I used to be methodical about tracking our read-alouds on the side of my blog. But....not so much anymore. So I decided to make a poster board and separate our books by month as a goal for us this year. Here is what I came up with:
(BTW, years ago I printed out a great list someone had come up with separating read-alouds by month, for the life of me I cannot remember who it was, but that awesome idea inspired our goals this year)
August/September
James Herriot
Aesop
Anna's Story First Farm in the Valley
The Cottage of Bantry Bay
Mary Pope Osborne Tall Tales
Alice in Wonderland
Jungle Book
Francis Scot Key
George Fredrick Handel (and study of the Messiah)
Samuel Francis Smith
October
King Arthur
Harriet the Spy
Stone Soup
EB White (Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan)
How to make apple pie and see the world
A.A. Milne
Your Body and How it Works Pat Ward
Christopher Columbus
November
Leif the Lucky
We didn't mean to go to sea (Swallows & Amazons)
Seabird
Pagoo
Minn of the Mississippi
The tree book for kids and their grown-ups
Carry on Mr. Bowditch
Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
December
Children in Noisy Village
Hanukkah Stories
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Tum Tum and Nutmeg
Courage of Sarah Noble
Mr. Revere and I
A Lion to Guard Us
January
Little House series
Understood Betsy
Jan Brett books
Gentle Ben
February
The Wind in the Willows
Allen Say books
100 Grains of Rice
Granny Han
Sign of the Beaver
Sarah Plain and Tall books
Fruit of the Spirit Ron Hembree
March
Mountain Born
Marguerite Henry books
Sing Down the Moon
Island of the Blue Dolphin
Phillip Keller books
Tomie dePaola
April
Cabin Faced West
Does God Know How to Tie Shoes
All of a Kind Family
Caddie Woodlawn
Magical Melons
May
Botany Coloring Book
George Washington Carver
Strawberry Girl
Secret Garden
Phoebe the Spy
Turn Homeward Hannalee
Ever Hopeful Hannalee
June
Louisa May Alcott
Madeline
Chanticleer and the Fox
Swallows and Amazons books
Rain Makes Applesauce
Jean Fritz books
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