First grade book club

Have a mini book club in your classroom via The First Grade Parade! At the beginning of each week, Mrs. Carroll reads a book to her class. Next, she has them fill out information about the book that helps get their discussion going during the book club session (e.g. favorite character, alternate endings, and how they can relate themselves to the story). Then, they tack their info on a brown lunch bag. When Friday comes around, the bags are filled with popcorn and the book club begins! Kids…

Getting started with book clubs-made easy! Set routines that will ensure your book clubs will run smoothly through the year.

Book clubs in first grade?! It may seem like a stretch, but the Spring is such a great time to get your students ready and used to reading, thinking about, and discussing books with their peers instead of me, the teacher! When done right, it can be such a fun learning experience for both […]

If you're ready to start a book club for 2nd graders, you'll need some book idea that will appeal to the readers in your book club.

SO fun. Seriously. Like I mentioned before, sometimes reading workshop can get stale. The kiddos robotically move from independent reading to partner reading and you can see the spirals in their eyeballs as they recite their partner prompts: “What did you read today? What was the problem? What was the solution?” Blah. It was such a joy to hear them back in November- but we need a revival. We need something new and fresh. We need book clubs! They have been super refreshing. I wanted them to…

Literature Circles (Book Clubs) are one of my favorite ways to engage students in reading. Get your kids independently talking about books while you meet with your guided reading groups.

Summer is here and while I know summer reading is important, it's also hard to remember to keep up with. Today we're sharing fun and easy tips for starting a summer book club for kids. Plus we have a

Do you use book clubs during guided reading or your reading centers? If not, you need to check out THISpost to read about why book clubs are the bomb digity. Are you ready to implement book clubs? I have ten tips that will transform you into the book club guru! Let’s get started… 1. Differentiate Differentiate

Teachers, librarians, and parents, are you looking for read alouds for 1st graders? Here are engaging read alouds that I highly recommend.

Hello Darlings! I’ve had a lot of questions about how to start Book Club Groups. Here are a few tips to help you get started. Decide on your Book Club groups by reading level. I group them by DRA level. I also use Running Records from The Reading and Writing Project here. Ex. All my 28 ... Read More about Getting Ready for Book Clubs