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Upper Elementary Book Club

Join me for this weekly book club for we read and discuss some of the greatest upper elementary children's novels!
Katey Grant
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What's included

12 live meetings
9 in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Students will read some chapters in between lessons for pacing and occasionally individually create Flipgrid videos and respond to others for discussions. The homework for a week should take no longer than 20- 30 minutes
Assessment
There will be an informal assessment with a written message about how the student is doing with class discussions.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
- Chapters will be assigned between classes for pacing. 
-We will talk about developing characters, predict what could be happening in upcoming parts of the story, and talk about discussing questions after reading together
-Learners should be able to read at a 4th-grade level and my personal teaching style is to make the class as engaging and fun as possible!
-Feel free to join this book club no matter where we are at in the section! I can you know how to get caught up or what date would be best to start. I would love to have you! 

Our first novel: Holes by Lois Sachar we will "dig" for 4 weeks 
   Week 1: We will create Camp Green Lake Nick Names and continue book discussion while reading 
- Play a game reviewing what we have read
   Week 2: We will work on a Camp Green Lake Handbook with a set of rules and guidelines we would make if we were the Warden and continue reading Part 2 of  Novel 
   Week 3: We Will do a little bit of research on outlaws in the Wild West and tie it to the book 
   Week 4: Wrap it up by discussing our favorite parts of the story 


Second Novel: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 
Week 1: We will make predictions on Padlet on what we think the story is going to be about 
Week 2: We will create our very own chocolate creation and for homework, we will make a Flipgrid having a commercial about it. 
Week 3: Review the highlights of the commercials and discuss the different character traits of the new characters we are being introduced to. 
Week 4: Finish up the book and play a review game on Kahoot 



 Third Novel:  Number the Stars by Lois Lowry  for 4 weeks 

Week 1: Background knowledge: Ask students if they understand the setting of this story and what was going on during this time period. Compare characters to one another. 
Week 2:  How have you Ever Pretended to Be Someone Else? Ask this question on Padlet along with where would you hide. 
Week 3: Do a Peardeck after reading to discuss the Symbolism of certain items in the book 
Week 4: Finish the book and talk about what the central message was



Some of the activities I hope to have us do together are discussion boards, games, Flipgrids, and Peardecks. 
If we need to extend some weeks because some activities end up taking too long or we don't get as far in anticipated chapters we can always adjust!
Learning Goals
Students will improve reading comprehension, understand how to find the unknown meaning of words using context clues, describe characters with character traits, use evidence from the text to explain their thinking,, and understand different characters' points of view.
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Other Details

Parental Guidance
One book does contain content that reviews racism briefly. One book is in the time period of the Holocaust.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Holes by Lois Sachar Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Joined January, 2023
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Nevada Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Colorado Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Grand Canyon University
I have done many book clubs in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade where I have taught for 6+ years! 

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$14

for 12 classes
1x per week, 12 weeks
45 min

Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
9-12 learners per class

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