TXMary2 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 What are some good Read Alouds for Kindergarten/Ages 5-6?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Beatrix Potter AA Milne RL Stevensons "A Child's Garden of Verse" Charlotte's Web Dr Suess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 We also enjoyed Beatrix Potter and A.A. Milne. We read through all of a huge children's literature/fairy tale volume. The Wizard of Oz The Little House series Dr. Doolittle James Herriot's Children's Treasury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Mine loved "My Father's Dragon" and "Mr. Popper's Penguins" (Ds 6, dd4) They liked the Winnie the Pooh series by AA Milne (but didn't care much for the poetry) and also the Thornton Burgess series--Old Mother West Wind is the only title I can recall off hand, but there are lots of Burgess animal story books--Dover publishes them pretty cheaply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 3rd vote for Potter and Milne. So far on my list for this year my Ker will also be listening to... Aesop's Fables by Winter Three Tales of My Father's Dragon James Herriot's Treasury for Children The Book of Dragons by Nesbit Charlotte's Web Mr. Popper's Penguins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 We like Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Doodle also enjoyed the My Father's Dragon series. Another hit was a book of Tall Tales and currently he is enjoying Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ds enjoyed: Betsy-Tacy The Story about Ping Peter's Chair The Pig in the Pond The Little House A Bear Called Paddington Skip to My Lou The Snowy Day Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day The First Seven Days Stone Soup Little Toot My Father's Dragon series Mr. Popper's Penguins James Herriott's Treasury for Children He was quite sad about these: The Velveteen Rabbit The Boy and the Whale Peter Spier's Noah's Ark The Story of Babar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I've got two that age and this summer we've had good luck with: Runaway Ralph by Beverly Clearly The Franny K. Stein books (The girls BEGGED me to read these and we all love them) The American Girls books The Magic Tree House books Otherwise we've been reading a lot of picture books still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Mr Popper's Penguins the Narnia series Dr Doolittle the Paddington series the Little House series the Ralph S. Mouse series Capyboppy The Whingdingdilly To go along with ancient history, try Aesops Fables and D'Aulaire's Myths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I've been reading fairy tale picture books to my 5 yr old. I wrote down a list of all the fairy tales I could think of, and then I pick one and get a few books on it from the library. I like getting several so we can see how different writers and illustrators portray the story. I also compiled a list of books I'm interested in reading to her in K/1st from other recommended reading lists. I *think* I checked these out on Amazon for descriptions and reviews, to make sure they fit my standards, but I can't remember now. Kindergarten-1st Grade The Heroes—Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, by Charles Kingsley Tanglewood Tales, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (colonial America??) The Wonder Book, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Classic Myths to Read Aloud, by William F. Russell Katie and the Mona Lisa by James Mayhew Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew Katie’s Sunday Afternoon by James Mayhew Raggedy Andy Stories by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle Thy Friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock A Big Ball of String by Marion Holland The Best Trick by Rebecca Lewis The Bravest Dog Ever, the True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Wind in the Willows Blueberries for Sal Ox-cart Man Poems to Read to the Very Young by Josette Frank I also started a list for 1st-2nd grade, 3rd & 4th grade and 5th and 6th grade, but they're not complete yet (well, the K-1st probably isn't complete, either--I'm sure we'll read plenty more than that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TXMary2 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Thank you! These are great selections. I have another question. Currently I read story books with pictures and my son loves to help hold the book so he can see them well. I am a little worried about not holding his attention or him not being able to follow the story. So, when reading chapter books like Mr. Popper's Penguins or Charlotte's Web how much do you read at a time and do you stop and check for understanding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I think you'll be able to tell if they are ready for chapter books or not. My now-7 yr old could easily follow a chapter book with no pictures when he was 4/5 yrs old. My 2nd ds who is 5 right now can't follow them so easily. For example this summer I've read the Narnia books, and Mr. Poppers Penguins and he (ds5) didn't like them bc he couldn't really follow the story. But he did like charlie and the chocolate factory, little house on the prairie series esp. farmer boy etc.. It really just depends on your child and the story at this age, IMO. I will also ask them after a page or so if I think what we're reading may be confusing...for example last night we were reading Prince Caspian and I thought one section was confusing but when I asked my ds7 if he understood, he knew exactly what was going on. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kirsten~ Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) Ooooh, I love lists like this! Thanks for asking! Thank you! These are great selections. I have another question. Currently I read story books with pictures and my son loves to help hold the book so he can see them well. I am a little worried about not holding his attention or him not being able to follow the story. So, when reading chapter books like Mr. Popper's Penguins or Charlotte's Web how much do you read at a time and do you stop and check for understanding? I like to do chapter books during breakfast or lunch (or both!). I find that eating occupies them, especially my 3-year-old, but they're captive! :D Also, I keep the reading short and sweet, one or maybe two chapters at a time, so that their interest is high. At the moment, I'm not worried about comprehension. I've found that if the book is interesting to my 5-year-old, she pays attention and has great recall. So we aren't doing any narration or any real questions after we read. I might ask a question before we start a new chapter, just to make sure she has remembered what we already read, but I don't even do that every day. The bonus is that, though my 3-year-old isn't as interested or as attentive, even she is remembering things. Also, to transition into chapter books, I found for us that reading the longer picture books was really helpful. I'm thinking of books like Blueberries for Sal or Little Bear where there are a lot of words before we move to a new page. That stretched out the attention. Plus, books like Charlotte's Web, at least our copy, have some sketches every other page or so, so that helps, too. A lot of what we've read has already been mentioned, but I don't think I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was a huge, huge hit. :001_smile: Edited August 11, 2009 by ~Kirsten~ ridiculous grammar error ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The original Winnie the Pooh books by AA Milne; The Wind in the Willows. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilylou Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 These are all GREAT titles... I just wanted to add that my DS also enjoyed the Thorton Burgess Books. The Adventures of Reddy Fox, Buster Bear, ect... We usually read 1 chapter or 2 at a sitting. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Great suggestions! Right now we're reading James and the Giant Peach. My 5 yo particularly enjoys it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 What we've especially liked so far: The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook Raggedy Ann Stories Charlie & the Chocolate Factory James & the Giant Peach Capyboppy Dr. Doolittle The Red Clogs The Story About Ping Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky The Twelve Dancing Princesses and King Midas & the Golden Touch illustrated by KY Craft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The girls have particularly loved early Ramona, Ralph S. Mouse books, and Ellen Tebbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japhmi Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Last year's read alouds included: Core lit: Black Ships Before Troy The Wanderings of Odysseus In Search of a Homeland (summer - after she turned 6) Fun: Little House series Narnia E. B. White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Dot & I just finished reading "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and she LOVED it. we just started "Little House in the Big Woods" and do far she's really enjoying it too; she fought it when I suggested it about 6 mos ago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbefore7 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 We used the Sonlight Catalog and followed their recommendations. I was able to get most from the library. Favorites from that catalog: My Father's Dragon, Dr. Doolittle, Wizard of Oz, Five True Dog Stories (borrowed from a friend who does Sonlight), The Llama who had no pajama (great poems...ended up buying this one), and In Grandma's Attic (borrowed also) Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Stuart Little Winnie the Pooh Series Mother Goose Beatrix Potter The Wind in the Willows We really enjoy the selections from FIAR as well. I incorporate books from the lower grammar TOG reading assignments when my library has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 What are some good Read Alouds for Kindergarten/Ages 5-6?? This list links you to your local library or you can view it at Amazon. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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