Saunders Elementary Book Buddies Book Club

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Saunders ElementaryBook Buddies Book Club

• Presented by
• Renee DiPasquale
• Saunders Librarian
• and
• Brandy Kelly
• Saunders Counselor

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BOOK CLUB PROCEDURESBOOK CLUB
PROCEDURESBOOK CLUB PROCEDURES

• 1. Introductions please be sure to sign in!
• 2. The purpose of a book club is to
• a. Develop stronger relationships with your child
  and/or the other parents and families in the
  school.
• b. Expand family conversations beyond How was
  school today?
• 3. Meet for 1½ hours 630 p.m. 800 p.m.
• a. Begin with dinner and chat time
• b. Discuss business issues (if any)
• c. Break up into groups each group will have
  supplies/materials to complete an activity art,
  writing, or research
• d. Follow up with a discussion

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Book Club Procedures
4. How book club works a. Have everyone get into
groups give about 5 minutes for
introductions b. Discuss how groups will run c.
Discuss rules each group creates their own
rules and places them in a folder d. Activities
provided (as needed) e. Questions provided for
discussions.
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TEN TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR OWN PARENT-CHILD
BOOK CLUB

• 1. Never drag a child to a book club. The idea
  must appeal to the child.
• 2. Look for members with interests and
  personalities that complement each other.
• Look for members with
• a. An interest in reading
• b. Similar reading skill levels
• c. Similar ages or grades
• d. An acquaintance or friendship with someone in
  the group
• e. A cooperative attitude
• f. Comfort with discussion
• g. An interesting mix of viewpoints
• 3. Plan activities, crafts or outings inspired by
  the book
• a. Come dressed in period costumes
• b. Write to the books author
• c. Bring food from cultures represented in the
  book
• d. Keep a book club scrapbook
• e. Visit a site mentioned in the book

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Book Club Tips

• 4. Keep the same meeting place and time (we met
  in the library at 630 p.m.)
• 5. Parents should decide which types of books and
  topics they are not comfortable reading and
  discussing in a book club setting
• 6. Meet monthly, even if you decide to read one
  book every two months. Meeting consistently is
  the key (we met every fourth Monday and made
  adjustments for holidays)
• 7. Kids love to eat. Make snacks/food part of the
  club
• 8. Keep it small. (we had around 20 members)
• 9. Plan for the meeting to be 1½ to 2 hours (time
  is needed for snacking, discussion, and
  activities)
• 10. Dont forget the boys! Book clubs attract
  mainly girls and mothers. Try to include fathers
  and sons too.
• From Cheryl Murfin Bond Start Your Own
  Parent-Child Book Club on parenthood.com

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• What did you expect the story to be about?
• Did it turn out that way?
• What did you think of the characters?
• Who was your favorite?
• Which part of the story did you like best?
• Where do you think the story took place?
• What do you think it would be like to live there?
• What did you learn from the story?

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Saunders Books and Activities
2006-2007

• Anyone but Me (Katie Kazoo Switcheroo) by Nancy
  Krulik Make a yellow wishing star and write
  your wishes on the star. Decorate the star and
  tie it with ribbon or yarn.
• Charlottes Web by E.B. White Match and label
  spider body parts using the Some Spider
  activity sheet. Take the Spider Find It quiz.
• Flicka The Movie - Novel by Kathleen Weidner
  Zoehfield discussion group and Saunders family
  movie night with a fund raising drive for the
  Save the Mustangs campaign.
• Frindle by Andrew Clements the only book with
  the whole Book Buddies Club activity.
• a. Month 1 whole group discussion with an
  oral reading of Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll and
  a reflection on made-up by children. Answer
  discussion questions found in the back of
• the book.
• b. Month 2 book club students invent
  their own made-up words
• and vote on the top three. The whole
  school votes on their
• favorite of the three. All words are
  featured on the
• Saunders Morning News Show.

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Activities

• Only Emma by Sally Warner and Jamie Harper Make
  a 3-D poster of Emma for the library.
• Ready Freddy King of Show and Tell by Abby
  Klein and John Mckinley Make a pinecone
• peanut butter bird feeder. Follow the
  instructions in the back of the book.
• Ready Freddy Tooth Trouble by Abby Klein and
  John Mckinley Make a tooth pillow following
• the instructions in the back of the book.
• The Secret School by Avi Discussion questions
  only.
• The Spray-Paint Mystery by Angela Shelf Medearis
  and Robert Papp. Discussion questions only.

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How Saunders Elementary Developed the
Book Buddies Club

• Developed by Leslie Wilson Title I Parent
  Involvement Specialist. She used Cheryl Bonds
  book club model.
• Barnes Noble Jr. staff picked out 10 popular
  childrens books available in paperback.
• On PTA Back to School Night in September,
  students signed up in the library for their
  favorite books out of the ten presented.
• The book club was advertised during Back to
  School night and later a flyer was sent home.
• The top four books were chosen and
  students/parents were divided into four groups.

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How Saunders Developed its Book Buddies Club,
contd

• October The first meeting was the fourth Monday
  of the month. Pizza, chips, cookies, and lemonade
  were provided by Saunders. The books were also
  provided by Saunders. Ms. Wilson discussed book
  club procedures with participants.
  Parents/students chose the activities they wanted
  to use with their books.
• November Parent/student groups began selected
  activities.
• December Saunders held a weekend book fair at
  Barnes Noble and book club members selected
  their four favorite books.
• January and February Parents/students discussed
  books and worked on group activities using books
  chosen at Barnes Noble in December.
• March and April Whole group activities were done
  using the book Frindle.
• May For the final meeting, Saunders had a
  catered Italian dinner (prepared by a Saunders
  parent) and members created books using the
  Scholastic Make a Book kit.

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Funding Suggestions

• Title I
• Library Funds
• PTA
• Grant Monies
• Other

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Anyone But Me Katie Kazoo series
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King of Show and TellReady Freddie Series
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Only Emma
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The Secret School
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Birthday Bash
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Frindle
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Made upWord Winner
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Closing Celebration
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Make a Book
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