We held our first (of the school year) kids' book discussion on Thursday with our homeschool group. All summer we have been reading The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien and I know my kids were excited to discuss it with friends. The discussion started out a bit rough--I yelled at a couple of moms to remind them that it was a "kids only" discussion--but it went uphill from there. The questions that the kids have been sharing have showed a lot of growth since we started this time last year and the discussions have been thoughtful.
My purpose for having a kids only discussion is to teach the kids how to have a discussion and how to participate in a group setting with peers. I know/hope that at home each of the moms is having a deep discussion with their families about the books; teaching and pointing out any important themes or ideas.
I look forward to more discussions.
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