Looking for my next read aloud. Any suggestions? I teach 5th grade.
Looking for my next read aloud. Any suggestions? I teach 5th grade.
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Looking for my next read aloud. Any suggestions? I teach 5th grade.
Oldie but goodie: Roald Dahl’s The Witches
That’s my favorite book everrrr ?
Have you read Wishtree? Pax , Side Tracked, and The Wild Robot are also great.
We just did Wishtree as our community read for 4,5,6… kids loved it! ?❤️
Restart by Gordon Korman, Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Restart is a super read aloud!
I’m reading it now with my 5th graders. They ❤️ it! I ❤️ it too.
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk we just finished and my kids loved it. We are starting on Orphan Island next!
@Jeremiah Wolf Hollow is good but Beyond the Bright Sea is GREAT!
I really love House Arrest for 5th grade.
So far have read Home of the Brave and Amal Unbound this year. Last year my kids loved The War that Saved My Life.
Wonder, Wishtree, Because of Mr. Terupt, A Whole Nother Story
Refugee
I’m reading this now! Kind of intense for fifth grade?
Depends on your group I think. I’m doing it in 6th right now and it’s intense but a good fit for them. My class two years ago it would have been perfect for and that group would’ve been fine with it in grade 5 I’m sure
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Pie, Ungifted. The Tale of Despereaux.
You have already gotten really good suggestions. Saving Winslow and How to Avoid Extinction are two of my recent faves.
What are the demographics of your class?
Good question. We are a Title 1 school with a high number of English Learners and a large variety of races, mostly Russian and Ukrainian.
Wish by Barbara O’Connor or The Crossover by Kwame Alexander or Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin.
Following.
Because of Mr Terupt
We are reading restart by Gordon korman.
Harbor Me
I’m going to read Orphan Island and the Insignificant Events in Life of Cactus
Yes. Yes. Awesome choices!!!!
I was also going to recommend Insignificant…
Was also going to say Insignificant
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
Escape from Aleppo is wonderful!
Front Desk
Yes, Front Desk!
Front Desk!!!!
We are almost done and my 5th graders (and I) don’t want it end!
And a perfect companion at some point to refugee.
@Danielle ,yes!
@Jennifer ? gosh I love a place where people love books as much as I do. Lol
So many of my kids have read this on their own and love it!
The Thing About Jellyfish
Mr. Tucket
I just finished, the lion who stole my arm, African culture that helps a bot work through anger and a desire for revenge
Front Desk!! Seriously you will not be disappointed!
I thoroughly enjoyed Front Desk!
Wolf Hollow
The girl who drank the moon
@Chris – I am reading this right now as our read aloud!
@Jill would this be suitable for 7th grade? I just checked it out today and was going to read to see if it could be a contender.
The One and Only Ivan!
Among the Hidden
All great suggestions. I’m just finishing The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle and it is quite a story. Check it out!
Yes! I love that one too!!
Tuck Everlasting, or Wonder, or Fish in a Tree
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper