Hi, I did a writing club this past year with the grades 1 - 3 at my school. I never expected to get the response I got and I didn't turn anyone away. During the year a few kids dropped out (they called it quitting, which for some reason the term "quitting" bothers me but that's another post) but for the most part they all stayed for the entire year - end of October - end of April. I had to do two lunch times to accomodate the numbers. This year I'm planning to just do one day (two days back-to-back was a bit too much for me) and limit the numbers to 25, preferrably 20. I did a presentation on writing club at my local teachers convention. If you are interested I can send it to you offline and if you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask. Also, this year one of the 1st grade teachers is thinking of doing writing club for the grade ones which means I could just focus on the upper grades. Elisa
Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. —Helen Keller Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ I would like to get some suggestions from you guys on ideas for starting some sort of book club, writing club, poetry club, etc. to do with students either during lunch, before or after school. What things have you done? This is my third year as a reading specialist at a K-5 school.I don't know if I want to target remedial readers or high readers. My principal is all for doing things above and beyond and I would like to bring something fresh to the table this year. I appreciate any suggestions you may have.
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