Just Right Reading
Third Grade Reading Goals:
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Here are some great books that I recommend for daily reading, with their guided reading levels.
M Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
M Horrible Harry series (Suzy Kline)
M Cats (Gail Gibbons)
M Roxaboxen (Alice McLerran)
M Stone Soup (Jon J Muth)
M A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln (David A. Adler)
M Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (Barbara Park)
M Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
M Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Judith Barrett)
M Magic Tree House series (Mary Pope Osborne)
M Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (Judith Viorst)
M The Emperor's Egg (Martin Jenkins)
N Judy Moody Declares Independence (Megan McDonald)
N The Magic Finger (Roald Dahl)
N Big Bugs (Seymour Simon)
N Stanley, Flat Again! (Jeff M. Brown)
N Jigsaw Jones Series (James Preller)
N Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (William Steig)
N Chicken Sunday (Patricia Polacco)
N A-Z Mysteries series (Ron Roy)
O Amazing Sharks! (Sarah L. Thomson)
O Class President (Johanna Hurwitz)
O Boxcar Children series (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
O Henry and Beezus (Beverly Cleary)
O Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
O Runaway Ralph (Beverly Cleary)
O Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse (Judy Schachner)
O Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid Lindgren)
O Owl Moon (Jane Yolen)
O Twister Trouble: Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books, Book #5 (Anne Schreiber)
O The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
P Snot Stew (Bill Wallace)
P Red Pizzas for a Blue Count (Geronimo Stilton series) (Geronimo Stilton)
P Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)
P A Bad Case of Stripes (David Shannon)
P The Wreck of the Zephyr (Chris Van Allsburg)
P 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
P John, Paul, George, & Ben (Lane Smith)
P Stone Fox (John Reynolds Gardiner)
P Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
P Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace (Donald J. Sobol)
P Captain Underpants series (Dav Pilkey)
P Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor (Donald J. Sobol)
P Lunch Walks Among Us (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, Book #1) (Jim Benton )
- The goal is to have all third graders reading at a Guided Reading level P by the end of the year, with a high level of comprehension!
- Literacy, "the ability to read and understand", is the ultimate goal! Third grade is where we move from 'learning to read,' to 'READING TO LEARN!'
Want to know the level of the book you have and it's not on this list?
Check out this AMAZING App - Scholastic's Book Wizard.
Here are some great books that I recommend for daily reading, with their guided reading levels.
M Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
M Horrible Harry series (Suzy Kline)
M Cats (Gail Gibbons)
M Roxaboxen (Alice McLerran)
M Stone Soup (Jon J Muth)
M A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln (David A. Adler)
M Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (Barbara Park)
M Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
M Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Judith Barrett)
M Magic Tree House series (Mary Pope Osborne)
M Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (Judith Viorst)
M The Emperor's Egg (Martin Jenkins)
N Judy Moody Declares Independence (Megan McDonald)
N The Magic Finger (Roald Dahl)
N Big Bugs (Seymour Simon)
N Stanley, Flat Again! (Jeff M. Brown)
N Jigsaw Jones Series (James Preller)
N Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (William Steig)
N Chicken Sunday (Patricia Polacco)
N A-Z Mysteries series (Ron Roy)
O Amazing Sharks! (Sarah L. Thomson)
O Class President (Johanna Hurwitz)
O Boxcar Children series (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
O Henry and Beezus (Beverly Cleary)
O Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
O Runaway Ralph (Beverly Cleary)
O Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse (Judy Schachner)
O Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid Lindgren)
O Owl Moon (Jane Yolen)
O Twister Trouble: Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books, Book #5 (Anne Schreiber)
O The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
P Snot Stew (Bill Wallace)
P Red Pizzas for a Blue Count (Geronimo Stilton series) (Geronimo Stilton)
P Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)
P A Bad Case of Stripes (David Shannon)
P The Wreck of the Zephyr (Chris Van Allsburg)
P 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
P John, Paul, George, & Ben (Lane Smith)
P Stone Fox (John Reynolds Gardiner)
P Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
P Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace (Donald J. Sobol)
P Captain Underpants series (Dav Pilkey)
P Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor (Donald J. Sobol)
P Lunch Walks Among Us (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, Book #1) (Jim Benton )