HIT: 5th grade read-alouds and videos

[Nancy Dickinson <dickinson1@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US>]

Once again, I thank you for your help! Here is my original target followed
by the responses I received.

Target:  I have a fifth-grade teacher who has asked me to purchase some
videos to accompany good read-alouds (She would read the book to the
class and then they would watch the video as a culminating activity). I
asked her for any specific titles, but she couldn't give me any.
So I am asking for your help. Can you suggest some good 5th grade
read-alouds for which there are some well-made video adaptations? Thanks
for your suggestions!


How about some of the Roald Dahls - Matilda, The Witches
Or Babe based on The sheep-pig by Dick King-Smith

 From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, has a wonderful
video adaptation called "The Hideaways", Bridge to Terribithia has a great
video, an easier read is "How to be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days"

Homecoming, Ellen Foster, Johnny Tremaine,

My fifth grade "Book and Film Club" adores The Whipping Boy (The film is
called "Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy,"  Sign of the Beaver, and From the
Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Be sure NOT to get the film with
Ingrid Bergman.  It's not a good rendition.  You want the one with Lauren
Bacall.).  The books are great, and the movies are quite good but give a lot
to talk about, Venn diagram, etc.

Our 5th grade teachers like the following books/videos:
Hatchet (video is called "A cry in the wilderness" - I think)
Best Christmas Pageant Ever (yes, we can still celebrate holidays)
Homer Price (we have 2 of the chapters on one video)
The Best Bad Thing

Some titles are the following: James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, A Cry in
the Wilderness is the video of the book Hatchet, Nightjohn and Where the Red
Fern Grows.

Charlotte's Web
Stuart Little
Two Minute Werewolf (ABC Afterschool special on video)
Little House on the Prairie (TV show)
Pippi Longstocking (older movie)
Little Princess, Heidi (Shirley Temple movies)

How about Shiloh or Matilda? I believe there may be a movie adaptation of
 From the Files of Basil E. Frankweiler to go with the great book as well....

How about Jacob Have I loved.

HOw about the Winter of the Red Snow by Scholastic or any of the other
of the Dear America books ?

Matilda by Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Dahl
 From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by Konigsberg

Our fifth grade does the book and video of Sign of the Beaver. Also good,
tho. our fourth grade does it, is "From the Mixed Up Files...".

Freak the Mighty
Bridge to Terabithia
Where the Red Fern Grows





Nancy Dickinson, Librarian
Hillsboro Elementary (K-5)
Hillsboro, TN  37342
dickinson1@k12tn.net
fsufan@dtccom.net

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