One of my favorite chapter books is Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes. It has such lovely language and highlights some lesser recognized histories. Doesn’t necessarily need to be used as a read aloud, but it certainly could be!

My students really enjoy listening to books by Robert Munch. He does a lot of repetition to help keep the students engaged.

I LOVE reading aloud to my students every day. We do a book a day all year. I could literally give you 200 favorites! I’ll drop a few here. Each year I start the year with Our Class is a Family and talk about we all make Team Ransey.

I love reading this book and discussing the Power of Yet! We make a poster of what we are going to work on first. They know I can’t jump rope well but I am working on it!

This book series teaches respect to all people and things. They are super fun read alouds you can incorporate lots of lessons.

I always record myself reading this the night before school and send it to my new class. It is a favorite every year.

This is a classic and an amazing story to share with all age levels. It’s now a movie and I love sharing a book BEFORE they see the movie.

I love this series of chapter books to read aloud all year. There are many seasonal choices and Junie B is so fun!!!

As a complete math nerd, I LOVE The Math Curse. My kids also love it (or maybe as the math interventionist, I just believe they love it!). 😁

This is an amazing book to read aloud and talk with your students about!

Stuck, but really anything by Oliver Jeffers!

For my 5th graders, I try to read aloud each day. I love Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, Ungifted by Gordon Korman, Lawn Boy and Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen, Savvy/Scumble/Switch by Judith Law, Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, Gossamer by Lois Lowry, and Ben and Me by Robert Lawson. I know there are others, but these are some of my all time favorites!

Stella Luna! It’s a classic. My first graders are captivated by the story, and it’s a great way to discuss the differences between bats and birds. I love to read during Halloween as an inclusive way to celebrate fall!