During this time of the summer, amidst the report-writing (I’m nearly halfway done!) I like to figure out some good historical fiction novels to read to get me in the mood for the next year’s curriculum. I feel like I’ve got a pretty good handle on good fifth grade summer reading but sixth grade still eludes me.
Last time through I remember trying several different books on Rome, but I never found just the right one. Here’s a rundown of some of the books I’ve tried. If you’ve got a good suggestion, leave it in the comments.
I’ve pulled a few suggestions from my Goodreads account, too.
I’m afraid my Waldorf 6th grade summer reading list is pretty limited. I go off to my summer intensive training next week, though. Maybe they’ll share some good titles there!
If you’ve got a good suggestion leave it in the comments.
Hi Meredith, a good way of getting into class 6 are children’s books. I almost only read children’s books because it is on the students’ level, they will want / have to read them for their termly book reviews and I get to know what is good for them and what could interest them. Unfortunately there are few books for children that are really interesting. Rosemary Sutcliff of course is top of the list, but also “The Golden [Bough], Bow, ..” I’ll have to look it up: a book about Christ’s time that has come to me highly recommended but I have never read, even after 4 times teaching a class 6. The Anmerican author Larsky (?) wrote one on Pompei (the girl in the class loved it).There is a trilogy about a girl gladiator (Vengentrix?) that is brilliant, set in Nero’s time. There are several older books (1950’s) on the Roman invasion of Britain, but they would not appeal to today’s children because of their format and outer appearance.
That’s all I can come up with. I’ll let you know if I find something else
Kind regards
Gilbert
Oh, you are so right, Gilbert! I forgot to mention those 6th grade gems — The Bronze Bow and Rosemary Sutcliff. Don’t you just love reading children’s fiction?! I’ll have to look up the book on Pompei and the girl gladiator book. I’ve got a couple of girl gladiators in my class!
Thanks so much for offering up your suggestions!
No worries, Meredith. My class 6 resources are stored away at the moment (as I’m doing class 4), but if you really can’t find them, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.