Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The Beginning of Connected Book Club....
Ronda Hughes and Kimee Reed had been brainstorming for quite some time about the possibility of doing a connected book club via Skype or Google Hangouts. The more they talked about it, the more they felt they just had to try it. Ronda told Kimee about two different titles of books she had ordered through Book Depot, and they decided on the one they felt would be the best one to start with. Kimee placed her book order for Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff for her 4th grade students. They set the date, Ronda created the schedule, and they began. It was so much fun! Each week, Ronda and Kimee would take turns leading the book club and each have nine students participating. Since Ronda was at a larger school, her students had to apply to get into their book clubs. Kimee's school was so small they ended up having the entire grade participate. The meetings were scheduled so that there would be one per week for four weeks. During meetings, students discussed the characters, connections made to the books, reactions, setting, predictions, favorites. The students absolutely loved this! Not only did they love the book Absolutely Almost, but they loved being able to connect with students at another school in another town to share about the book and get to know one another. They looked forward to coming to the library each week to meet with their new friends. We enjoyed seeing so many of the "aha!" moments and hearing the connections made with the book. It let us know that they are truly reading, analyzing, and understanding the text. If you are ever interested in joining us, send @msclift or @RondaHughes10 a tweet!#connectedbookclubs #connectedbookclub #connectedbookclubchat
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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