It is a fun way to track their work and all the books they have read together. Read on for how to create an activitybased book club or jump to five winning books for a kids book club. Continue to the next slides for book club theme ideas. I dont have hs students come to the club so well done you on keeping them attending. These book club names for elementary students are just some examples to the types of ways you can inspire participation throughout the campus. Book club ideas kid through adult great group activities. To begin the teacher book club, we mailed a flyer introducing our idea to local teachers.
Create a great kids book club activity and book suggestions. Whether it is a beforeschool breakfast club, afterschool program, or summer program, elementary school book clubs are educational and fun. Reading book clubs a what to do and what not to do. However, be careful of letting your common sense tell you any of the book club ideas are too youthful for grownup book clubs, if thats what youre dealing with.
How to set up a kids book club and a list of books and activities of our. Book club ideas and battle of the books slideshare. Here are a few publishing party ideas to show your young authors just how proud you are of all theyve accomplished. Instead of doing literature as a separate subject with the exception of studying shakespeare, our elementary kids have a twicemonthly book club that they love. Book clubs is definitely a place to pull listening and speaking grades and we also use them for work completion grades, but to us, book clubs is not a place for grades.
How to start a book club for middle school kids how to adult. Decide how many kids you will include in the group. Also included in this unit are some anchor charts, lesson ideas, a. I hope this has provided some helpful ideas on starting a teen book. Book club ideas for elementary principals honorsgradu.
I hope i can find you all in twitter to follow up on library and book club ideas. Find ideas for discussions and activities your book club will enjoy. How to book a guest speaker for your next school program. Ideas book club anchor chart literature circles for 2019. The elementary book club provides resources for chicago schools and communities to organize meaningful and sustained book clubs that, utilizing parent and community volunteers, facilitate book discussions with young people. Encouraging children to read at an early age can instill a lifelong passion for books. This week, i wanted to get a glimpse of the book clubs that are happening in upper grade classrooms at my school. Need ideas for an awesome, clever, creative or cool book club names for elementary students.
Lets be honest most grownups cant even put that on a resume. One of my goals this year is to write more about the schoolage programs i. Managing the challenges of yearbook club walsworth yearbooks. The map can be modified for younger or older students. These editors will be responsible for their tasks throughout the entire book, rather than focusing on just one section in the book. You will love the selfdirection, motivation, and authentic reading, writing, and responding to literature that. If you belong to a book group yourself, you will know that the pleasure of reading is multiplied when we share our ideas, explore differences of. After seven years of teaching, he served as a junior high dean of students, assistant principal and athletic director before becoming an elementary school leader in wisconsin rapids. Kids are often busy during the school year with other activities, so you may find it easier to only do a summer book club 1. That kind of hard work deserves a full blown party. Choose from 20 educational and creative activities to do with your students. Book clubs is a place to share a love for reading and to watch your students devour books and have rich discussions about the text. Some ideas for book club books upper elementary august 17, 2014 july 31, 2015 pernille ripp i thought i had been doing book clubs well my first few years of teaching, but it wasnt until i went to teachers college and really learned how to do book clubs that i started loving them.
Your guide to starting a book club in your school oxford education. Students choose the book they want to read and form. Books for an elementarylevel book club my good friend and neighbordownthestreet hosts a twicemonthly book club for her two elementary students and my two. The graveyard book by neil gaiman, a heart in a body in the world by deb caletti, paper towns by john green, all. Elementary school book clubs are a great way to engage children while developing their critical thinking skills and keeping them interested in reading. Set the basic structure and ground rules for the book club.
If i had to give any advice on starting a teen book club it would be to simply start one. At any age, being in a book club teaches kids valuable skills. Students will leave this summer elementary school book club having fortified their reading and thinking skills, prepared and excited to tackle new texts. A growing number of students at robertsville elementary are becoming fervent readers, but theres no mystery to this story.
Whether youre a school librarian or a teacher, allowing time for. Book clubs are a great way to engage students with reading and help build a reading culture at your school. After reading a selected book, they discuss what they like and dislike about the. My largest hope for book club work is that students understand the power of bringing multiple perspectives to a text and that together they can figure out what this book suggests about who they. Obviously, kids and adults of all ages need all three of these categories in their lives. I sat in on several club meetings in tami heeses 5th grade class, and i saw some excellent thinking and learning happening. World changers club is an opportunity for students to connect with their school and community through service projects. Lots of kids wish that their school had a book club, but very few actually have the drive to make it happen. Matt renwick is a 15year public educator who began as a 5th and 6th grade teacher in a country school outside of wisconsin rapids, wi. Youll soon be surrounded by people that want to be there for the right reasons. In particular, theyll get practice understanding and analyzing what they read, foster a sense of pleasure in reading and writing, learn to write better, expand their academic vocabularies, and gain confidence with public speaking. Managing the challenges of yearbook club march 1, 2012. Book reports are a thing of the past, and its time to be innovative and try some book activities that your students will enjoy.
How to conduct book clubs in an elementary classroom advantages disadvantages possible barriers how to form a book club within a classroom setting. Get reluctant readers engaged in books by starting an effective kids activitybased. Please contact lalea evans if you have any questions about the clubs overview of clubs we may offer. When hullabaloo closed in 2005, i migrated the book club model to my sons school, where, led by. How to start a book club for elementary students wehavekids. How to set up a kids book club and a list of books and activities of our most. Teachers choose five or six books and collect multiple copies of each one. Make library pockets used to hold index cards or other small slips of paper out of envelopes and basic school supplies. How to conduct book clubs in an elementary classroom advant. We would like students to have a running list of books they want to read, since we hope they will get ideas from this discussion. You will love the selfdirection, motivation, and authentic reading, writing, and responding to literature that book clubs will bring to your classroom. And for many reluctant readers, turning a book into a craft or activity with their friends is just the thing they need to get them over the hump. Find a funny team name, a softball team name, a volleyball team name, bowling team name.
Find more advice on starting your book club in nikkis guide. Science and social studies teachers wanted ideas for novels for a collaborative unit with their teams. Book clubs are the perfect way to get your readers reading. You can get monthly book recommendations and free teaching notes as part of our oxford education book club. Explore options for setting up and running a book club. Our readers included eight teachers, one staff developer, two media specialists, and two researcherparticipants. Ideas on starting a teen book club in your school library.
One of the ideas i cannot wait to implement is book clubs, something. The book club will meet once a month hopefully at our school library to discuss. Wine and spine theres nothing better than having a book club discussion over a few glasses of wine. The best pto advice, ideas, and inspiration delivered weekly. See more ideas about book club books, library lessons and library programs. Just choose the participation level thats appropriate for the age level, says kris cannon, a former elementary school teacher and currently the librarian at mills high school in california, where she has started several lunchtime book clubs for high school students. Elementary school clubs and activities wake christian. Getting real with book clubs inspiring ideas for english.
Your guide to starting a book club in your school oxford. Find book club lesson plans and teaching resources. My good friend and neighbordownthestreet hosts a twicemonthly book club for her two elementary students and my two. Your students will love the choice and autonomy of book clubs.
If you need some book ideas, here are a few books that. Connie mccarthys blog for parents of early elementary school students, connies classroom, appears on. Decide if the club will meet yearround or only in the summer. I had the idea recently to start a book club for our kids and wanted to pass it by you all to see if you might be interested in a project like this. Present this list in front of the class during literature circles or book discussions. The heartwarming story of a misunderstood pit bull and a very shy little girl named reny. Discover a collection of book activities for upper elementary school grades. Here are some book club ideas for making your first gathering great.
National bullying prevention center resources book club. The book club was voluntary and free, with the district providing the meeting place and the books. During this time, our world changers team will brainstorm ideas for how we can help our school and community. One for the murphys by lynda mullaly hunt official gra book 2014. Some ideas for book club books upper elementary pernille ripp. Together, with the help of friends, family, and a goofy pack of mixed breed dogs, they confront and overcome the challenges of being misjudged and bullied. Here are a few fresh bookgroup ideas for revamping your gatherings, starting a new one of your own or joining one that surprises and delights. Since march ive been working as middle years focused childrens librarian. Since the student book club was launched in fall 2010, youd be hardpressed to find a member willing to unlock his grip on the latest group read. Book clubs also meet aasl american association of school librarians and common core state standards. We will meet as a leadership team on the 1st and 3rd tuesday of the month. How to set up a book club in your school, including ideas for key questions for your discussion. They read the same book, then gather to talk about the characters and setting and what their favorite part was and why.
Easy ideas to start a book club for your kids with picture. Presented by julie plunkett, librarian international studies magnet school aug. This haunting book has become a favorite of every students who has read it. A favourite of mine is the early readers book club aimed at kids in grades k 2. Go ahead and take that train ride in disguise with your adult history book club, or pass secret notes at the coffee house without anyone seeing with other grownups of your spy novel club. In order to carry out book clubs successfully, students must work together to negotiate places and times to meet, along with the pacing and discussion of the books. Get reluctant readers engaged in books by starting an effective kids activity based. Heese gave her students a very short amount of time to get into their clubs. Ideas for how to do better book clubs in middle school. They read the same book, then gather to talk about the characters and.