How to set up a book club in your school, including ideas for key questions for your discussion. Announcing your graphic novel book club many book clubs start by word of mouth, but you can also advertise your book club in the following places. How to run a virtual book club with middle schoolers school. How to start a book club for middle school kids how to adult. Since we start out the year by focusing on their independent reading and then. There are an infinite number of ways to organize a book club in a school or public library, and its interesting to see the various ways that they operate. Everything you need to start a book club in one convenient carrying device. Find out exactly how to start your own middle school book club, with many tips and ideas on how to choose book selections, and how to make it a success here.
Middle school students arent too old to enjoy library activities, and some exercises can help students prepare for harder research projects and writing assignments that theyll encounter in high school and college. In a new twist on the traditional book club, little free librarys action book club invites participants to read books on timely topics, engage in lively discussions, and take part in meaningfuland fungroup service. Ideas on starting a teen book club in your school library book riot. How we set up book clubs in middle school pernille ripp. Middle school often marks the transition to an active social life for tweens, who may want to spend more time with friends than family. This is my first one ever and so i may be asking for advice but i think the kids are. A book club is a great activity any time of year, but it works particularly well. The mission of the bridgewaterraynham regional school district is to provide excellence in education for all students in a safe learning environment.
Lakehills middle school book club offers some suggestions for great summer reading. How to start a middle school book club education possible. Very early on in our book club experiences, students had many ideas for how to make them better. Jot down questions as you read the book, or do an online search for guided questions. Ideas on starting a teen book club in your school library. But youll find likeminded book lovers at the following triedandtested places. And weve made it easy to do with these tips and resources. We believe that books can inspire you to make the world a better placestarting in your own neighborhood. Whether they were through school, the local library, or a bookstore, it was. School book club gets kids and adults involved beyond social activities and fundraising. Meet at one anothers homes, book a free room at your local library, or gather outside at a park for a bookthemed picnic. Books have always been very important to my family.
Your guide to starting a book club in your school oxford. Through the activities we added in, they also got a chance to bring the stories to life. So what do book clubs in the middle school classroom need to be successful. A voluntary book club for students i love this idea. Pick a passage from a book you are reading read aloud. This post is the first in a threepart series about how to run a book club in your classroom. The second post details how to establish expectations and create a schedule, and the third post discusses accountability and assessment procedures recent literacy research has revealed that choice is the key ingredient in a successful reading program, especially for reluctant readers. Lots of kids wish that their school had a book club, but very few actually have the drive to make it happen.
A book club for kids is one of the best ways to combine learning and fun. Then, decide on a place for your book club to meet, like your house or a local library. Image will be posted after we know the book book tba by author tba. Our junior librarians help provide an environment for reading and learning. Make a concrete plan for the first day and subsequent sessions, as possible. How to do book clubs in the middle school classroom. Simply put, a book club is a group of readers, usually three or four, who read books roughly in sync with each other. Top 100 middle school mustreads the top 100 books that ehs students should read before they leave middle school. Tips for starting a book club in your school plus resources that describe the benefits of reading. It wasnt that they didnt want to do book clubs, it was that they wanted to have meaningful conversations.
Ever wanted to start a teen book club at your library. Several years ago i started a middle school book club as a way to encourage my kids to read great some classic literature and enable them to discuss the books with their friends. Over 50 different kits to choose from, titles such as still alice, to kill a mockingbird, the cove, world war z, the happiness project, the help. How to start a book club for elementary students kids. Get together a core group it is much easier to start a book club with two or three people who already have some connection. The purpose of a middle school library is to help preteens appreciate reading while theyre also exploring databases, reference. They needed a chance to vent all of their frustrations with book clubs in order to see how this time around they might be different. Yes, we talk a lot about books but were also a little community that spreads positivity around the entire school through literary based programs. If you dont have anywhere to meet in person, you can start a virtual book club using social media or video chatting. How to start a middle school book club homeschool giveaways. Raynham middle school the mission of the bridgewaterraynham, excellence in education for all students in an, environment that values the individual. To start a book club, start by finding a small group of people who all love to read, like friends, family members, or coworkers. The purpose of the library club is to give students the chance to participate in the care of their library and to grow in their love of books.
I hope this has provided some helpful ideas on starting a teen book. Book clubs services to schools national library of new zealand. Ive run a teen book club in my school library for the past four years. Starting and making the most of book clubs for comics and. Middle school bookselementary school librarymiddle. Starting a high school book club libraries and life. Dont try to make the book club something its not, advise judy gelman and vicki levy krupp, coauthors of the comprehensive the kids book club book tarcher, 2007. Starting a middle school book club book selections. This product will help you start a lunchtime book club that meets for minutes and just lets students enjoy reading without the pressures of assessment.
My middle school students valued their discussion time during their book club earlier this year. Uncharted territorystarting my first book club and an amazing giveaway. Introduce your children to great literature and let them share their love of books with their homeschool friends by starting a middle school book club. You will need little convincing that setting up a book club in school is a good thing. This year, our stem booster club supported starting several afterschool steam clubs, including art, video game design, robotics, space and our makers club. Ask around the office, playgroups, your church, or civic organizations. If youre looking for a book club to join, check with your library. Start out by asking a family or two if theyd like to read a book and have some fun discussing it together. I would not have gotten student buy in if i had not had an honest conversation with them beforehand.
A guide to starting a book discussion club thoughtco. Whether they were through school, the local library, or a bookstore, it was great when someone organized a group of children together who all had the special. As i shared the titles for this round of book clubs, i was asked a lot of. Reading isnt always considered cool, but a book club is a way for your middle school child to take control of her reading. The lunch bunch book club is a program that can be held in a school library or in a classroom. Parents at northwood elementary get involved in school academics by participating in a school book club that promotes fun and a love of reading.
We always start with 10 minutes of free independent reading every day so that becomes the reading component when we are more focused on writing lessons. This is still how we start our book club explorations. These responsible students work at the annual book fair assisting with selections and recommendation of books for patrons. Parents can take turns jumpstarting the discussion. Usually clubs read the same book, but sometimes clubs may read books by the same author, or read a series of books together that share a common genremystery, historical fiction, fantasyor they may read a collection of disparate books with a. I think this is a good book list because i will be in middle school next year. How to run an awesome afterschool makers club renovated. The next book club meeting is wed, march 25 at the beginning of lunch in the library classroom. Think about what your intentions are for your book club. Sometimes you might find enough people to start a book club right away. This is a great way for middle schoolers to get together and talk about the books they want to read. You can get monthly book recommendations and free teaching notes as part of our oxford education book club. An afterschool activity requires parent permission, so follow your schools rules to the letter on this topic.
See more ideas about middle school libraries, library lessons and elementary library. Since i am going on my third year with ours in bloomfield, i offered her some of my tennants and philosophies. This letter is in response to a media specialist on my list serve who was looking for help in starting a high school book club. Once a month the middle school book club meets with the teen services librarian to gossip about the latest trends in teen novels. Being a magnet school, our students come from all over the county, and it can be difficult to get students to stay afterschool. Its not worth holding a club meeting if it is disorganized and, as the adult supervisor, its your job to provide structure and direction. College reading and writing project classroom libraries, grades 68. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. Starting your own book club is an endeavor that we applaud.
Book clubs are one of the intersections between collection development and programming. Many readers are adults here at book riot, but when we were kids, i bet we loved book clubs i know i did. Book clubs are generally a more social, less academic way to explore comprehension and meaning while learning from the insights of others. Book clubs have come back as a popular way to allow readers to discuss books in an informal setting. Find more advice on starting your book club in nikkis guide.
This is why we have a beautiful school library and classroom libraries. Starting a book club can be a breeze, but only if you take the right approach from the beginning. Great books for middle school book clubs pernille ripp. Book clubs are a great way to engage students with reading and help build a reading culture at your school. Put up posters around school and at your local library, add something to the. Once a year we run our official book clubs here in 7th grade. How to plan for book clubs in middle school heinemann blog. If you have been wanting your teen to get involved in a book club and there arent any near you, you should consider starting your own. Our second one will revolve around poetry and i am very excited to beginutilizing more minilessons, anchor charts and book tastings this time around. A wrinkle in time by madeleine lengle, the hunger games by suzanne collins, speak by laurie halse anderson, the. As a 1st grade teacher, i wondered how to create a book club experience that would be fun and challenging for all my students, addressing the capabilities of my belowgradelevel, onlevel, and abovegradelevel readers alike. It helps that we already had established book clubs at my school library, but that isnt a prerequisite. Chandler has been a member of a bunch of them and has some tips for you and your book club. To keep the book club focused on reading and books, i kick off the early days of conversation by setting up clear expectations in class.
How to run a fullchoice book club in your classroom. If you have a school library, this may be the most obvious place. Check out their other recommendations during lakehills scholastic book fair, april 1417. Ideas for how to do better book clubs in middle school. Often youll at least recruit some help in completing the rest of the steps. Children can enjoy the same kind of communitybuilding experience by meeting with friends to choose, read, and discuss books together. Joining a book club can seem impossible, if you dont know where to look. Your guide to starting a book club in your school oxford education.
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