Book Club is an opportunity for 5th grade students to meet with me and their classmates over lunch. Together, we read a social-emotional chapter book over the course of several weeks. We improve our reading skills, have in depth discussions, and develop empathy for the characters in our books and people in our lives!
Berg Elementary Book Clubs:
2019-2020 Book Club Picks
Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness
By: Carol McCloud
Did you know that everyone carries an invisible bucket which is filled with all of our good thoughts and feelings? When you do something nice to someone or they do something kind to you, your bucket fills up. You're happy.
However, if you do something mean or someone else says something unkind to you, your bucket is dipped. You feel sad.
This book teaches students the rules to bucket filling and how they can use those rules to live a happier life.
Check out how we filled others' buckets, below!
(Total participants: 24 students )
2019-2020 Book Club Picks
Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness
By: Carol McCloud
Did you know that everyone carries an invisible bucket which is filled with all of our good thoughts and feelings? When you do something nice to someone or they do something kind to you, your bucket fills up. You're happy.
However, if you do something mean or someone else says something unkind to you, your bucket is dipped. You feel sad.
This book teaches students the rules to bucket filling and how they can use those rules to live a happier life.
Check out how we filled others' buckets, below!
(Total participants: 24 students )
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
Knowing what to expect when you go to middle school makes the whole experience seem a little less scary. From teachers to friends, schoolwork to homework, lockers to classrooms, here's the information you need to take your first steps through the halls of middle school with confidence.
Plus, you'll read letters from other girls who worried about going to middle school--and advice from girls who have been there. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: Coming soon)
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
Knowing what to expect when you go to middle school makes the whole experience seem a little less scary. From teachers to friends, schoolwork to homework, lockers to classrooms, here's the information you need to take your first steps through the halls of middle school with confidence.
Plus, you'll read letters from other girls who worried about going to middle school--and advice from girls who have been there. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: Coming soon)
Prairie Rose Elementary Book Clubs:
2018-2019 Book Club Picks
The American Girl Series...
Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends
By: Patti Kelley Criswell
(Total participants: 27 students)
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
(Total participants: 30 students)
2018-2019 Book Club Picks
The American Girl Series...
Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends
By: Patti Kelley Criswell
(Total participants: 27 students)
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
(Total participants: 30 students)
2017-2018 Book Club Picks
Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness
By: Carol McCloud
(Total participants: 83 students)
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
(Total participants: 35 students)
Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness
By: Carol McCloud
(Total participants: 83 students)
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
(Total participants: 35 students)
2016-2017 Book Club Picks
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
Knowing what to expect when you go to middle school makes the whole experience seem a little less scary. From teachers to friends, schoolwork to homework, lockers to classrooms, here's the information you need to take your first steps through the halls of middle school with confidence.
Plus, you'll read letters from other girls who worried about going to middle school--and advice from girls who have been there. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: 12 students)
The American Girl Series...
A Smart Girl's Guide: Middle School
By: Julie Williams Montalbano
Knowing what to expect when you go to middle school makes the whole experience seem a little less scary. From teachers to friends, schoolwork to homework, lockers to classrooms, here's the information you need to take your first steps through the halls of middle school with confidence.
Plus, you'll read letters from other girls who worried about going to middle school--and advice from girls who have been there. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: 12 students)
The American Girl Series...
Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends
By: Patti Kelley Criswell
This book is full of tips-- from wise words to use with bullies to smart ways to ignore them. Take a quiz to learn your speak-up style. Read advice from girls who have been there. And find out how to get the help you need when you need it. Stand up and make the world a better place for yourself and your friends. You can make a difference. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: 30 students)
How to Steal a Dog
By: Barbara O'Connor
"Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it."
Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation.
When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected.
With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: 39 students)
By: Barbara O'Connor
"Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it."
Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation.
When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected.
With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong. (Description from back of book)
(Total participants: 39 students)
2015-2016 Book Club Pick
Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness
By: Carol McCloud
Did you know that everyone carries an invisible bucket which is filled with all of our good thoughts and feelings? When you do something nice to someone or they do something kind to you, your bucket fills up. You're happy.
However, if you do something mean or someone else says something unkind to you, your bucket is dipped. You feel sad.
This book teaches students the rules to bucket filling and how they can use those rules to live a happier life.
Check out how we filled others' buckets, below!
(Total participants: 54 students)
Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness
By: Carol McCloud
Did you know that everyone carries an invisible bucket which is filled with all of our good thoughts and feelings? When you do something nice to someone or they do something kind to you, your bucket fills up. You're happy.
However, if you do something mean or someone else says something unkind to you, your bucket is dipped. You feel sad.
This book teaches students the rules to bucket filling and how they can use those rules to live a happier life.
Check out how we filled others' buckets, below!
(Total participants: 54 students)
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