Book Clubs in 1st Grade

I am here today to tell you all about how I help my advanced readers to dig deeper into books independently!
I have a small group of about 4 kiddos who have consistently been reading above grade level all year. They cam to me already proficient at decoding and reading for meaning. In January, I decided it would be a great time to get them started in a little book club. (This is just what I call it because it’s easy for my kids to understand the terminology. And they were super excited about it being a ‘club’. You can call it anything you want to! Book club, literacy circle, literacy club, book talk, etc.)

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Sunday Scoop and other FUN things for you!

Happy Sunday! I recently discovered the super cute blog The Teaching Trio and fell in love! They are hosting a NEW linky party every Sunday called “The Sunday Scoop” and y’all, I think this might actually be something I can commit to on a weekly basis!! Most other linky parties aren’t good timing for me or they are way too involved and stress me out! This one was SO easy and I did it in like 5 minutes.

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