On Friday before school, Ms. Ream and I snuck a book into each student’s book box with a large pack of sticky notes and a pencil. Students could not wait to read their book! In order to prepare for the book clubs, student read their book 3-4 times and placed sticky notes throughout the books. They sticky noted connections and questions they had while reading. Most books were bursting with sticky notes! We met on Thursday in our first book club groups. We could not stop talking about our thinking and referring back to places in the book that were meaningful to us! The room buzzed with excitement! The work that was created is thrilling-all students made great inferences and connections to their books. Book clubs will become a regular part of our reading throughout the rest of year.
When I first heard about using books clubs in primary grades, I was a little skeptical. I didn’t quite understand how a book club would translate into the first grade classroom. After our first book club this past week, I can say we are hooked on book clubs! To begin, Mr. Elliott, Ms. Ream, Sabrina and Matt came in to model a book club for the class. The conversation was full of text to self and text to world connections. We eve got to learn a little bit about Mr. Elliott paper route he had as a kid! On Friday before school, Ms. Ream and I snuck a book into each student’s book box with a large pack of sticky notes and a pencil. Students could not wait to read their book! In order to prepare for the book clubs, student read their book 3-4 times and placed sticky notes throughout the books. They sticky noted connections and questions they had while reading. Most books were bursting with sticky notes! We met on Thursday in our first book club groups. We could not stop talking about our thinking and referring back to places in the book that were meaningful to us! The room buzzed with excitement! The work that was created is thrilling-all students made great inferences and connections to their books. Book clubs will become a regular part of our reading throughout the rest of year.
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AuthorHi I'm Ms. Smith. I am thrilled to be teaching first grade at Queen Anne Elementary. I am passionate about teaching and learning. Please stop by often to watch us grow as learners and citizens! Archives
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