He and his new friend, Pearl Petal, learn the town has a secret veterinarian for imaginary creatures. SYNOPSIS: Ben doesn’t think his summer could be any more boring. SKILLS: asking questions, making inferences, determining importance, character traits, plot sequence, problem/solution, compare/contrast THEME/TOPICS: fantasy creatures, animals, kindness, friendship Khan skillfully weaves a story of family, culture, community, and social justice that is sure to become a modern-day Little Women-type classic. While she digests these hard-earned lessons, she learns that her beloved little sister has lymphoma. SYNOPSIS: Jameela is one of four girls in a Pakistani-American family and she’s passionate about journalism but in her enthusiasm, she hurts a new friend when she writes something he isn’t comfortable sharing with the world. SKILLS: connecting to background knowledge, character arc, making inferences THEME/TOPICS: culture, friendship, kindness, growing up, family He doesn’t even get the milk but he does run into pirates, aliens, and all sorts of incredible things! Totally hilarious and quite short–which is appealing to many readers. SYNOPSIS: If you like quirky humor, then this is your perfect book. Because you will never believe, except you totally will, what happens when the kids’ father goes out to get more milk. SKILLS: making inferences, sensory images, synthesis, hyperbole If you’re looking for recommended independent reading books, visit: The Best Books for 8-Year-Olds.įamilies with Kids of Different Ages Good Read Aloud Books for 3rd Gradeįortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Skottie Young (It works, too!) If you’re doing this at home, read until your kids get so into the story, that they have to keep reading even when you get “too busy.” Reading one chapter gives kids a taste of the book. One way to do this is First Chapter Friday.
#FREE BOOKS FOR 3RD GRADERS SERIES#
Your goal is to get them hooked on a series they can read themselves. As you know, knowing more words improves reading comprehension.Īlternatively, you might choose a book to get kids excited about a series or author for independent reading. Listening to a more difficult text introduces new vocabulary to kids. Generally, you’ll want to choose books at a higher reading level than your students can independently read. For each of the books, I’ve listed ideas for theme, author’s craft, and literacy skills. You can also use the books on this list to model and practice reading strategies and literacy skills. How do you pick which books to read with your class?Ĭonsider your instructional purpose as well as cross-curricular themes in science, social studies, and writing. (Third grade is about age 8 years old here in the U.S.) It is time for all children to live and breathe the certainty that Black lives matter.This list of books contains teacher-recommended, kid-favorite read aloud books for third (3rd) grade. Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter? is a book for this time and always. Where was I? What were people like me doing?" This book tells children what people like Viola were and are doing, and it assures Black children that they are, indisputably, worthy of having a voice. I was taught so many things that didn't include me. James Baldwin's challenge is here: "We are responsible for the world in which we find ourselves, if only because we are the only sentient force which can change it." Actress Viola Davis's words are here, too: "When I was younger, I did not exert my voice because I did not feel worthy of having a voice. A hundred life sketches augment the narrative, opening a hundred doors to lives and thinking that aren't included in many history books. An America without their struggles, aspirations, and contributions would be a shadow of the country we know. Frederick Douglass, Toni Morrison, Sojourner Truth, John Lewis, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Maya Angelou, Aretha Franklin, and many more pass through these pages.
Celebrating Black accomplishments in music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, entertainment, and sports, Shani King summons a magnificent historical and contemporary context for honoring the fortitude of Black role models, women and men, who have achieved greatness despite the grinding political and social constraints on Black life. This book affirms the message repeatedly, tenderly, with cumulative power and shared pride.
That message would be self-evident in a just world, but in this world and this America, all children need to hear it again and again, and not just to hear it but to feel and know it.
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