Literature Circles

I began Literature Circles with my classes today. I have taught for 5 years, but hadn't done Literature Circles for the past 3. I had forgotten how much I loved them. The kids love them too! There are 5 jobs, but I only introduced 3 today. The children loved being a Discussion Director, Literary Luminary or Vocabulary Enricher. One class is reading Sarah, Plain and Tall while the other class is reading Kite Fighters. They talked with each other regarding the 5 chapters we have read so far. We didn't have time to present in class. We will get to that tomorrow, but they worked well together! I'm excited!