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Elise Trudel

Signum Clubs PreceptorSignum Tutorials ProgramSPACE Preceptor

By day, Elise is a Literacy Enrichment Teacher. By night, she indulges in her Tookishness by studying the books she loves with Signum. She blogs at Teaching with Magic. [see full bio...]

All Modules

Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Books I - VI) Non-Sequential Series

Discussion-based
Join Ms. Elise for a cozy, relaxed Book Club series, where participants come to our Club meetings with their own reflections and discussion questions about the text. YOU get to guide the magic! Each month, our readings will focus on one of the six Books in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. B...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas

Discussion-based Low intensity
Join Ms. Elise for a cozy, relaxed Book Club setting and discuss the joy of Tolkien’s beloved Christmas tale.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit

Discussion-based Medium intensity
Join Ms. Elise for a cozy and relaxed Book Club as we read and discuss J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, The Hobbit.

Narnia Book Club: The Chronicles of Narnia Non-Sequential Series

Discussion-based Medium intensity
Join Ms. Elise for a cozy and relaxed Book Club as we read and discuss the magic of C.S. Lewis’s highly esteemed series, The Chronicles of Narnia.

The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read

Mixed Lecture/Discussion Low intensity
Is your child struggling to learn how to read? Do they have trouble sounding out words, or understanding the meaning of new words? Do you struggle to explain why "one" begins with an o, and not a w? Then come learn more about the Science of Reading! This introductory module will show you all about...

Former Modules

Bridge to The Silmarillion

The Second Age of Middle-earth

Tolkien’s Invented Languages in The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien's Writing Systems