150+ Discussion Questions for Morning Time Teens™

Morning Time Teens™ plans were written to help homeschoolers connect with their teens at the start of each day, before the students head off to do their independent work.

A wonderful activity to do during the "morning time" is to read aloud a book.

With this set of discussion questions, you can choose any book you’d like.

Either give the student the printed out page(s) with the discussion question(s) you’d like them to be considering during the reading, or save the questions and use as a guide to ask a few during your discussion time.

How many questions to ask?

It depends on how many students you have and how much time you want the discussion to take! One might be enough, or maybe up to 10.

What else to do during your discussion time to make it special?

• Add food
• Go to a park or someplace else outside
• Go to a coffee shop or restaurant
• Dress up as the characters from the book
• Watch the movie of the story after the discussion if there is one

Do these questions have a specific answer?

Usually not. They are simply used to facilitate a discussion. In fact, they can even be used if the “questioner” (Mom or teacher) hasn’t read the book.

Where to learn more about Morning Time Teens™?

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How many copies can I make?

Photocopies of lessons and notebooking pages may be made for only one household or classroom of children.

Can I use the course or discussion questions to teach at a school or co-op?

Purchase of the course is only for one classroom at a school or one family in a household. To obtain a license to use in multiple classes at school or a homeschool co-op, click here or contact Gena Mayo at [email protected].

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Learn more about Morning Time Teens™ plans such as A Year With Lewis & Tolkien below.

Further FAQ about A Year With Lewis & Tolkien:

What is morning time?

Morning time is when a homeschool family gathers all the kids together to do group activities such as read-alouds, projects, memorization, music, art, poetry tea time, presentations for each other, etc. before the kids head off to do independent work. It's also known as circle time, couch time, morning basket time, and other names.

What is Morning Time Teens™ ?

Since most morning time lesson plans focus mainly on the elementary ages, I wanted to create something meatier for my teenagers to make their last years in our homeschool meaningful. I plan to create others, but the first in the series is A Year With Lewis & Tolkien.

What do I need to buy in addition to this course?

You can actually do the whole course without buying another thing!

You'll need the books or audiobooks for The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, but those will be really easy to find in the library or borrow from friends.

I'll share other resources that I own and will be using with my kids this year (such as writing curricula and a book for philosophy), but those are optional.

How long should my morning time with my teens be each morning?

You should plan for an hour each day, 5 days a week, 36 weeks for the school year. This will allow for 30-45 minutes of reading aloud of the book (or listening to the audiobook) and companion activities.

What are some of the companion activities?

I have 5 topics for companion activities which we will do each week.

• Art
• Music
• Philosophy
• Writing
• Tea Time or Celebration recipes on Literature Discussion days

Will my student get high school credit with this course?

If you read and do discussions for all the Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings books, your student can get a full high school English credit.

Do you grade my student?

No, you as the homeschool parent will give the grade your student deserves for the course.

What is the Course Description for A Year With Lewis & Tolkien?

Morning Time Teens™ A Year With Lewis & Tolkien is a full-year (36-week) high school level English course with literature and writing. Books read: C.S. Lewis's entire Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Discussions held at the conclusion of each book. Writing assignments include descriptions of characters and the theme of each book.

Is this resource only for high school students?

No. You can adjust it for younger ages.