that you take this class live, if at all possible. 

If you are not able to attend live, the majority of the AYOP access will simply be to the ebook and parent access to the Teacher's Guide.

AFTER it runs live, there may be some additional resources such as supplemental videos or Quizizz games that are used in the live class.  It is not likely they will be available before live class covers the material.  How many extra resources we have depend on how many people participate on the Volunteer Build Team.  Parents, please get involved! 

We may post some helpful resources on an AYOP class page, but it won't be the entire experience the live class students are able to have.  

Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change)

Meets SPRING SEMESTER: 

• 1 hour class

• Two days per week (Tuesday and Thursday) - Students attend both days

• 11:00-Noon Central Time

Schedule (Subject to Change):

• Start Date:  Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - Intro Week Class - Parent Please Attend Intro Class With Your Student

  • Will go over class behavior expectations

  • Will go over what is expected of BOTH parents and students regarding homework

  • Will go over live class schedule and course page content

VHSG AFFILIATE LINKS WILL GIVE 8% BACK TO VHSG

Please consider purchasing through Christianbook using the links below.  This helps make our classes possible.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you before live class starts. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Gulliver's Travels - Print Book to Purchase

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

Little Women

FALL SEMESTER

You must purchase a printed copy of this book in the edition used. 

There is no ebook available for this book.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 5

Class is open to students in Grades 4-12

There are writing activities, vocabulary, discussion questions, etc. incorporated within the book at the end of each chapter.  (It is a study version.)

The activities are written at a Grade 5 level, but students in other grades are welcome to join the class for discussion.  The teacher will try to make it suitable for a wide range of ages.  

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.  (The suggested activities are right within the book and not in a separate teacher guide, so you still need to get the suggested version to take this class.)

Course Description

There will be a combination of discussion questions, vocabulary, and possibly review games or videos in the live class.  The teacher may choose to do some "reader's theater" type reading aloud of the book in class.  There MAY be some discussion on writing if time allows.    

There are additional activities in the student book that you may want to do at home if there is not time to cover it in the live class.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Some guidance and checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

LIVE VS. AYOP

It is HIGHLY recommended that you take this class live, if at all possible. 

AFTER it runs live, there may be some additional resources such as supplemental videos or Quizizz games that are used in the live class.  It is not likely they will be available before live class covers the material.  How many extra resources we have depend on how many people participate on the Volunteer Build Team.  Parents, please get involved! 

We may post some helpful resources on an AYOP class page, but it won't be the entire experience the live class students are able to have. 

Each parent is responsible for all grading in the class.

Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change)

Meets FALL SEMESTER: 

• 1 hour class

• Two days per week (Tuesday and Thursday) - Students attend both days

• 11:00-Noon Central Time

Schedule (Subject to Change):

• Start Date:  Tuesday, September 2 - Intro Week Class - Parent Please Attend Intro Class With Your Student

  • Will go over class behavior expectations

  • Will go over what is expected of BOTH parents and students regarding homework

  • Will go over live class schedule and course page content

VHSG AFFILIATE LINKS WILL GIVE 8% BACK TO VHSG

Please consider purchasing through Christianbook using the links below.  This helps make our classes possible.

Required Books to Take This Course

You MUST purchase the print copy of this book.  There is no ebook version available. 

The teacher guide and class activities are right within this book, so you MUST have this edition to participate in the class.

Link - Little Women

If you have an older student, you may wish to also have an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 5

Parents may adjust homework to make it suitable for a couple grades on either side of that.

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at a Grade 5 level.   

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

This class ran as a LIVE class in the past, but is only running as an AYOP class this year.  The course page includes discussion questions, some vocabulary, grammar and writing, supplemental videos and some Quizizz review games.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Homework checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

Available As:

No Live Class available for the 2025-26 school year.

AYOP (At Your Own Pace) Classes do not have a volunteer teacher.  Class pages have independent resources students can work through on their own.  This may include things such as homework checklists, supplemental lecture videos or videos on the lesson topics, Quizizz review games, etc.

Each parent is responsible for overseeing and grading your own child's homework.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Print Copy of Book

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Use AYOP keys for this course.  It is only available as At Your Own Pace.

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

Robinson Crusoe

FALL SEMESTER

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 4 

Class is open to students in Grades 4-12

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at the Grade 4 level.  Students in upper elementary to high school are welcome to take the course and participate in class discussion. 

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription, so everyone will have the same copy.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

Older students may attend the class and use an UNABRIDGED copy of the book to make the course more challenging.  They will still benefit from the class discussion.

There will be a combination of discussion questions, vocabulary, and possibly review games or videos in the live class.  The teacher may choose to do some "reader's theater" type reading aloud of the book in class.  There MAY be some discussion on writing if time allows.    

There are additional activities in the teacher guide that you may want to do at home if there is not time to cover it in the live class.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Some guidance and checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

LIVE VS. AYOP

It is HIGHLY recommended that you take this class live, if at all possible. 

If you are not able to attend live, the majority of the AYOP access will simply be to the ebook and parent access to the Teacher's Guide.

AFTER it runs live, there may be some additional resources such as supplemental videos or Quizizz games that are used in the live class.  It is not likely they will be available before live class covers the material.  How many extra resources we have depend on how many people participate on the Volunteer Build Team.  Parents, please get involved! 

We may post some helpful resources on an AYOP class page, but it won't be the entire experience the live class students are able to have.  

Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change)

Meets FALL SEMESTER: 

• 1 hour class

• Two days per week (Monday and Wednesday) - Students attend both days

• Noon-1:00 PM Central Time

Schedule (Subject to Change):

• Start Date:  Monday, September 29, 2025 - First Day of Class - Parent Please Attend Intro Class With Your Student

  • Will go over class behavior expectations

  • Will go over what is expected of BOTH parents and students regarding homework

  • Will go over live class schedule and course page content

VHSG AFFILIATE LINKS WILL GIVE 8% BACK TO VHSG

Please consider purchasing through Christianbook using the links below.  This helps make our classes possible.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Robinson Crusoe - Print Copy of Book

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

Sherlock Holmes

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 5

Parents may adjust homework to make it suitable for a couple grades on either side of that.

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at a Grade 5 level.   

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

This class ran as a LIVE class in the past, but is only running as an AYOP class this year.  The course page includes discussion questions, some vocabulary, grammar and writing, supplemental videos and some Quizizz review games.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Homework checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

Available As:

No Live Class available for the 2025-26 school year.

AYOP (At Your Own Pace) Classes do not have a volunteer teacher.  Class pages have independent resources students can work through on their own.  This may include things such as homework checklists, supplemental lecture videos or videos on the lesson topics, Quizizz review games, etc.

Each parent is responsible for overseeing and grading your own child's homework.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Print Copy of Book

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Use AYOP keys for this course.  It is only available as At Your Own Pace.

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.

Literature Unit

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare

Students will have access to an ebook on our school subscription. 

A printed copy may be purchased if you wish.

Teacher Guide Grade Level - Grade 6

Parents may adjust homework to make it suitable for a couple grades on either side of that.

This is an abridged copy. 

The free teacher guide we use as our base is written at a Grade 6 level.   

Parents can adjust homework assignments at home for their child's age and abilities. 

Older students could choose to read an unabridged version of the book to make it more challenging.

Course Description

Course is based on the free teacher's guide provided by Core Knowledge.  Parents will have access to this guide for their use.

The students and parents will have access to an ebook on our school subscription.  This ebook is an ABRIDGED version most suitable for upper elementary/middle school.

This class ran as a LIVE class in the past, but is only running as an AYOP class this year.  The course page includes discussion questions, some vocabulary, grammar and writing, supplemental videos and some Quizizz review games.

All writing or grammar work will be assigned and graded by the PARENT.  Homework checklists will be provided on the course page.

These are not meant to be a full writing or grammar curriculum, but make a nice supplement to whatever else you are doing.   Parents may be able to use this in combination with other resources to meet your needs.

Available As:

No Live Class available for the 2025-26 school year.

AYOP (At Your Own Pace) Classes do not have a volunteer teacher.  Class pages have independent resources students can work through on their own.  This may include things such as homework checklists, supplemental lecture videos or videos on the lesson topics, Quizizz review games, etc.

Each parent is responsible for overseeing and grading your own child's homework.

Required Books to Take This Course

An abridged ebook suitable for upper elementary/middle school levels will be provided to you. 

If you wish to purchase a print copy of the book, it is available at this link in the edition used in the course.

Link - Print Copy of Book

If you have an older student, you may wish to purchase an unabridged copy of the book to make it more challenging for them. 

Older students are still welcome to join the class for the discussion and online class activities.

Enrollment Keys

Use AYOP keys for this course.  It is only available as At Your Own Pace.

Please complete the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.  This serves as our Parent Meeting for the year. 

Upon completion of the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course, you will receive the Enrollment Keys.  The Parent Course will walk you through the enrollment process. 

(Only a parent or guardian takes the parent course.  Students do not complete that.  Please use your PARENT ACCOUNT when completing the 2025-26 Parent Pre-Enrollment Course.