nanraj Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi, I am new to this board and to afterschooling at home. I would greatly appreciate some suggestions for read alouds for DD who is 8 years old and is going into 3rd grade. Thanks, Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Welcome, Nan! I like the books suggested by Veritas Press. Very meaty, IMO. I think they tend to be advanced, so check out earlier grades as well. You can look through their site for titles and also request a catalog. http://www.veritaspress.com I also like Core Knowledge's three anthologies, Realms of Gold, for middle school. Many of the works could be read in third grade. The first book contains poems, Greek myths about love, stories, essays, speeches, and biographies. You can request a catalog as well. http://www.coreknowledge.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10_13 I think eight is a good age to begin learning Shakespeare. Something along the line of Charles and Mary Lamb's book would work well. If you haven't already, post your question on the K-8 board, also. You'll get some fabulous suggestions. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ray2006 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi Nan! I agree with the pp on her recommendations. I would also add requesting a catalog from Sonlight (www.sonlight.com) and from Heart of Dakota (www.heartofdakota.com) as well. I have an 8yo ds going to 3rd grade. Here is my list of read alouds for this summer as well as the next school year: Charlotte's Web The Trumpet of the Swan The Hundred Dresses A Lion to Guard Us Pagoo King of the Wind Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin The Railway Children If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon Family Under the Bridge In Grandma's Attic The House at Pooh Corner Helen Keller The Apple and the Arrow Aesop's Fables The Cricket in Times Square The Key to the Treasure Mr.Popper's Penguins Henry Huggins Homer Price Mrs.Piggle-Wiggle The Year of Miss Agnes Hth, Trina :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanraj Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 MBM, Thank you for posting the links to the websites. I will start looking into them . Trina, Thanks for the extensive list of read aloud books. I will start looking for them in the library. After a read aloud, should I be discussing the book with her, doing some reading comprehension etc? Thanks, Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflower Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I would suggest snuggling up for a summer with The Little House on the Prairie series. Whatever you do, don't skip Farmer Boy. These are also fun to listen to on CD. Happy reading! Cornflower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanraj Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 I would suggest snuggling up for a summer with The Little House on the Prairie series. Whatever you do, don't skip Farmer Boy. These are also fun to listen to on CD. Happy reading! Cornflower Thanks! I checked out a copy of Jim Trelease's "Read aloud handbook" and there is a ton of books listed there. I will use as many books as I can from this book along with the wonderful suggestions given in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 We are reading D'Aulaire's Greek Myths right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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