These small-group "book club" style lessons are designed to cycle through books by the author, Beverly Cleary.  We will discuss one book a week as a stand-alone lesson, so if you have a slower reader in your home, that is perfectly OK!  You can join the group every-other week and give your child two weeks to read each book.  Then you get to catch the missed book on the second cycle so that your learner does not miss any fun discussions or that week's literary focus.
Each lesson will enthrall readers with a mix between a guided lesson focused on developing a specific literary skill and genuine discussion between members about their ideas and opinions regarding the week's book.
Each lesson will roughly follow the same format:  we will begin with a chance for each member of the club to discuss something important to him or her.  Afterward, we will discuss the characters, setting and plot of each story as well as significant vocabulary and one quick grammar focus.  Next we will take a deep-dive into one literary highlight pertaining to the book.  Finally, the club time will end with a round-robin discussion of the book in general.

The books and literary focus will be as follows:

Week of September 29
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Character Development

Week of October 6
Beezus and Ramona
Round/Flat Characters
Protagonist/Antagonist

Week of October 13
Ramona the Pest
Story Structure

Week of October 20
Ramona the Brave
Setting Relevance

Week of October 27
Henry Huggins
Description

Week of November 3
Henry and Beezus
Sequence

Week of November 10
Ramona and her Father
Problem/Solution

Week of November 17
Ramona and her Mother
Cause and Effect

Week of November 24
Runaway Ralph
Compare and Contrast

Week of December 1
Ralph S. Mouse
Figurative Language

Week of December 8
Ramona Quimby Age 8
Dialogue

Week of January 5
Henry and Ribsy
Inference

Week of January 12
Ramona Forever
Theme and Main Idea

Week of January 19
Ramona's World
Conclusions supported through text

Week of January 26
Ribsy
Motif