Homeschool Book Club Plans for 2024-2025! Free templates Included!

 I am so excited to start our Book Club again in September. We took a short break for the summer to regroup and get ready for the new school year, but now my kids and I are ready to jump back in—and I think our book club friends are ready, too!

*If you are planning to host your own book club – please enjoy the free templates included in this post – they are Canva templates, so you will need a free Canva account to access them.

Last year, we finished up the Chronicles of Narnia series. (See this post for Narnia-related free templates.) Then, we read some Road Dahl books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach. I will have to do some blog posts about the movie day parties we threw for those books because they were a LOT of fun. Imagine – candy necklaces, a chocolate fountain, a giant mushroom, and cotton candy tufts – just to give you a peek into what our Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Movie Day was like. 

Are you hosting a Charlie and The Chocolate Factory movie day soon? Here is a free template for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Golden Tickets – they will fit perfectly inside small candy bars for a fun activity/surprise.

Now, the new school year is upon us, and it’s time to look forward to new books, fun get-togethers, and magical movie days.

Here is a peek into what our schedule looks like for our homeschool book club 2024-2025

September

In September 2024, we will be reading The Wild Robot. This book was a bit of a no-brainer because the movie ‘The Wild Robot’ also happens to be coming out at the end of September. So, movie day at the theater will be a first for our group, and we are looking forward to it.

Here are some craft/activity/game/snack and discussion suggestions we will use for this book.

The Wild Robot

• Craft - Build Your Own Robot: Provide materials like cardboard, aluminum foil, pipe cleaners, and markers (this pack of markers lasted a long time) for kids to create their own robot models inspired by Roz.
• Activity - Building Shelter: Use materials like sticks, leaves, and cardboard to build small shelters for toy animals, simulating Roz's efforts to adapt to the wild.
• Snack - Robot Rice Krispie Treats: Use Rice Krispie squares and decorate with candy to look like robots.
• Game - Robot Commands: A Simon Says-style game where one child is the "commander" and gives instructions to the "robots" (other children) to follow.
• Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Roz feels when she first wakes up on the island? Why?
  • What are some things Roz does to survive in the wild?
  • Can you think of other ways she could have adapted?
  • How do the animals on the island help Roz, and how does Roz help them?
  • Why is it important to help others?
• Extra! This is a really cute and fun ‘Make Your Own Sticker Robot’ Activity on Amazon.

October

For October, we will be reading two shorter books – Where The Wild Things Are and Room on The Broom.

Room on The Broom

• Craft - Witch Hats: Create witch hats using black construction paper, glue, and decorations like glitter and stickers.
• Activity - Broom Ride Drawing: Have kids draw themselves riding on the witch’s broom with their favorite animal.
• Snack - Broomstick Pretzels: Use pretzel sticks and cheese or fruit leather to make broomsticks.
• Game – Witch’s Brew Toss: A bean bag toss game where kids try to throw "ingredients" (bean bags) into a cauldron.
• Discussion Questions –
  • Teamwork and Friendship: How do the animals help the witch? Why is it important to help our friends?
  • Overcoming Obstacles: What challenges do the witch and her friends face? How do they overcome them?
  • Character Traits: What do you like about the witch and the animals? What makes them good friends?

You can also see an extensive list of books with movie adaptations here that are perfect for book clubs! Whether you use the books suggested or make your own list, you can use the following free sign-up sheets so everyone in your group can participate and pitch in for your 2024-2025 book club.

Get one month of our book club planning packet for free right here! Includes everything you need to host an amazing book club with ideas for two meetings and a movie day! Enjoy!

If you like the free month book club planner - then check out the entire packet below.

Here is our entire 2024-2025 book club packet here, complete with discussion questions and multiple ideas for crafts, activities, games, and snacks for every book and meet-up, as well as a suggested schedule, planner, and sign-up pages for your fellow book club mamas.

Enjoy your book club!