How many books for Literature….

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  • January 12, 2015 at 6:28 am
    missceegee
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    Sugar creek gang is terrific! We own all of the books on audiobook and they have been favorites for years.

    January 12, 2015 at 3:27 pm
    Laurie
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    Vanesa, Mine to is an only.

    First grade I had

    Ragweed (but think it may be too old for 7 – October birthday)
    Charlie and he chocolate Factory
    Tales of Desperaux
    House at Pooh Corner
    Charlotte’s Web
    Pinochioo
    Jungle Books (?)
    And weeks of Aesop’s fables

    January 12, 2015 at 3:54 pm
    JenniferM
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    Laurie,

    For first grade, I generally read aloud a literature book daily, whether it was a book that we read in one sitting or read chapter by chapter over several weeks.  I don’t know off-hand how many books that amounted to be, but I found that it was an appropriate amount of literature time for my children.  Usually I read the Literature selection in the afternoon for “storytime” which was something we always did.  I would read aloud other books that would be considered literature if requested by my children at other times during the day.

    I think I had a regular reading of a fairy tale or fable during school time with my son when he was a first grader for him to narrate.  Maybe once per week.

    Hope that’s helpful!

    January 12, 2015 at 4:42 pm
    Leslie
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    I have a 7 yo ds and then a 5 yo ds and 3 yo dd who tag along. We mostly read everything together (meaning I read and they all listen), sometimes during school time in the morning, but often after lunch or supper while the kids are finishing eating. Here’s what we’ve read/are reading so far this year for literature or free reading, not including the poetry we get a taste of most days (italicized are still in progress):

    Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
    Aesop’s Fables
    Various fairy tales (from a treasury a relative had given us)
    50 Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin
    The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
    The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B White
    The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
    Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson
    Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
    The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    My kids often beg me to keep reading at meal time, even when we’re reading the more difficult books like The Wind in the Willows. I’m so thankful they enjoy good stories! It’s not always perfect or easy, but our reading time feels so rich. I love the encouragement, booklists, etc. that I’ve found here on this forum!

    January 12, 2015 at 5:14 pm
    Laurie
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    I like the idea of using Aeosops for narration and thought I would end up doing that.  Since those are short maybe add one a week story to work on beside whatever other book we are reading.  All theoretical at this point as I hope (fingers crossed) he will want to keep reading more than a chapter at a time.  But I think just using it as a guide will work.  I like the ideas you ladies have shared.  It keeps me from getting tangled up in a schedule.  Flexible – my working mantra.

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