What's included
12 live meetings
9 in-class hoursHomework
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 minutesAssessment
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.
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
Sources
Holes by Lois Sachar
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
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!
Reviews
Live Group Class
$14
for 12 classes1x per week, 12 weeks
45 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
9-12 learners per class