Read Aloud Thursday

I'm a sucker for pretty buttons!

The following books compose the foundation of our Canadian History Read-Aloud Program--more accurately known as Meghan's Reading plan. Yesterday, I got through three days worth of assigned reading (without the accompanying novel) and I'm thrilled. This has been very difficult to implement, but I think it is wonderful way to learn Canadian History and the kids love it too.

So, here is the first book.
Our History Spine.

(Mine looks a bit different, of course. It has a shaggy head and mane of different coloured post-it notes!)

The author has his own opinions and always lets us know what they are. It's extremely well written and entertaining and incredibly informative. I have learned so much!



This book is highly irreverent and the jokes and puns are bad--but that makes it fun. The kids really enjoy it.



This tome is an interesting gem. It's full of stories and poems about Canada. The author of Meghan's Reading plan has woven these stories through out other readings like beautiful illustrations.

As for other read-alouds, well, I'm working on pulling together a literature unit on Fairy Tales. That should be fun.