Runningmom80 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) I love book lists. This is obviously planned, "school" reading. (If you do that sort of thing) My second graders: (I chose one book a month, with an accompanying Arrow for all but Alice. They will read other books, but these are our "Literature" books.) The Wind in the Willows The Tale of Despereaux Wonder The Girl Who Drank the Moon Mary Poppins Caddie Woodlawn James and the Giant Peach Alice's Adventures in Wonderland My Side of the Mountain The Penderwicks Anne of Green Gables DS 10 (age grade is 5th or 6th, we are mostly doing 8th and 9th grade work) I am Malala The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Brilliant Blunders A Long Walk to Water Brown Girl Dreaming 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaA Midsummer Night's DreamThe High Crusade The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the ElementsItch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element HunterJourney to the Center of the EarthA Brief History of TimeBeowulf The Canterbury Tales Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Robinson Crusoe Edited July 30, 2017 by someonestolemyname 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Just a heads-up: are you aware that the Canterbury Tales contain lewd sexual humor and sexual violence? I am usually pretty lax about content, but I do not think this work suitable for 5th garders, even if they read at a higher reading level. (ETA: You may want to read plot synopses of the Reeve's and Miller's tales) or are you talking about a sanitized children's version? Edited July 12, 2017 by regentrude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 FWIW, both my son (8, reading 5th/6th grade level) and my girlfriend's daughter (7, also reading 5th/6th grade level) had trouble with The Girl Who Drank The Moon. Every chapter is from the point of view of a different character, often seeing the same scene through different eyes/interpretations. Letting your readers know about that ahead of time might be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I have no idea what my 7yo will read this year. So far his assigned reading is a ValueTale a week, and a reader that is behind grade level because we are working on slowing down and taking the time to, well, read the text instead of jumping over entire syllables. It's a stage, he'll grow out of it, but it's affecting his speech, too. He just doesn't like to slow down enough so when he's into something it all comes out like shorthand. He'll get half an hour a day to free read a book of his choice from the library, so I'm sure those will add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Just a heads-up: are you aware that the Canterbury Tales contain lewd sexual humor and sexual violence? I am usually pretty lax about content, but I do not think this work suitable for 5th garders, even if they read at a higher reading level. (ETA: You may want to read plot synopses of the Reeve's and Miller's tales) or are you talking about a sanitized children's version? https://www.amazon.com/Canterbury-Tales-Puffin-Classics/dp/0140380531/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) I'm very pleased with my list for my younger (age 13). He wants exciting and short books. I want variety and classics. And I think I've met all four requirements! :thumbup1: Three men in a Boat Murder on the Orient Express Picture of Dorian Grey Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Of Mice and Men the Island of Dr Moreau The Crysalids Rime of the Ancient Mariner Life of Pi Master and Margarita Around the World in 80 days Princess Bride Treasure Island The Iron Heel We Silas Mariner Mutiny on the Bounty Edited July 12, 2017 by lewelma 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Yikes, the only thing I have planned is lots of National Geographic and Scientific American. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 https://www.amazon.com/Canterbury-Tales-Puffin-Classics/dp/0140380531/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 OK, that one is heavily sanitized. She edited and altered quite a bit. (Which would be a topic for another thread) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 OK, that one is heavily sanitized. She edited and altered quite a bit. (Which would be a topic for another thread) I usually don't choose abridged or edited classics, but in rare cases (I'm also a fan of Lamb's Shakespeare) I think they have their place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Yikes, the only thing I have planned is lots of National Geographic and Scientific American. We have Nat Geo as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Those of you that have set reading lists, how does this play out? Does your child read it him/herself? Is it a read aloud together? Do you follow up with essays, discussions, analysis, or anything like that? I have to admit that we just follow our nose with regards to books. When I come across something that sounds interesting, I source it and off we go, usually as a read aloud, and with natural discussion. No plans, no essays, no literature analysis. Maybe I should be starting to introduce some of this. I don't know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 My dc read 4 classics in a 10 week term, unless it is a long book (older ds took 2 terms to get through War and Peace!). For most books, we read and discuss Sparkesnotes analysis sections only (don't read summaries) over the period of a week or so, while my kid is starting the new book. However, if it is a hard book, we read Sparkesnotes analysis sections after every few chapters; and if it is really hard, we read the summary section before the book is read for those chapters. We do this together and discuss if we agree or disagree, and generally just have a good time comparing this book to others we have read etc. I try to listen to as many audio books as possible, but I certainly cannot keep up with 2 kids each with 16 classics a year. We do not narrate, we do not write essays, we do not do grades. We just enjoy literature. Ruth in NZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I've previously gone into the school year with a list of books to get from the library. I just dump them into a bin as I get them and DD7 reads 95% of them because she reads nearly everything. Now, as her book choices are getting a bit longer and her tastes more picky, I don't have a list. We'll ask librarians if she starts running out of books. She's currently plowing through the sets of Murderous Maths and Horrible Histories. We do have a list for read alouds, though: Harry Potter series (as far in as she can handle, if we do the entire thing it will take 8-9 months so there's not much else on the list!) Last two Ramona books (we've done 2 per year for the last few years, and will end the series this year!) Because of Winn-Dixie Bridge to Terabithia Matilda The Witches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I lean on the AO booklists for a lot of the literature, subbing out as needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Ds 8 1/2 Land of Stories, Animal Farm, All Things Great and Small, Thornton Burgess books, the Deltora quest series, the Story Book of Science, and Pages of History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Those of you that have set reading lists, how does this play out? Does your child read it him/herself? Is it a read aloud together? Do you follow up with essays, discussions, analysis, or anything like that? I have to admit that we just follow our nose with regards to books. When I come across something that sounds interesting, I source it and off we go, usually as a read aloud, and with natural discussion. No plans, no essays, no literature analysis. Maybe I should be starting to introduce some of this. I don't know. I read most of the books I listed to him. Just read that's it. However, one book (all things great and small) is for a book club and we will be using a litwit kit for that. I would like tk use teaching the classics in there somewhere. Just haven't planned everything yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) edited because this post doesn't make sense and is no longer true anyways. :) Edited July 30, 2017 by Runningmom80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 We started "Kindergarten" in May with DS4.5 & so far have read: Clementine by Sara Pennypacker James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Socks by Beverly Cleary Stuart Little by E.B. White Ramona & Beezus by Beverly Cleary Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Magic Tree House 1-20 Still on our list for the year are: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grathame Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl The Borrowers by Mary Norton Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo Magic Tree House 21-?? I'm sure here will be others... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Those of you that have set reading lists, how does this play out? Does your child read it him/herself? Is it a read aloud together? Do you follow up with essays, discussions, analysis, or anything like that? I have to admit that we just follow our nose with regards to books. When I come across something that sounds interesting, I source it and off we go, usually as a read aloud, and with natural discussion. No plans, no essays, no literature analysis. Maybe I should be starting to introduce some of this. I don't know. I may get some of the Boomerang guides that go with these in order to point out writing devices and such, but other than that we just read and discuss. I read most out loud to my older, and all out loud to my twins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Ds 8 1/2 Land of Stories, Animal Farm, All Things Great and Small, Thornton Burgess books, the Deltora quest series, the Story Book of Science, and Pages of History. Will you just read through Animal Farm or will you dissect it a bit orally as you go? I love that book but wonder if my (soon to be) 8 yr old could handle its deeper meaning. Edited August 1, 2017 by Earthmerlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) We do not have a list for the year, but for a month. This summer my eldest is rereading everything he read 3-4 years ago, as he does not remember anything :confused1: On the top of these he has just received three full "Horrible" sets (science, history and geography). My mom gave some cash as a b'day present and he splashed out everything on the books. Now he is intended to read them all till the end of summer holidays, but I guess it's far from a realistic picture, especially taking in consideration that he is having 17 hours of sport per week this summer, so definitely he will be reading them through the next year :) Edited August 1, 2017 by rushhush08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Will you just read through Animal Farm or will you dissect it a bit orally as you go? I love that book but wonder if my (soon to be) 8 yr old could handle its deeper meaning. I am in the process of reading it myself. I believe I'll do a little of both. I don't think I'll ask him if he knows. I'll just tell him the deeper meaning. Make it sound like a shocker. A good shocker. He'll probably be 9 by the time I get to read it to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I listened to Tales of Despereaux as an audiobook a few years ago, and I was shocked at some content. It was on my radar as a cartoon movie, and my 5th grade niece LOVED it, had listened to it read to her before, had read it herself already, etc. I thought it would be something she and my 5ish-year-old would both like for a car trip. Fortunately he didn't pay attention.... I have only vague memories but I think there is an abused girl, iirc she loses her hearing from being beaten. I think 2nd grade is too young. For my niece, she didn't relate to it in the same way I did as an adult. I think it was fine for her age. It is a darker book than I expected, though. I think it is like Wrinkle in Time, which I find extremely dark as an adult, but I loved it when I was a child... but not a 2nd grader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-tale-of-despereaux-being-the-story-of-a-mouse-a-princess-some-soup-and-a-spool-of This says a girl's ears are boxed until she is partially deaf. Imo a better choice for 4th and up, maybe 3rd. It was a special book to my niece. I think it should be for the same age range as something like Bridge to Terabethia, I think it is on that level. More 4th and up, in general! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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