5th Grade Class List

WE MAY READ SOME OF THESE BOOKS TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Language Arts: Project

Wonder

We meet Auggie and his family. We accompany him on his journey into a "real" school for 5th grade.

Walk Two Moons

We meet Sal and hear about her life experiences while also enjoying her tell us about her new friend in Euclid, Phoebe. Huzzah, huzzah!

Author's Page

Pedro's Journal

Some years we read about Pedro, a boy on an expedition with Christopher Columbus. We learn about keeping a journal, primary sources, and experiences of being a deckhand.

Book Commercial YouTube

The Sign of the Beaver

This is a thrilling tale of survival, friendship, and colonization! We also research primitive survival techniques during this time while listening to how Matt built and kept his cabin in the woods.

Bow and Arrow

Jackie Robinson: The Bravest Man in Baseball

This biography helps us to understand the origins of the great baseball legend in kid-friendly terms. Always enjoyable!

More about Jackie

If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon (as well as others from this series)

Wonderfully engaging non-fiction book to learn more about text features and the Westward Expansion time period.

Overview

Behind Rebel Lines

Meet Emma, a female spy during the Civil War. She is a master of disguise and creates one that tops them all when she turns herself into Private Frank Thompson to join the ranks!

Vocab Practice

Immigrant Kids

Amazing photos by Jacob Riis let us see into the lives of many immigrant families during the Industrial Revolution. The photos were primarily taken in New York; home to many seeking refuge and a new life.

Video Clip

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

This is typically our closer for the school year. We go on a road trip with the Weird Watsons from Flint, Michigan, down to Birmingham, Alabama. It is one wild ride! ALSO, google 1960's music such as Yakety Yak, Under the Boardwalk, and more!

Free Audio Book

Peer Suggested Titles

BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY OTHER 5TH GRADERS

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A.R. Link

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Lexile Levels

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Language Arts: Product

ALBERT EINSTEIN

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales."

Language Arts: Quote