WELCOME TO BOOK CLUB FRIENDS

Each half term your child will choose a book from the website and will become part of a book club with a small group of up to 4 children. Over the course of 4 weeks the group will read the book together and be part of fun, engaging discussions during a weekly online Zoom meeting.

Each book club meeting will be 30 minutes long and will involve reading chapters of the book and discussing various aspects such as the plot, characters and vocabulary. During the meeting, children will be following or reading from their own hard book copy (you can find them in your local library/shop/or choose our option with hard book copy)

The discussions will be supported and facilitated by a teacher, whose role in each book club is most often determined by the group participating, making sure it both engages and challenges the children. The teacher will pose questions and encourage discussions, whilst also allowing children to express their own views.

After each Zoom session the children will be asked to read a few more chapters of the book independently before the next meeting and they will be encouraged to annotate the text as they read. We will begin each session by discussing and answering any questions they may have. If the children are unable to read these chapters, the following week will always begin with a short summary so they don’t miss out!