Our textbook is HMH Into Reading.  We also do a variety of novel studies. 

Here is a list of the stories we read:

1st Quarter

Novel Study:  Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing (2 weeks) 

1.1 - Flora & Ulysses (page 16) 

1.3 - Kitoto the Mighty (page 74) 

2.1 - Science Behind Sight (page 102)

2.3- The Game of Silence (page 138)

3.1 - Rent, Party, Jazz (page 166)

Novel Study:  The Witches (3 weeks) 

2nd Quarter

3.2 - Hurricanes  (page 184)

3.3- Diary From Here (page 208)

4.1- Prince Charming/Bride (page 236)

4.2 Perseus and Medusa (page 266)

 *Greek Mythology Unit

5.1 - Beatles (page 309)

5.2 - Dance Around World (page 339)

5.3- Art of Poetry (page 348)

3rd Quarter

6.1 -Mariana Trench (page 16)

6.3 - Grand Canyon (page 56)

7.1- Thunder Rose (page 80)

8.2-Bug Bites (page 171)

8.3 Now Your Cooking (page 180) 

Novel Study: Stone Fox/Iditarod (2 weeks) 

4th Quarter

10.1 -History of Comm (300)

10.2 - Coopers Lesson (336)

Novel Study: Love That Dog (2 weeks) 

Novel Study: Number the Stars (3 weeks) 

*Readers Theater  (2 weeks)

I will also read many novels to them during Read Aloud time.  Some of those include taecher favorites such as; Beastkeeper, the Wayside School Series, Wonder,  Fish in a Tree, the Out of My Mind Trilogy, Holes, Tale of Desperaux, and so many more!