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Book club meeting plans for kids: 30, 45 and 60 minutes
The three plans, one page each
🦉 A 30-minute book club meetingAges 5 to 7, or a lunchtime club
Book ____________________ Date ________ Kit: peabody.kids/book-club/leaders/kit
| Minutes | What happens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Settle in: names round the circle, and each reader holds up the book. | |
| 10 | Read the book aloud together, or the best part of it if it was read at home. Stop once to ask: what will happen next? | |
| 10 | Two questions from the kit, one with a show of hands, one where everyone gets a turn. | |
| 5 | Colour a square on the chart, choose the next book, and say goodbye. |
Questions for today (from the kit): ______________________________________________
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🦉 A 45-minute book club meetingAges 7 to 11, the usual club
Book ____________________ Date ________ Kit: peabody.kids/book-club/leaders/kit
| Minutes | What happens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | A snack and the club's one rule: everyone gets a turn, and nobody spoils the ending for someone still reading. | |
| 10 | One thing I liked, one thing I didn't: round the circle, the leader goes first and keeps it short. | |
| 15 | Three questions from the kit. Let the group answer each other, not only the leader. | |
| 10 | The kit's activity: act it out, draw the map, cast the film. | |
| 5 | The next book, the charts, and who is reading what. |
Questions for today (from the kit): ______________________________________________
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🦉 A 60-minute book club meetingAges 10 and up, or a library group
Book ____________________ Date ________ Kit: peabody.kids/book-club/leaders/kit
| Minutes | What happens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Settle in and recap: one reader says what happened in two sentences. | |
| 15 | Open discussion from the kit's questions; the leader asks for a page or a line to back each answer. | |
| 10 | Did you know?: the kit's facts, and the questions the book left open. | |
| 15 | The kit's activity, in pairs or small groups, then shown to the club. | |
| 10 | A short review each (the review template), or a vote on the next book from three the leader brings. | |
| 5 | Charts, certificates for anyone who finished a challenge, and goodbye. |
Questions for today (from the kit): ______________________________________________
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