***GUEST SERIES BY SIXTH-GRADE DARLA***
Begin the “Start a Kids’ Book Club” series here.
Although it would be easy to dive into all the workings of Bookworm Wednesday, I have to point out that none of it would have happened without my mom literally opening the door. No matter how smart, or excited, or careful I would be, I’m not allowed to invite the neighborhood to my house every week without my parents’ okay. That’s what my mom gave me. She wrote about our early experience with BookWorm Wednesday here – it’s interesting to read her perspective.
Kids that start projects like this need to have at least one adult that will open the door. I needed a place to run the book club – I suppose I could have tried the library or community center, but Mom said our basement would work, and she would supervise, so that became the base for BookWorm Wednesday.
It helped a lot that she’d just written the book, Empowering Youth: How to Encourage Young Leaders to Do Great Things
Ideas for Finding an Adult Mentor
• A parent mentor worked in my case, but you could also try your friend’s parent or other neighbor.
• What about the library? Your community may employ a youth librarian who would love to help.
• School media specialists are also tuned into the needs of young readers. Maybe there’s an after-school program that could serve as your headquarters.
• Connect with YMCA, Scouts, 4-H, or other youth-service agencies in your community. You might be just the person or project they’ve been looking for.
How to Start a Kid’s Book Club series:
Read Across America – Youth Leader for Literacy Project
How to Start Your Own BookWorm Wednesday
Adult Mentor
Book Selection
Activities
Safety
Marketing
Management
Teamwork
Money
This series of articles is a part of Read Across America, sponsored by NEA and Youth Service America. Darla — named one of the 2009 Youth Leaders for Literacy — is sponsoring this campaign to help other youth start book clubs in their neighborhoods. Please come back next week for the continuation of this series, which will end the last week in April, in conjunction with Global Youth Service Day.
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You HAVE to be careful about that “mother involvement”. At times they do wierd things like buying a horse (that knows nothing) and putting the kid (who knows NUTHIN’ either) together with it and says “Go make a Champion”. Then, the kid fools around on her own – - and does EXACTLY THAT!
The poor child was so busy she couldn’t even get into trouble! She worked her tail off and actually enjoyed it! All but the fork and wheelbarrow part.
Go figure.
G.M.J.
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