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November Read Alouds for Elementary Teachers (Grades 1-5) in 2025

Are you looking for some November read alouds to add to your classroom library? Interactive read alouds are one of my favorite November activities for kids! Below you will find some great titles that I have enjoyed reading to my students as well as my own children at home during the month of November. 

This post features the following November read alouds:

November books for kids will give first grade, second grade, and third grade teachers ideas for lessons, crafts and art projects for the fall /aumtum. In addition to November read aloud book suggestions, you see reading graphic organizers, free printable resources and lots of November activities. Kindergarten, fourth grade, fifth grade, and of course a homeschool will love this too..         "

7 November Read Aloud Topics

Check out the list of 7 November read aloud topics you need in your classroom library.

1. Fall Books for Kids

This list of fall books for kids includes picture books about the changing of the seasons, temperatures dropping, leaves falling, and trees changing. A few titles included on this list are Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, Little Boo, and Little Tree.

2. Pumpkin Books for Kids

These pumpkin books for kids include picture books about the pumpkin lifecycle, jack-o-lanterns, and more. A few titles included on this list are The Ugly Pumpkin, Stumpkin, and Pumpkin Jack.

3. Veterans Day Books

Veterans Day is always in November. This list of Veterans Day books features picture books about poppies, memorial walls, and troops. A couple of titles included on this list are America’s White Table and The Wall. Those are some of my favorite November read alouds!

4. World Kindness Day Books

World Kindness Day is in November. These children’s books about kindness include picture books about simple acts of kindness. A few titles included on this list are Last Stop on Market Street, Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed, and A Sick Day for Amos McGee.

5. Kids Books about Native Americans

This list of kids books about native Americans highlights picture books about the relationship between the Pilgrims and Native Americans, Native American culture, and more. A couple titles included on this list are Fry Bread and We are Water Protectors. These are also some of my favorite November read alouds!

6. Children’s Books about Turkeys

These Turkey children’s books include picture books about Turkey’s not wanting to be eaten, funny turkey characters, and more. A few titles on this list include A Plump and Perky Turkey, A Turkey for Thanksgiving, and Turk and Runt.

7. Thanksgiving Read Alouds

This list of Thanksgiving read alouds showcases picture books about turkeys, the First Thanksgiving, life of a pilgrim, voyages to the New World, and more. A few titles on this list include Turkey Trouble, Thanksgiving at the Tappletons‘, and Cranberry Thanksgiving. These are some of my other favorite November read alouds!

In closing, we hope you found this list of November read alouds helpful!

November books for kids will give first grade, second grade, and third grade teachers ideas for lessons, crafts and art projects for the fall /aumtum. In addition to November read aloud book suggestions, you see reading graphic organizers, free printable resources and lots of November activities. Kindergarten, fourth grade, fifth grade, and of course a homeschool will love this too..         "
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