What IrishCyborg has used so far this year for 6th grade reading for school.
Programming
Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games
Lauren Ipsum
Computational Fairy Tales
Scratch Programming for Teens (For Teens (Course Technology))
Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners
Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming
Banner in the Sky
Men of Iron
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
The Great Brain
Peter and the Starcatchers: The Starcatchers Series Books 1-3
The Annotated Peter Pan (The Centennial Edition) (The Annotated Books)
The King of Ireland’s Son
Terrible, Horrible Edie (New York Review Children’s Collection)
Uncle (New York Review Children’s Collection)
Uncle Cleans Up (New York Review Children’s Collection)
Mistress Masham’s Repose
The Midnight Folk (New York Review Children’s Collection)
The Box of Delights (New York Review Children’s Collection)
The Peterkin Papers (New York Review Children’s Collection)
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
What IrishCyborg has read to go along with SOTW 2 (Here is my complete list for SOTW 2)
Chapter 1 — The Glory That Was Rome
Attila the Hun: Leader of the Barbarian Hordes (Wicked History)
Chapter 2 — The Early Days of Britain
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George (Myths and Legends)
Chapter 3 — Christianity Comes to Britain (We are spending extra time on Ireland here)
The Story of Ireland
The Hound of Ulster
The King of Ireland’s Son
Ireland Our Island Story: A History of Ireland for Children
Irish Legends For Children
Best-Loved Irish Legends: Mini Edition
Chapter 8 — The Great Dynasties of China
Science in Ancient China
Chapter 9 — East of China
Easy Origami (Dover Origami Papercraft)
Folded Fun Beginner’s Origami
Decorative Origami Boxes (Dover Origami Papercraft)
Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away….
No history here, but I have to mention this series. It is a HUGE hit with my boys.
- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
- Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book
- The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda Book
- Art2-D2’s Guide to Folding and Doodling: An Origami Yoda Activity Book (Star Wars)
Activity style book
- The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett: An Origami Yoda Book
Activity style book
Chapter 14 — The Arrival of the Norsemen
Viking Ships At Sunrise (Magic Tree House, No. 15)
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths
The Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories)
Chapter 16 — England After the Conquest
The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House, No. 2)
Life in a Medieval Castle
The Castle in the Attic
Maths books about a Knight.
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter
Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens
Sir Cumference and the Viking’s Map
Sir Cumference and the Off-the-charts Dessert
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
Chapter 17 — Knights and Samurai
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Samurai!: A Deadly Career You’d Rather Not Pursue
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Medieval Knight!: Armor You’d Rather Not Wear
Tristan and Iseult
The Measly Middle Ages (Horrible Histories)
Day Of The Dragon-King (Magic Tree House 14, paper)
Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House, No. 5)
The Ordinary Princess
The Hero and the Crown
The Blue Sword (Newbery Honor Roll)
Chapter 18 — The Age of Crusades
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Crusader!: A War You’d Rather Not Fight
A Year in a Castle
Chapter 19 — A New Kind of King
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Puffin Classics)
Chapter 20 — The Diaspora
Chapter 21 — The Mongols Devastate the East
Genghis Khan: 13th Century Mongolian Tyrant (Wicked History)
Chapter 22 — Exploring the Mysterious East
Chapter 23 — The First Russians
Chapter 24 — The Ottoman Empire
Chapter 25 — The End of the World
The Door in the Wall
Chapter 26 — France and England at War
You Wouldn’t Want to Be Joan of Arc!: A Mission You Might Want to Miss
Chapter 27 — War for the English Throne
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!: Prisoners You’d Rather Not Meet
Chapter 28 — The Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal
Chapter 29 — African Kingdoms
Chapter 30 — India Under the Moghuls
Chapter 31 — Exploring New Worlds
You Wouldn’t Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You’d Rather Not Cross
Chapter 32 — The American Kingdoms
You Wouldn’t Want to Be an Aztec Sacrifice! Gruesome Things You’d Rather Not Know (You Wouldn’t Want To)
You Wouldn’t Want to Be an Inca Mummy!: A One-Way Journey You’d Rather Not Make
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer!: Fortunes You’d Rather Not Tell
The Incredible Incas (Horrible Histories)
Angry Aztecs
Chapter 33 — Spain, Portugal, and the New World
Chapter 34 — Martin Luther’s New Ideas
Chapter 35 — The Renaissance
Leonardo Da Vinci and His Super-brain (Dead Famous)
Chapter 36 — Reformation and Counter Reformation
Chapter 37 — The New Universe
Galileo for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 25 Activities (For Kids series)
Chapter 38 — England’s Greatest Queen
You Wouldn’t Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!: A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head
Elizabeth I and Her Terrible Temper (Horribly Famous)
Tudors: A High-Speed History (Horrible Histories)
The Terrible Tudors (Horrible Histories)
Chapter 39 — England’s Greatest Playwright
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Shakespearean Actor!: Some Roles You Might Not Want to Play
Shakespeare Stories
William Shakespeare and His Dramatic Acts (Horribly Famous)
The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, Book 1)
Chapter 40 — New Ventures to the Americas
North American Indians (Step Into)
Chapter 41 — Explorations in the North
Chapter 42 — Empires Collide