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Feb 12, 2016 · I am thinking of starting a book club with my first graders who are remote. I think this is such a fun idea. What books have you used in first grade? Do you have any book recommendations for the beginning of the school year? Thanks for any advice!
- Visualizing Activities for First Grade
You can use any of the books I previously mentioned, but I...
- First Grade Grammar Activities & Printables
Even with an extended day (730-330), I can have a hard time...
- Visualizing Activities for First Grade
Jun 26, 2019 · Getting Started with Book Clubs Step 1: Step 1 (This is the most challenging step): Gather the novel sets you will be using. You’ll make your selections based on two factors: Availability, and Readability. You’ll want a range of books that are appropriate for a range of readers.
- The Discussion Director
- The Summarizer
- The Illustrator
- The Connector
- The Word Wizard
- The Passage Picker
I explain that the Discussion Director acts as the leader of the group for the day. Their job is to run the group and make sure that the conversation goes smoothly. I make sure to let them know that EVERYTHING they need to do will be given to them, so they don’t have to worry about remembering. This usually alleviates ANY worry and helps them focus...
The summarizer can be a difficult role during literature circles. I like to model summarizing with a familiar story. I show the group the “Summarizer Page” and explicitly show how I can use the prompts and keywords to help me summarize that familiar story. Then I sometimes pick a second familiar story and ask the students to do the summarizing (alo...
The illustrator is usually the favorite role of my students during literature circles. I introduce the idea that students can pick a favorite part or what they believe to be an important part of the book, and then illustrate that scene. I ask them to do it without the book in front of them (I always have perfectionists who understandably want their...
The connector may be one that you need to give a little more time to as you introduce literature circles, depending on how much you have discussed text connections with your class. For students to be successful in this role, they need to have an understanding of text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections. Once this understanding is e...
The role of the Word Wizard in Literature Circles is to draw our attention to the vocabulary within the text. I explain that students can choose words for a variety of reasons: 1. They cannot read the word 2. They don’t know what the word means 3. They think it was a great word choice/juicy word 4. Other These words make for great conversations dur...
The passage picker is the role that I give as an “extra” if I have more than 5 students participating in literature circles. It’s not because I don’t love this role, but because I think there are elements of it that can be covered in different roles. Nonetheless, I introduce it to my students. I explain that the passage picker gets to choose ONE sm...
Jun 30, 2019 · Can they read in their heads? Should they take turns reading aloud? Do you want to leave the decision up to them? Imagine exactly what you picture the perfect Book Club to be like, then paint that picture for them. This is where my free Guide to Getting Started with Book Clubs comes in handy so you can establish those student expectations ...
Nov 6, 2018 · Here is a book club quiz to help find the right book for your book club’s style. Books mentioned: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty. Meaty by Samantha Irby. The 5th Season by N.K. Jemisin.
Aug 17, 2018 · Stumped for what your next book club book should be? Answer a few questions about your tastes and reading preferences and we'll narrow down your options.
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