Grades: 3rd-5th

In the 70’s, Thomas Rockwell’s How to  Eat Fried Worms was a children’s book that was either given as suggested reading or was read out loud in class.  How to Eat Fried Worms can still be found on elementary school reading lists today. 

When I was in the third grade, we would all join together for group reading time. It was one of the last things we did in our day. All four groups and three of the teachers would gather together on the carpet, with Mrs. Yaeger at the head in a student chair. Muffled movements of excitement and getting comfortable, and of Mrs. Yaeger clearing her throat were the only things that could be heard at those times. I rather believe you could also hear the anticipation in all the third graders’ breathing as we looked around to make sure everyone was doing what they were suppose to be doing. No one wanted there to be any reasons for Mrs. Yaeger to decide reading time would be replaced with heads down time at our tables. It was a late winter day, when we got to hear…

Click to read more ...