Fables, Myths, & Fairy Tales, 5th-6th, 2026-2027

$500 covers the entire course. Additional materials required.

Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales (grades 5-6 or equivalent, no previous IEW experience required)

• Wednesdays @ 12:45-1:30pm CST

• 9/16-12/16 (no class on 11/25)

• 1/6-4/14

Instructor Haring

Once you purchase the class and fill out THIS REGISTRATION FORM, we will email you the Google Classroom code. That's where you'll find your link to Zoom, etc. If you register fewer than 24 hours before the first class starts, the class recording will be made available to you. Contact us if you wish to begin later in the semester. 

All students must own a copy of the student manual for this course. You may purchase it from IEW by clicking here. (This is an affiliate link. Read more here.)

This themed writing unit is a wonderful option for new or remedial learners. Because of its brilliantly methodical approach and the use of checklists, it works equally well for enthusiastic and reluctant writers.

Specifically chosen by IEW's wonderful curriculum team, these source texts will expand your children's horizons and open up their imaginations! The spiral-bound student book includes many worksheets, which are helpful for solidifying concepts. If necessary, parents can review the worksheets between classes to help them understand what has been taught. 

Structure and Style is a highly acclaimed writing method that benefits both reluctant and eager writers, and everyone in between! The organization of materials is highly logical and uses the mastery approach: EZ+1. Students refer to checklists throughout so that each student has the tools to achieve 100% on every assignment. Students who fail to complete the checklist requirements before turning in an assignment will have at least one opportunity to correct their mistakes.

For this special course, the instructor will advance at the pace of the students, taking longer with some assignments if necessary. The result is that some groups of students will not entirely finish the book, but they will still be prepped to begin a new class next year. The ultimate goal is mastery of presented skills, not 100% completion of the course.

All assignments must be typed, either by the student or a parent. Parents are responsible for editing rough drafts for spelling and punctuation; final grades are based solely on the student's completion of the checklist.

To see instructor credentials, check out our FAQ page.

To make sure our teaching philosophy aligns with yours, please review the following articles before signing up for classes: Letter to Parents, Our Teaching Philosophy, The 4 Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing.

Online classes meet via Zoom.

If a student is unable to complete the class for some reason, they will still have access to the weekly videos. :)