There are so many reading lists out there for all grade levels, and everyone has an opinion about what is appropriate at every age. I have been working really hard this week at planning out my dd11's reading list for 6th grade and thought it might give others some ideas.
When I make a list I start with what is recommended by the curriculum we use for the grade we are in. Currently I am using Oak Meadow for history, so I looked at what they were putting in the curriculum. For 6th the list includes: The Rainbow People by Lawrence Yep, the Bible, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, Robin Hood, and some smaller reading selections. We also use Moving Beyond the Page so I wanted to incorporate several of their Language Arts Units as well. I have decided to use their unit for Greek mythology as well as: A Wrinkle in Time, The View from Saturday, The Wanderer, Albert Einstein, and an unit on short stories. I am putting together my own study for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and for The Westing Game as well. Nonfiction will be covered through the extra books I add in for history and science, as well as dd pursuing her own interests.
I feel excited about all our selections and am looking forward to using these books in the classroom. I thought it might be helpful to also post my list of books that I intend to have dd work on for "free" reading. I will add to this list as we go and include reviews from both dd and myself of each book as it is read.
Books to Read 2013/2014 (an ongoing list in no particular order)
Esperanza Rising
The Golden Goblet
The Bronze Bow
Time Cat
Middleworld
Hoot
Bunnicula
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus
The Graveyard Book
The Search for Wondla
Things Not Seen
The Case of the Baker Street Irregular
The Aviary
The Friendship Doll
choice of Dickens' novel
choice of second Shakespeare play
The Mysterious Island
Inside Out and Back Again
Un Lun Dun
The Once and Future King
Aeneid
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic
