My 6th Grade Reading List

Well, it's summertime!  So what have I been doing?

Relaxing by the pool?

Vacationing around the world?

Hahahaha! No, I've been lesson planning and making book lists!

This year I am moving back to teaching 6th grade. I have taught 3rd grade for the last two years and before that I taught 6th and 7th grade World History.  

At my school 6th grade is part of elementary school and our history curriculum covers the Renaissance period through WWII.  I am beyond excited to be teaching this time period again in a Classical School setting and with a decent amount of time to prep for it!  So, when I make my literature selections, I do so with our history time periods in mind.  

The first two books on my list are short, introductory books that really introduce the concepts of being a good friend and hopefully starting the school year out with a strong no-drama, good friendships classroom community. 

That poster is SO going up in my classroom! Makes me laugh every. time.

So aside from those two literature selections, the rest go along with my lessons in History.  I'm also planning on incorporating some fun Fibonacci activities in math (Renaissance mathematician) and some Reader's Theater!  I am BEYOND ecstatic to start this year!

 My 6th Grade Book List:

Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

Tales From Shakespeare by Tina Packer

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

In the Reign of Terror by G.A. Henty

War Horse by Michael Marpurgo

The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier 

Maria Von Trapp and Her Musical Family by Cheri Blomquist

"21 Activities" Books used in 6th Grade, Including:

Shakespeare for Kids, His Life and Times: 21 Activities by Colleen Aagesen

Leonardo Da Vinci for Kids, His Life and Ideas: 21 Activities by Janis Herbert

Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids: 21 Activities

World War II for Kids: 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk

World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by R. Kent Rasmussen

6th Grade Students Will Choose One of the Following each Quarter for Biographical Study and Quarterly Book reports:

Rose of Lima by Mary Fabyan Windeatt

St. Francis of the 7 Seas by Albert Nevins

St. Thomas More of London by Elizabeth Ince

St. Teresa of Avila, Joyful in the Lord by Susan Helen Wallace

St. Philip of the Joyous Heart by Fr. Francis X. Connolly

St. Ignatius of Loyola, In God’s Service by Peggy Sklar

Saint Maximilian Kolbe by Fiorella de Maria

Courage Under Fire: Father Willie Doyle, S.J., Hero of the First  World War by Fiorella de Maria

Hugh O’Flaherty: The Irish Priest Who Resisted the Nazis by Fiorella de Maria

Vincent De Paul: Saint of Charity by Margaret Ann Hubbard

Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus by August Derleth

Set All Afire: A Novel of St. Francis Xavier by Louis De Wohl 

Florence Nightingale’s Nuns by Emmeline Garnett

Saint John Bosco by Catherine Beebe

The Cure of Ars: The Priest Who Out-Talked the Devil by Milton Lomask

Saint Pius X: The Farm Boy Who Became Pope by Walter Diethelm OSB

Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant by Hertha Pauli 

St. Catherine Laboure and the Miraculous Medal by Alma Powers Waters

Our Lady Came to Fatima by Ruth Fox Hume

Edmund Campion: Hero of God’s Underground by Fr. Harold C. Gardiner, S.J.

Other:

Fascinating Fibonaccis by Trudi Hammel Garland

Fibonacci Fun by Trudi Hammel Garland

World History Reader’s Theater: Bringing the Past to Life! Grades 5-8 by Teacher Created Resources

IEW Modern History-Based Writing Lessons

IEW Fix It Grammar: Mowgli and Shere Khan

What books are you planning on using in the coming school year? Any other books that you have read that pertain to this time period that you'd like to share your success with? 

Also, as the summer goes on, I will be posting book studies for the above reading selections, so keep an eye out in my TPT store for those! 

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