The Last of Read-Aloud Week

Since we didn't have school at the end of last week, we finished up some books today. We must say that we all liked the ending of Snow Dog, which we finished on Saturday morning, and hope you'll read it sometime.

Abby and I need to finish some books for Gramma's Walk and we decided to start Storm in the Night today, too. And we started a new chapter book for history.

Read Aloud Week, Day 3

Today's reading:

We read this today for Abby's history. It's new at our house and worth finding for yours - the text is a bouncy poem with pretty illustrations.

Go-along for The Door in the Wall


Go-alongs for Gramma's Walk

The chapters for Little House on the Prairie and Snow Dog were especially exciting today, too! But we're going to be very busy for the next couple of days and may have to finish our books next week.

Read Aloud Week, Day 2

Here are some books we've read today:

We're well into Snow Dog, which is very exciting, and, after several weeks, we've finished Adam of the Road. Great book, especially with Robert Lawson's illustrations!


Both to go along with our FIAR book

After I'd read for several hours, Abby read this one to me as a go-along for Gramma's Walk.

We read this for Abby's history today. It's a wonderful story-within-a-story.

And, finally, we read this to go with Abby's history and are, at this minute, in the process of making the Goody O'Grumpity bread recipe in the back of the book: a dense ww loaf with lots of spices, raisins, and dates. Mmmm!

Let's Read!

Here's what we're reading today:

During read aloud week, we usually try to read a nature book of some sort.


Thomas is reading this book (all by himself, a great achievement!).

Abby's FIAR book for the week.


A go-along for our FIAR book.


Abby looked at this book while we were having our FIAR lessons.


This is Carrie's independent reading.


Abby and I are about half-way through one of my favorite books of all time.


This book is part of Thomas' The Door in the Wall unit study.


Abby's history reading for today.