Do you know what students love to do?

Talk.

Give them a hot second to chat, and pretty quickly your classroom will be filled with conversations about video games, and sports, and whatever the latest kid-trend is.

Unless you’ve asked them to talk about what books they are reading.  Theeeen you often hear crickets.

Kids simply don’t know how to talk about the books they are reading.  They often don’t know how to discuss the characters and plot and interesting facts.

Enter in: Literature Circles (or book clubs as they are often referred to)

Literature circles harness our students’ love of talking, and turn it in to a book-talking, thought-provoking, student-led conversation that is meaningful, AND builds stronger reader and thinkers.  

That is, if they are done correctly and with intention.

That’s where this week’s episode comes into play.  We’re breaking it all down with how to structure your book clubs, the roles your students will play, and how to make book-talking magic in your elementary classroom.

See complete show notes at classroomnook.com/podcast/65

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LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

EPISODE 57: Accountable Talk: A Teacher's Guide to Encouraging Deeper & More Meaningful Talk Among Students (Includes FREE Posters!)

POST: Giving Students More Choice in the Classroom

RESOURCE: Getting Started in Literature Circles (A complete teacher’s guide with teacher & student resources!)

Grab my FREE Literature Circle “Think Sheet” inside the Members Resource Library under “Reading Resources.”