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Simple Studies: A Well-Read Teen — A Complete Teaching Guide on the Books Worth Reading and the Conversations Worth Having

This special teen-focused guide was built for the homeschool family in the upper years, the season when your role shifts from teacher to mentor and your greatest work becomes launching your teen well. Through curated book lists, discussion prompts, narration guides rooted in the Charlotte Mason method, Thomas Jefferson Education, and Classical Education, and more, this guide keeps your family at the table together around books and conversations that will have an impact on your teens for the rest of their lives.

Includes over 70 books total: 16 books with FULL lesson guides, plus 57 additional curated reading recommendations organized by educational category.

Included in this guide:

— 16 Full Lesson Units covering the most essential books, each with discussion prompts, narration prompts, real-world application, and a parent prompts.
— 57 Additional Curated Book Recommendations organized across 9 categories, for a complete library of over 70 books.
— 9 Curated Book Categories covering courage and survival, faith and apologetics, money and vocation, character and leadership, biography and history, books for teen girls, creation and science, fiction, and classical knowledge.
— Discussion Prompts for each core book unit including questions that engage both parent and teen, with a Christian worldview woven throughout.
— Narration Prompts rooted in the Charlotte Mason method for each core book unit.
— Detailed Schedule and Age Guidance Guides
— Real-World Application suggestions for each core book unit.
— Parent Prompts designed to draw parents into honest, mentoring conversations with their teens.
— A Note to Parents with content cautions and how to use the guide flexibly based on your teen’s age, maturity, and reading level
— and more…

This guide is for parents and instructors to use with their teens in grades 7 through 12. No prep is needed other than printing these pages. Books can be found at your local library, through used book marketplaces online, or purchased new. Most titles are widely available at reduced cost.