Lightning Lit: Grade 5

Students will go to Gary, New York City, and the Deep South; they’ll journey to Canada, Europe, and Pakistan; they’ll travel from a hundred years in the past to some unknown time in the future; and they’ll explore a fantasy world peopled with strange characters. You’ll find three works of nonfiction (two standard memoirs and a poetic one), four realistic novels (including one based on historical events), one work of fantasy, and one of science fiction. I hope students will find stories here to delight them, broaden their world, and increase their understanding.

The Power of Literature Part 2: For the Middle Years

This post contains recommendations for longer chapter books for mid elementary to early high school.

Literature allows us to see further than our own household, our own neighborhood. It allows us to experience the lives, thoughts, and emotions of people in circumstances very different from ours.

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The Power of Literature Part 1: For the Very Young

This post contains book recommendations for preschool through early elementary.

I have always believed in the power of literature to help us to understand, to empathize, to open our hearts and minds.  Literature allows us to see further than our own household, our own neighborhood. 

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Lightning Literature Grade 5 Scope and Sequence:

Teacher Intro

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Teacher's Sample Chapters 11-12

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Student Workbook Sample

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