Are you in a book club? BPY’s second graders are! Each book club is reading a different series, and the book club members are reading different books within that series. Second graders read their books with specific focuses in mind: Who are the characters? What are some of their traits? What problems are they facing? The book clubs meet to discuss each focus, noticing similarities and differences between the different books in the series. Students take extra care to be kind listeners with eyes on the speaker, and they’ve learned how to respectfully express when they disagree with their fellow book club members. The best part? They get to grow their reading muscles and talk about their reading outside in the gorgeous weather!