Book Club Games And Activities

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Book club games and activities. The first person picks one out and reads the blurb from the back of the book. Book reports are a thing of the past and it s time to be innovative and try some book activities that your students will enjoy. This can be as simple as going around the group taking it in turns to introduce yourself and saying what you like to read and what you re looking forward to about the book club if you re new or what you like about the club if you re an established.

Lydia bennett pride prejudice considers cosmo great literature and sex. Look for book related future local events and time them as a finale activity. Of course you will also discuss the latest book you are reading but if that is all you do your meetings will soon become boring.

Look for agriculture fairs rodeos history or renaissance fairs food festivals art shows car shows science shows holiday events and so on and choose a book with a topic that relates to one of these events timing the completion of the book to be finished when your book club can attend. Liven up your book club meetings by playing a quick game or two when your members first arrive. There are many variations of this one but i think dwight garner s version as set out in his new york times article a few years ago is excellent.

This helps for bigger book clubs made up of more than 15 people. They can also be repeated throughout the year. Oct 15 2014 seven fun ideas to jazz up any book club meeting.

Get yourself a pile of paperbacks romance crime and other genre novels make the best candidates. At your first book club meeting or whenever new people join your reading group it s good to spend a bit of time getting to know each other. Even if your book club is on the smaller side this still helps for people who tend to be more quiet and their comments questions.

During book club meetings there is a fair amount of socializing and having a good time. Great activities to break the ice or freshen up an old routine. They are a great way to break down barriers between reluctant or struggling readers and books that i know they will love.