Elementary Book Club: Bookworm Circle Resources

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Where can I get the resources to start my own book club?

Right here!

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Here you can download the resources I use for my elementary book club for 3rd graders+. Edit them as you’d like! On the poster, I typically add an image of the cover of the book that we’re going to use. For the membership cards, if you click on the PDF version, you’ll be able to print them double-sided. There are larger membership cards in the same file. I give those to the students who attend three club meetings. I laminate all of the membership cards. The sign up sheet is how I keep track of who took a Book Kit. I call them two days before each meeting to remind them.

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Membership Cards

Sign-Up SheetElementary Book Club: Bookworm Circle Resources

 
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PosterElementary Book Club: Bookworm Circle Resources

 
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Elementary Book Club: How It Works

Bookworm Circle is the 3rd grade and up book club I designed. We meet monthly to eat snacks, talk about the book of the month, play games, and do a craft. It’s a book club that is focused on activity rather than on discussion. Turns out, when the kids feel like the attention isn’t solely on answering questions, they’re more likely to voice their opinions. Woohoo!

This book club is also an awesome way to introduce kids to books they may not pick up on their own (books in verse, historical fiction, non-fiction picture books, graphic novels, comedic stories, etc.). Also, I welcome the kids whether they read the whole book or not. Because of this, they are more likely to show up each month, even if they didn’t make reading the book a priority or if they didn’t like the book. But, I’ve noticed that the kids who don’t read the book one month will read it the next month. They want to enter in on the discussion with the other kids!

Book Discussion: Ocean Edition

How to Run a Book Discussion for Kids: Ocean Edition – We used this amazing book: Can You Survive Being Lost at Sea? by Allison Lassieur. Explore ocean survival skills with elementary students using this You Choose book. Provide kids with kits, activities, and snacks for a successful book club!