******Original Post: Book Groups Posted on June 23, 2012******
I thought I would share how I ran my book groups this year. Here's a few pictures to show you how I organized it. I have the packet uploaded to my TPT store. You can buy a complete set of Story and Informational books (I created an informational literature circle set to meet the Informational text standards---and well, they are much different than the roles that would occur in the usual book/literature circles! Click on any picture to take you to my Literature Circle Packet on TPT. (I do also have them listed separately)
This is how I kept track of who was in each group. (This is included in the packet)
I
made 5 sets (1 isn't shown because I didn't need it this year) of each
job on a lanyard. Each group is a color to help organize things. I
still haven't found the perfect home for these yet!
This
is an example of a packet I put together for one of my groups. Each
group had a packet that was the same color as their lanyard. It was
then the name of their group.
This
is an example of student work from one of the pages in their book
journals (that's what we named them). Each journal had a different
rotation of jobs so that I didn't have to tell them what their next job
was. I wasn't always meeting with each group EVERY time. I wanted them
to have some responsibility to run their groups without having to rely
on me all the time. (Though, I did have an ear on the groups and could
tell what was going on!!!)
Here's
one of my group of cuties discussing their book! Wish I didn't have to
blur out their faces so that you can see how intent they are on
discussing their chapter!
Another group working together
I
had been searching and differentiating so many different literature
circle groups through the years to use with my kiddos. I am a believer
that these can be done at ANY level. I modeled many times how they
should be run and we also completed the worksheets that are their "jobs"
in the groups many times in class as a whole group kind of work before
setting them loose in their new "book groups." I had ALL work done in
class. Nothing went home (we had strict homework policies this year and
I have had bad luck with students remembering books in the past---and
they NEEDED their books to run the groups!) We met 2-3 times a week,
depending on absences and making sure all had their work finished. If
needed, they could read/do their job during the Daily 5 time that I was
running in class.
I
don't really have a new freebie for you right now, but wanted to remind
you of one that I have had in the past! It is something that can be
used throughout the year for book "reports."
Click on the picture to grab yourself a copy!
Also---for those of you who have 4th and 5th grade teacher friends who would like a cute checklist like I have made for K-3, I am currently working on those! I had a special request from a few people---so I wanted to let you know that it's in the works. I'd actually like to try to finish it this week because next week..... shhhh! I'll be in Disney!! (and my boys still have NO idea!!!) We'll see if they catch on as I try to "sneak" pack this week!
If you missed out on seeing my checklists----here they are! (I just realized that I don't have a cover page for 3rd. Click here to see third grade!) I was SUPER excited to see that my Kindergarten checklist had been pinned over 1,000 times off of TPT!! I could not believe it!!!!!!! {To see all of my checklists click HERE}
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