|
Grade |
Day of the week |
Dates |
Story Selection |
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First Grade |
Mondays |
11/3 & 11/10 |
Kanga and Baby Roo come to the Forest, and Piglet has a Bath (from Winnie-The-Pooh) by A. A. Milne Introduces Christopher Robin, Pooh Bear, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga and Roo. |
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Second Grade |
Tuesdays |
10/28 & 11/4 |
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen is a story about an animal that must discover its identity. |
|
Third Grade |
Wednesdays |
10/29 & 11/5 |
Thank You, M’am by Langston Hughes is a story about a woman who says she would like to teach a boy right from wrong. |
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Fourth Grade |
Thursdays |
10/30 & 11/6 |
Charles by Shirley Jackson is a story about a boy causing problems at school. Print Permission Slip |
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Fifth Grade |
Fridays |
10/31 & 11/7 |
Chura and Marwe African folktale as told by Humphrey Harman is a story about a girl who is given a test in which she must choose between the warm and the cold. Print Permission Slip |
|
First Grade |
Mondays |
11/17 & 11/24 |
How Coyote Stole the Sun Native American folktale as told by Jane Louise Curry is a story about a Coyote, who is a very smart and brave member of his tribe. |
|
Second Grade |
Tuesdays |
11/18 & 11/25 |
The Black Heart of Indri by Dorothy Hoge is a story about an ugly toad-like creature who is unfriendly, miserable, and lonely. He is given advice which he doesn’t understand. |
|
Third Grade |
Wednesdays |
11/12 & 11/19 |
Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo African folktale as told by Humphrey Harman is a story about characters that live very differently from one another and their differences lead to problems between them. Print Permission Slip |
|
Fourth Grade |
Thursdays |
11/13 & 11/20 |
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde Considering some questions about happiness that philosophers have puzzled over for centuries. Print Permission Slip |
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Fifth Grade |
Fridays |
11/14 & 11/21 |
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury About a family in which the parents feel that the children spend too much time being entertained by a high-tech devices. |