*Summary of books the class reads and Read Alouds used in fifth grade:* Read Aloud: Strega Nona - the importance of listening!
Read Aloud: Stellaluna – rain forest animal Read Aloud: A Bad Case of Stripes- being true to who you are Read Aloud: Chrysanthemum - Caring for others Read Aloud: – Flat Stanley Long Read Aloud: There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom - this will be the first time I try this Read aloud: The Great Kapok Tree Read Aloud: Body Parts - idioms and More Body Parts Stone Fox – class book Hatchet – class book Esperanza Rising – class book – finish over the Christmas break. The Watson’s Go to Birmingham - Class book: - the students LOVE this book! Christopher Paul Curtis. Elijah of Buxton seems too long for them to get to the good parts, but that is a good book, and Bud, Not Buddy is good too. But Watson's is great! Fever 1793 - class book Scary Stories – keep in class book Long Read Aloud: The Book Without Words by Avi -this will be the first time I try this Read Aloud: Encounter - Aztec/Mayan/Cortez Read aloud: Jumping Mouse – Native American quest Long Read Aloud: Sign of the Beaver Read Aloud: How Many Days to America? - Eve Bunting – Thanksgiving, contrast with the Pilgrims Long Read Aloud: Go Free or Die - great book! Buy this biography of Harriet Tubman by Jeri Ferris Read Aloud: Nettie’s Trip South Read Aloud: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Read Aloud: Grandfather Tang- have students make the shapes in the story TANGRAMS Westward Movement: Read Aloud: Coolies Read Aloud: The Train to Somewhere - Eve Bunting Francie _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
