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well, this is late...oops! My original request was to get information on starting a book club an elementary school- here are my replies-- thank you to everyone!: I was referred to: -Starting a Book Club- (By knowles, 2003, Libraries Unlimited) and this great web site: http://mdbc.cps.k12.il.us/ for successful book club ideas and (too simple!) going to Google and simply typing: elementary book club I am a fifth grade teacher working on my MLS. I have started a book club at my school and have had a great time. I initially only had a student/parent after school, but I had so many that were not able to come that I have also started a lunch club. The parents who are involved in the book club love it and we have been using surveys to document an increase in time spent reading within families (it tapers off after third). I am adding grades little by little (1 or 2 per year). I would be happy to answer any questions that you have. A 6th grade teacher at my school has been running a book club once a month for intermediate students. I sat in for a short while last week to get a feel for how she does it. I need to probably sit in for a whole session to really understand how it goes. She had about 8-10 kids, provided a snack (goldfish crackers and juice), and the scheduled time is one hour I believe, after school. They have discussed some high profile, popular books such as Eragon and Inkheart. First she asked them to just talk about whether they liked the book or not and why--that got pretty lively! From there they go into more detail on characterizations and plot. The kids were really into it. Of course, she's a great teacher--I don't know if I could do as good a job! I have been doing a very small Reader's Circle Book Club at 1:00 every Wednesday with a group of second graders. We are currently reading The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo. We come together, have a small snack, talk about the book (what has happened, what we think will happen, what we'd like to happen, etc.) we look up any words the students aren't familiar with, any places they are curious about and maybe do a craft related to our story. Kim, I am going to graduate school right now and doing my product of learning class. One of my classmates is doing a bookclub with her students in an elementary and has great success. I will get her email for you and you can ask her some questions. I also purchased a book from Upstart that deals with bookclubs for younger students. I am home on spring break (it' snowing!) and as soon as I get back to my library I will send you that info...I am thinking about doing this next year...If you get any info from other people would you let me know? (the book may be the one I mentioned at the beginning of this message) I work at a rural elementary school of 400 students in central Virginia. I'm on a fixed schedule and on Monday mornings, we have 'clubs' for 4th and 5th grades. Since beginning this program in January, I've found it works if I read to and then question my students. I've chosen books they've agreed they'd like to hear - Walk Two Moons and Joey Pigza Swallows the Key. I read a chapter aloud and then question them about the character's thoughts, motivations, and interactions. Many of my students are not good readers so asking them all to read the same book would be a disaster - this way, they're listening and using cricital thinking skills to provide meaning for what they're hearing. We've had some very interesting discussions, especially in regard to Joey Pigza. I've offered to do other things with the group if they'd come up with the suggestions. I thought it would be nice to create a brochure highlighting the history of our school but they'd rather be read to. I host a K- N - A Book Club, Kids and Adults, book club at our school. It is held 6 times a year in the evening with students and their parents in attendance. Let me know if you are interested and I will reply with details. Good luck. -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Kim Monaco School Library Media Specialist Bellerose Avenue Elementary School 253 Bellerose Ave. East Northport, NY 11731 http://www.northport.k12.ny.us kmonaco@northport.k12.ny.us *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------