Book clubs for middle school students

Randi Sonenshine, children’s book author of The Nest That Wren Built and middle school literacy specialist, shares ways to keep communication going in book clubs using fun games. Read on for some easy ideas that can help switch up the normal routine and get students engaged in conversations...

Getting started with book clubs-made easy! Set routines that will ensure your book clubs will run smoothly through the year.

10 best read aloud books for middle school. Contemporary and historical fiction that will start conversations about current events.

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Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel. One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis. Assigning a one pager is easy and works for any novel. Follow these simple guidelines: • Make it standards…

This is a guide to helping teachers organize and run successful literature circles in their middle school classroom. Lesson plans and tips.

Literary games that will spruce up your book club or teen program in a public or school library. Charades, basketball games and more are listed.

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Matchbook chapter summaries super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study.