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Lemons-Aid Learning

Grow in knowledge & wisdom

Psalm 111:10 Book Clubs

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have a good understanding.

His praise endures forever!

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For Christians - A Snapshot of Statistics

Trends in reading frequency and enjoyment are alarming for our children aged 5-18. The following reading statistics come from the National Literacy Trust’s Annual Survey in 2023. The statistics on holding a biblical worldview come from Barna Group. 

  • Only 9% of born again Christians have a biblical worldview.
  • Although most people own a Bible, most Americans have little idea how to integrate core biblical principles to deal with life.
  • Only 4% of adults have a biblical worldview as the basis of their decision-making.
  • Only 37% of 4th graders and 34% of 8th graders in the U.S. are proficient in reading.
  • Only 43% of children aged 8-18 said they enjoy reading (the lowest level since 2005).
  • Only 28% of surveyed say they read daily.
  • Only 53% of those surveyed said their parents encourage them to read.

The Benefits of

A Regular Reading Habit from a Christian Perspective

Learners . . .

Grow in knowledge

Grow in Knowledge

Learners grow in knowledge when they study rich content. Content is just subject matter: science, history, literature. Reading broadly helps learners explore various content areas, and our direct teaching of literature is explicit.
Grow in wisdom

Grow in Wisdom

We establish a plumb-line of truth with the Bible before students read a novel. We set them up to think biblically so that when they read, they are putting knowledge to work. This is growing in wisdom.
Increase faith

Strengthen their Faith

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. We want learners to be rooted in God's word so that their faith increases. Our explicit Bible teaching helps them do this.
Improve empathy

Improve Empathy & Understanding

When learners read fiction, illustrating aspects of the human condition, they are able to understand different life experiences, growing in empathy and understanding.
Feel less stress

Feel 68% Less Stress

The University of Suxxex found that reading can reduce your stress, relaxing your boxy and lowering your hear rate. It even helps you release tension in your muscles.
Improve decision making

Improve Decision Making

As readers face problems and decisions along with a protagonist in a book, they get to practice decision-making, see outcomes of characters' choices, and ponder alternatives, giving them practice with decision-making.
Develop background nowledge

Develop Background Knowledge

Literate students have a broad and rich background knowledge, which is a critical component of language comprehension. Our courses intentionally work to broaden a learner's background knowledge through explicit teaching as we prepare them to read.
Increase vocabulary

Increase Vocabulary

According to the National Institute for Literacy, reading is one of the ways children increase their vocabulary. The more they read, the more words they encounter.
Improve attention

Improve Attention & Focus

Readers build attention and focus stamina. With practice, their ability to sustain focus while reading will improve, spilling over into other areas of their lives that require attention and focus.
Different times, places, and cultures

Learn About Different Times, Places, & Cultures

Readers experience all sorts of places, times, people, cultures, and situations they wouldn't otherwise encounter without even leaving their homes.
Build resilience

Build Resilience

When readers root for a character who is facing a problem and showing the grit to get through the hardship, they increase their own resilience.
Increase reading level

Increase Their Reading Level

Whether it's reading a book with some challenging vocabulary or adding an audiobook to understand a more difficult novel, readers will improve their reading level.

Our Approach to the Study of Literature

In all courses on Lemons-Aid, we begin with the Word of God, building a foundation of truth. When learners read a novel, we guide them in analyzing and evaluating the characters’ actions, the plot, the conflict, and the theme through a biblical lens.

In Psalm 111:10, “those who practice” wisdom refers to those who obey. When we study literature from a biblical perspective, children have the opportunity to practice applying biblical knowledge to real-life situations seen in the stories. When they face similar circumstances in their own lives, they will have practiced applying biblical wisdom and will be better equipped to obey and take action from their foundation of faith and wisdom.

For example, when we teach stories that deal with love, we start by studying two stories in the Bible. The first is Samson and the Philistine woman found in Judges 14. Samson was infatuated and it led him to disobey God with devastating consequences. Then we turn to Hosea and Gomer, a beautiful love story that shows what real love is. In fact, it’s the picture of God’s love for us; it’s the gospel! Now our high school students are ready to read two stories that deal with love, but they realize it’s just infatuation. They practice applying what they know from the Bible to better understand the stories.

Our prayer is that when they find themselves feeling infatuated, they recognize it in themselves and can act with wisdom, faith, and obedience. Praise the Lord forever!

Teach Them to Read with Lemons-Aid Learning

Two Types of Book Clubs:

  • Live book club meets over Zoom.
  • Learners read the book before class.
  • The live classes meet every other week, giving learners two weeks to read each book.
  • Learners can bundle the self-paced curriculum at a discount to benefit from the bible and literature lessons.
  • You can also add on the physical crate library. 
  • Pause or cancel the subscription any time.
  • No live classes.
  • Includes interactive online curriculum for self-paced convenience.
  • Covers ten novels, which is a semester of literature curriculum.
  • Access to an online asynchronous, monitored group with other readers.
  • You can also add on the physical crate library. 

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The Newbery Challenge Book Club

The Newbery Challenge: Back In Time

A Psalm 111:10 Book Club for Tweens (age 9-12) to read all books that have won the Newbery medal since 1922.

Live Book Club: $19 per class
every other week

Interactive Curriculum: $165
every 6 months, covering 10 novels

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The top 100 novels for teens

The Bucket List:
The Top 100 Books

A Psalm 111:10 Book Club for Middle School learners to read 100 books as they journey through the middle grades.

Live Book Club: $19 per class
every other week

Interactive Curriculum: coming soon! January 2025

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Older teens study classic or notable novels, seeking to answer essential questions while forming a biblical worldview about life.

The Notables: Classic & Notable Works

A Psalm 111:10 Book Club for high school learners to experience classics and other notable works of literature.

Live Book Club: $19 per class
every other week

Interactive Curriculum: $165
every 6 months, covering 10 novels

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Teach Them to Read with Lemons-Aid Learning

Early Elementary Book Clubs

We have book clubs for your littles! In our live book clubs, they get to gether with peers and learn how to talk about books. These book clubs are fun because the readers bring an energy and excitement about the books that is electric! We have a few different books clubs are for children ages 4-10. 

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