Literature Circles

Literature Circles in the elementary classroom. How to do literature circles with 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.

We all have something we do really well as a teacher, something we consider our niche… For me setting up Literature Circles and Guided Reading Rotations were just that. Literature Circles, in…

I have finally begun literature circles in my classroom, I actually love all of the amazing learning, and discussions that go on with ...

There are a multitude of ways to conduct Literature Circles in your classroom. Check out my TpT store for a free download of my Literature Circles Packet, which includes a quick summary of how I conduct literature circles in my classroom! Check back for more information on my Literature Circles. We're starting them this week

Start Using Literature Circles TODAY! Find out how to easily implement literature circles with grades 3-5. So easy, you can get started today (or tomorrow).

Teaching With Jillian Starr shares how she introduces book clubs. Not only are these great enrichment ideas to engage fast finishers, but it's also awesome for promoting independence during guided reading! Perfect for first, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade classrooms. This blog post shows step-by-step how to explicitly introduce literature circles into your book groups!

I love literature circles. I love giving my students ownership of their learning and choice when picking their novles. I also know that humans are social in nature, and literature circles provide the perfect setting for what I call "dinner table talk" about books. The challenge this school year was bringing the literature circle experience to the hybrid classroom. How could my students read books in groups when half of my students were home and half were in the classroom? How could we meet…

A multiple choice quiz after reading is a quick and easy way to check student comprehension, but it doesn't allow you to assess deeper understanding and it certainly isn't fun or creative. If you are looking for more meaningful and engaging activities to use with students during literature circles or a novel unit, here's twelve ideas that are favorites in my classroom and the Common Core standards they align with.

Make your literature circles activities PAPERLESS I love using book clubs (also known as literature circles) in my classroom. However, the amount of papers needing to be organized and passed out continuously stressed me out. The packets were big and cumbersome, and it always resulted in more work for me as the teacher when a […]