Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 14:19     Subject: Re:When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Anonymous wrote:My kid had a book club that started in second grade. All the kids who participated read the same book. The class as a whole did not read the same book until they got to middle school.


Oh yeah, I'm a PP who said not in elementary, but I think they did have a book club for the advanced readers in third or fourth.

For that shared reading experience, enough kids read popular series that they can still bond over them. Seems like Wings of Fire, Warriors, and Percy Jackson are the big ones for boys.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 14:13     Subject: Re:When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
My kid had a book club that started in second grade. All the kids who participated read the same book. The class as a whole did not read the same book until they got to middle school.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 13:58     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
My APS kid started doing this in 3rd - they would actually shuffle up the grade and each teacher taught a different book so they might be with a different teacher and kids from the other classrooms depending on the book they picked or were assigned. They're doing it in 4th too.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 13:11     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Anonymous wrote:Nova Catholic school - all grades starting in K have a summer reading book to finish. That book is the basis of the first language arts and reading discussions, projects, grades of the year (depends on the grade level what they do with it).

My kids had class “novel study” during the school year starting in 2nd grade. I put that in quotes because the depth of what they had to do with the books varied by grade level.


Similar. My kids in a little private elementary did this in 4th. Island of the Blue Dolphin and a few others. We moved and switched to public, and the same didn’t happen again until middle school - 7th.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 13:10     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Anonymous wrote:In our LCPS schools, 9th grade honors English. Even in middle school “honors”, some kids were still being given easier options because they all couldn’t handle the same one. Such a joke.


I think that's ok. I'd be ok with there being maybe 2-3 book options within a class. I'm kinda sad that my 9 year old still hasn't read the same book as another kid in his class. Shared reading experiences are cool. I know, kids read outside of class, but it's not really the same IMO
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 12:52     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
In our LCPS schools, 9th grade honors English. Even in middle school “honors”, some kids were still being given easier options because they all couldn’t handle the same one. Such a joke.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 12:49     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Nova Catholic school - all grades starting in K have a summer reading book to finish. That book is the basis of the first language arts and reading discussions, projects, grades of the year (depends on the grade level what they do with it).

My kids had class “novel study” during the school year starting in 2nd grade. I put that in quotes because the depth of what they had to do with the books varied by grade level.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 12:44     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Anonymous wrote:In FCPS, never in elementary. The benchmark reading curriculum has erased novels in favor of short excerpts. They still do the “answer a few questions” or “write a paper”, but it will be a response to a couple of 6 paragraph excerpts vs a whole book.


I'm in the other FCPS (Frederick) and my 5th grader has never read a novel with a class. It's sad. Thank goodness he devours them at home.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 12:39     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
In MCPS, 6th grade
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 10:48     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Anonymous wrote:Also in FCPS- my kids still have been reading novels (even with benchmark) so I think this is dependent on the school. This is 4th/6th.


What novels have they read in 4th grade so far?
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 10:45     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
Also in FCPS- my kids still have been reading novels (even with benchmark) so I think this is dependent on the school. This is 4th/6th.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 10:32     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
My kid is in 3rd and has not done this yet. They do read short stories together and discuss them/answer questions.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 10:31     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
In FCPS, never in elementary. The benchmark reading curriculum has erased novels in favor of short excerpts. They still do the “answer a few questions” or “write a paper”, but it will be a response to a couple of 6 paragraph excerpts vs a whole book.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 10:26     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
My kids were definitely doing this by 3rd grade, maybe earlier.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 10:24     Subject: When do all the kids read the same book as a class?
I'm talking read the book, be able to answer a couple questions about reading, do a little diorama or summary report. Do they still do this?