Our 1st graders Reading List

Today I wanted to share with you what my 1st grader has been reading. He has been enjoying the Mercy Watson series. I purchased a box set for him and it comes with six books.

Kate DiCamilleo is the author of this funny series. She also wrote the Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winnie- Dixie, and many other books.

These books are the perfect intro into chapter books. The pages are short and so are the chapters, they still have colorful illustrations and they are really entertaining. My son really enjoyed reading these books.

I try not to limit his reading content. If he wants to pause and grab another book I allow him, its stress free reading. I just want to create a love for reading. Just like his older brother he goes through books really fast and enjoys reading.

Since both boys are close in age they like to do a lot of the same things and that includes reading the same books. He also got into the Roald Dahl series I purchased for my 3rd grader.

I was a little nervous that he might find it hard to read, but so far his having no trouble at all. I sometimes here them discussing stories and laughing about their favorite parts.

Read Alouds:

We have enjoyed some really great read alouds. I try to base our read alouds on what we are studying in history, geography, or science. I just rotate between these subjects.

• Tale of Despereaux
• Little House in the Big Woods
• Matlida
• The Witches
• The Mystery of the Great Barrier Reef
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Gorillas in the morning

Here is the post about our 3rd grade reading list.
our-3rd-graders-reading-list

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