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The great news is that there is no right way to run a children’s book club – you can make it work for you! If you’re considering starting up a book club for kids this summer, I hope you’ll find these tips helpful.
If you are looking for a way to create an enriching experience around reading, the How to Start a Book Club for Kids booklet is the perfect answer. This comprehensive guide offers step-by-step instructions, tips, and resources on how to start and run a successful book club for kids of all ages.
From book-themed activities to printable discussion questions to interviews with the authors, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for a great conversation. Scroll down to see Brightly’s past and present Book Club for Kids selections.
- Printable Book Club Questions For Any Book
- Book Club Discussion Questions For Children
- Was The Book A ‘Thumbs Up’ Or A ‘Thumbs Down’ For You?
- What Three Words Would You Use to Describe The Main Character?
- What Three Words Would You Use to Describe Where The Book Is Set?
- Who Was Your Favourite Character and Why Did You Like them?
- What Did You Think of The Way The Story ended?
- What Do You Think Happens to The Characters Next?
- Did You Learn Anything New from Reading The Book?
- What Are The Main Themes in The Book?
A book club needs great questions to get the discussion started. We can also use our questions to help children consider aspects of the book they might not have thought of and to introduce aspects of literary criticism. Here’s a list of questions you can use with a children’s book club to talk about any book you’re reading. You can print the list t...
Here are ten questions you can use to discuss a book with children. You can use these questions for anybook you are reading. The questions begin with simple conversation starters that everyone can answer and also include more stretching questions to develop your discussion of books. You can print a copy of these questions: see the details of how to...
We always open my tween/ young teen book club with a thumbs up / thumbs down show of hands. It’s a light hearted way to get a quick idea of how popular the book was and the children have fun angling their thumbs if they want to give half marks!
This is a gentle opening question. We work round the group so everyone gets a chance to speak. It gives even our quieter members a way to join the discussion, and there’s no problem if you can only think of two words or someone has picked the words you wanted to say.
This introduces the idea of a book having a setting(s) and might also lead you into mentioning which genre the book is. Have you read any other books with a similar setting? How does this book compare? Is it a very different setting to where you live? Would you like to live in the book’s setting: why / why not?
This develops children’s ability and confidence to share an opinion and back it up with a reason. You might find agreement or disagreement within your group: both are good! We have one book club member who always delights us with picking someone from the story most of us have overlooked.
After all your reading, were you satisfied with the ending? Do you think all the main characters got what they deserved? If not, why not?
This invites your children to extend the storyline themselves. They can use what they’ve understood about the characters and storyline and add their own twist.
This question encourages us to always be open to new ideas. Books are wonderful at introducing us to new places and experiences. Perhaps you have learned a new fact about a country or culture different to where you are or perhaps you have understood someone else’s feelings, putting yourself in their shoes.
This extends our book discussion into literacy criticism. A simple way to explain ‘theme’ to children is to say theme means the message that the book shares with us. It’s not the storyline and what happens in the book (which is made up of the characters and the plot), but the meaning, the central message of a book. Sometimes a theme will be the mor...
- Decide Who to Invite. Here are some suggestions for possible book club organizations with examples. Download this free PDF handout to help. Age-based book club.
- Schedule Your Book Club. Before you decide when to meet, you need to decide how frequently you’ll meet and when you’ll meet. FREQUENCY. Meet weekly. Decide how much you’ll read and meet on a weekly basis to discuss.
- Choose a Book Club Book. Choosing a book is a VERY important task. Remember that it’s essential for children to have a say in the book selection. This gives kids ownership and motivation.
- Plan the Meeting. It’s time to plan the book club meeting. Here’s a possible meeting scenario… Intro / Get to Know You Activity. Expectations (for the first several meetings)
Jul 11, 2018 · Book Club for Kids. Now that you have all these amazing printables how about throwing a summer kids book club party? Kids can come and make their very own reading banner and monster bookmarks. Send them home with a reading log and agree to meet monthly and talk about a chosen book! How fun!
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Jul 3, 2017 · Today we’re sharing fun and easy tips for starting a summer book club for kids. Plus we have a FREE printable book report for keeping up with books read. This spring I had conferences with […]
