The silliness and drama of Mac B. Kid Spy: Mac Undercover make it a promisingly exciting read at my book club! Stories about spies, subterfuge and suspicion make for great book club reads, and I’m sure this one will be no different. Here’s what we’ll do as we read.
I Spy
Looking closely at the cover is a great way to predict what will happen in the story, and what better way to do it than through a game? We’ll play “I spy” with the details of the cover. I spy something beginning with c! I spy something beginning with s! What details do we then spot?
Observation
At the end of our first class, I will give every child an assignment. Draw the outlines of at least three feet of three different people on sheets of paper. If they can do five feet, even better! If they mix the papers up, can they tell which outline belongs to whom? What details do they need to pay attention to to be able to do so?
Humorous Poetry
Humour is difficult to write, but let’s give it a shot! In class, we’ll try to create a limerick about a spy. What can we do to make it wacky? Limericks are a great way to pay attention to rhyme, rhythm and story, all at the same time!
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I’ve been running Read, Write, Explore, my book club for ages 9 and 10 for over five years now. Batch after batch, we discover new stories, and what’s heartwarming is how many young readers sign up month after month until they outgrow the programme!
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Alternatively, if you would like to read just this book with us, I have one slot open!
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