There are so many options for Read Alouds for 4th grade, it can be hard to decide where to begin.
From picking the best back to school books (that address those first day jitters) to selecting read alouds for the end of the school year, there lots of factors to consider.
But I’ve saved you the time, dearest. Here are some teacher favorites, plus links to more read alouds that will fit specific times of the year like a fancy glove.
Gotta-Read-Em Read Alouds for 4th Grade
1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
This is one of the best read alouds for 4th grade out there. It tells the story of Auggie Pullman, born with a rare disorder that causes people to do a double-take when they see him. Homeschooled for years, he’s joining middle school — with kids his age. Kids who stare. Kids who are mean. And kids who are kind but don’t know how to act around Auggie.
Ultimately, our protagonist comes through. With battle scars, sure. But with the courage to face the world with pride. This will serve your students on so many levels.
What makes this an exciting read aloud is that it’s told from multiple perspectives, which will spur deeper conversations with your kids and foster empathy. It shows how all of us do the wrong thing at times. And how we can correct our missteps.
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2. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan is a Silverback Gorilla that was taken from the wild to become entertainment at a truck stop off the highway.
Ivan narrates the story. His observations of human behavior are funny, beautiful, and even heartbreaking.
When a baby elephant joins his lonely, dusty home, he find new purpose. How can he get her out of this dead end life?
Like all of us, Ivan feels powerless at times. But he finds strength in his gifts and stumbles accidentally into his own happiness.
While the book is relatively thick, the chapters are short, so reading it’s more speedy that you’d expect.
And these digital vocab slides prep your kids for the words they’ll hear in the story! They work amazing for distance learning.
3. Restart by Gordon Korman
This 4th grade read aloud will appeal to all your kids, as it comes with a sense of mystery and kid-drama that they’ll relate to. The story opens with Chase, who’s in the hospital after a bad fall.
He has no memory of his life before the accident. When he returns to school, though, he’s dismayed to learn that other kids fear him. He wonders what he did to create this troubling response.
When he discovers what he’s done, he has a tough choice to make. Your kids will love piecing together Chase’s mysterious past. And imagining what they’d do in his shoes.
Like Wonder, Restart is a 4th grade read aloud told from multiple perspectives. It doesn’t shy away from challenging (but grade-appropriate) conversations about right and wrong.
Restart Vocab foldables let your kids predict word meanings using context clues so they’re ready for your read aloud time. I have my kids keep theirs in their writing notebooks so they have a whole slew of beautiful words to pick from in their writing. It’s fun to see them try out the words on their own!
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
Already a classic, Harry Potter is a fabulous read aloud. (And check out this stunning version.) Not only is it well-told, it’s the first of seven books, leading your students’ to six more fabulous novels. Gotta keep them reading.
It’s one of the great read-alouds for 4th grade because it allows for loads of great classroom conversations: theme, character arcs, story arcs, Greek mythology. It’s got it all.
Plus? J.K. Rowling doesn’t write down to kids. Her use of vocabulary is stunning and significantly increases their spoken vocabulary!
Other Read Alouds for 4th Grade
The start to the year is a priceless time to get them hooked. I start with the second listed book and BAM — I’ve got readers who fly through the series. It’s not Shakespeare, but they love it. (And it’s pretty danged funny and fun to read aloud.)
Beginning of the year is prime real estate time for read aloud. Don’t squander the opportunity!
These read alouds are perfect when kids are craving stability and coziness. These are my favorite go-tos with my students when we’re ready to settle into happy vibes.
That doesn’t mean there isn’t conflict. There is. But there’s something comforting about that gets kids reading and rereading. They’ll never forget you introduced them to these books.
When kids finish Harry Potter they’re often adrift. ‘Cause where do you go after that?
Click here get a can’t-stop-reading list to hand to Harry Potter fans (and their families.) These books will get your kids over their Harry Potter hangover and onto new wonderful series. (But keep the Harry Potter books handy. Because it’s nostalgic fun going back to Hogwarts.)
The last listed series in this post is one I’ve never seen mentioned anywhere else. But it’s incredible. So so good. Read it for yourself. You’ll love it!
These range from horribly written (but so ever-popular) to spine-tingling tales you will love to read on your own.
The first mentioned series were the most thumbed through books in my classroom library for years. (Telling the kids they’re “too scary for 4th graders” will do the trick. They’ll be lining up.)
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Kuna njia nyingi za kusoma kwa sauti kwa ajili ya darasa la nne, inaweza kuwa vigumu kuamua ni wapi kuanza. Kuanzia kuchagua vitabu bora vya kurudi shule (ambazo zinashughulikia wasiwasi wa siku ya kwanza) hadi kuchagua kusoma kwa sauti kwa mwisho wa mwaka wa shule, kuna mambo mengi ya kuzingatia. Lakini nimekuokoa wakati, mpenzi wangu. Hapa ni baadhi ya vipengele vya mwalimu favorite, pamoja na viungo kwa zaidi kusoma kwa sauti ambayo itakuwa fit nyakati maalum za mwaka kama kinga fancy. "Kama ""Kusoma kwa sauti"" kwa darasa la nne." "R.J. Palacio: ""Hii ni moja ya bora kusoma kwa sauti kwa ajili ya darasa la nne huko nje.""" Auggie Pullman alizaliwa na ugonjwa wa kawaida ambao unamfanya mtu awe na hisia mbili. Alifundishwa nyumbani kwa miaka mingi, anajiunga na shule ya sekondari na watoto wa umri wake. Watoto ambao wanatazama. Watoto ambao ni wabaya. Na watoto ambao ni aina lakini hawajui jinsi ya kutenda karibu Auggie. Mwishowe, mhusika wetu mkuu anafaulu. Kwa alama za vita, bila shaka. Lakini kwa ujasiri wa kukabiliana na ulimwengu kwa fahari. Hii itasaidia wanafunzi wako katika ngazi nyingi. Kilichofanya hii kusisimua kusoma kwa sauti ni kwamba ni aliiambia kutoka mitazamo mbalimbali, ambayo itasababisha mazungumzo ya kina na watoto wako na kukuza hisia-mwenzi. Inaonyesha jinsi sisi sote tunavyofanya mambo yasiyofaa nyakati nyingine. Na jinsi tunavyoweza kurekebisha makosa yetu. Je, unataka watoto wako waelewe maneno yaliyo katika kitabu hicho? Kifurushi hiki cha maneno hufundisha watoto wako (na kukufanya uonekane wa ajabu) bila jitihada yoyote. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata The One and Only Ivan ni hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi. Ivan anasimulia hadithi hiyo. Maoni yake juu ya tabia ya kibinadamu ni yenye kuchekesha, yenye kupendeza, na hata yenye kuvunja moyo. Tembo mchanga anapojumuisha katika nyumba yake ya upweke yenye vumbi, anapata kusudi jipya. Anawezaje kumtoa katika maisha haya yasiyo na tumaini? Kama sisi sote, nyakati nyingine Ivan huhisi kwamba hana uwezo wowote. Lakini anapata nguvu katika zawadi zake na kwa bahati mbaya hutumbukia katika furaha yake mwenyewe. Ingawa kitabu hicho ni kirefu, sura zake ni fupi, kwa hiyo kusoma kwake ni kwa kasi zaidi kuliko unavyoweza kutarajia. Na slides hizi za digital vocab huwatayarisha watoto wako kwa maneno watakayosikia katika hadithi! Wao kazi ajabu kwa ajili ya elimu ya mbali. 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli "Kumbuka, Gordon Korman, ""Hii darasa la nne kusoma kwa sauti itawavutia watoto wako wote, kama inakuja na hisia ya siri na mtoto-drama kwamba wao kuhusiana na.""" Hadithi huanza na Chase, ambaye yuko hospitalini baada ya kuanguka vibaya. Hawezi kukumbuka maisha yake kabla ya aksidenti hiyo. Hata hivyo, anaporudi shuleni, anafadhaika anapogundua kwamba watoto wengine wanamwogopa. Anajiuliza ni nini alichofanya ili kusababisha majibu hayo yenye kusumbua. Anapogundua kile alichofanya, ana chaguo gumu la kufanya. Watoto wako watafurahia kukusanya mambo ya zamani ya Chase yenye kutatanisha. Na kuwazia kile wangeweza kufanya katika viatu vyake. "Wonder, Restart ni kitabu cha darasa la nne ambacho kinasomwa kwa sauti kutoka kwa mtazamo mbalimbali.""" Haiepuki mazungumzo yenye changamoto (lakini yanayofaa darasa) kuhusu mema na mabaya. Kuanzisha upya Vocab foldables basi watoto wako kutabiri maana ya neno kwa kutumia vidokezo mazingira hivyo wao ni tayari kwa ajili ya kusoma kwa sauti wakati. Watoto wangu huandika maneno mengi katika daftari lao la maandishi ili waweze kuchagua maneno mazuri ya kuandika. Ni jambo la kufurahisha kuwaona wakijaribu maneno hayo wakiwa peke yao! 4. Uwe na uhakika Harry Potter na Sorcerer's Stone na J. K. Rowling Tayari classic, Harry Potter ni fabulous kusoma kwa sauti. (Na angalia toleo hili la kushangaza.) Si tu ni vizuri aliiambia, ni ya kwanza ya vitabu saba, kuongoza wanafunzi wako kwa riwaya sita zaidi fabulous. Lazima kuwafanya wasome. Ni moja ya kusoma kwa sauti kubwa kwa darasa la nne kwa sababu inaruhusu mizigo ya mazungumzo makubwa ya darasa: mandhari, arc ya tabia, arc ya hadithi, hadithi ya Kigiriki. Ina kila kitu. Kwa kuongezea? J.K. Rowling haandiki kwa watoto. Matumizi yake ya maneno ni ya kushangaza na huongeza sana usemi wao! Kwa wale wanaosoma darasa la nne, siku ya kwanza ya mwaka ni wakati mzuri wa kuwafundisha. Mimi kuanza na kitabu cha pili waliotajwa na BAM <unk> Mimi nimepata wasomaji ambao kuruka kwa njia ya mfululizo. Si Shakespeare, lakini wanaipenda. (Na ni pretty danged funny na furaha kusoma kwa sauti.) Mwanzo wa mwaka ni wakati mzuri wa kusoma kwa sauti. Usitumie fursa hiyo bure! Kusoma kwa sauti ni jambo la kawaida kwa watoto wanaotaka kuwa na amani na starehe. Hizi ni go-tos yangu favorite na wanafunzi wangu wakati sisi ni tayari kuishi katika vibes furaha. Hilo halimaanishi kwamba hakuna ugomvi. Kuna jambo hilo. Lakini kuna kitu cha kufariji kuhusu kwamba anapata watoto kusoma na kusoma tena. Hawatasahau kamwe kwamba uliwajulisha vitabu hivi. Watoto wanapomaliza Harry Potter mara nyingi wao huwa hawajui kitu. 'Kwa sababu unakwenda wapi baada ya hapo? Bonyeza hapa kupata orodha ya kusoma-hawezi kuacha-kutoa kwa mashabiki wa Harry Potter (na familia zao.) Kitabu hiki kitasaidia watoto wako kupata zaidi ya Harry Potter hangover yao na kwenye mfululizo mpya wa ajabu. (Lakini weka vitabu vya Harry Potter karibu. Kwa sababu ni nostalgic furaha kwenda nyuma kwa Hogwarts.) Mfululizo wa mwisho ulioorodheshwa katika chapisho hili ni moja ambayo sijawahi kuona imetajwa mahali pengine popote. Lakini ni ya ajabu. Ni nzuri sana. Soma kwa ajili yako mwenyewe. Utaipenda! Hizi huanzia hadithi zilizoandikwa vibaya (lakini ambazo ni maarufu sana) hadi hadithi zenye kuogopesha ambazo utapenda kusoma peke yako. Mfululizo wa kwanza uliotajwa ulikuwa vitabu vilivyopatikana zaidi katika maktaba ya darasa langu kwa miaka mingi. (Kuwaambia watoto wao ni <unk>wenye kuogopesha sana kwa wanafunzi wa darasa la nne<unk> itafanya ujanja. Wao itakuwa line up.) Daima kukatizwa wakati wa kusoma kwa sauti? Inaweza kuharibu furaha, sivyo? 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