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I want to create a "club" that will encourage students in Middle School to read the Newbery Medal books.

The problem is, I don't know how to set it up. The reading will be on their own, but I'd like to present awards or incentives for doing this. We have an awards ceremony at the end of the year as well so something could be tied into that. Many of our students get "stuck" in a certain book series, which isn't the worst because they are reading, but I'd like to encourage them to read books they wouldn't normally pick up. We use AR at our school as well.

Any creative people out there that can help me?
CeCe Leave AR out of it, and use a different tacit! Why not ask the kids to read the books, and then write their (short) opinion - should the book have won the award or not. Have them meet periodically for a discussion (bribe with food)about the books, maybe have small groups read books by theme/genre/author and then present to the whole group. I would ...See More
Aug 15, 2010
Julie I run a Newbery "Club" at my 2 elementary (k-5) schools. Kids are introduced to the club at the beginning of 4th grade. It is completely voluntary. Students need to read 16 Newbery books by the end of 5th grade. Once they read a book they must turn in a slip to me to verify that they have read the book. On the front of the slip I have 5 questions. ...See More
Jul 5, 2011


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