Reading books is a great way to learn more about our big wide world. It can be an interesting experience for homeschool students to read a book first and then watch it all come to life in a movie. Perhaps discussing what all was different in the movie compared to what they had read in the book would make an interesting writing assignment. You would be able to combine learning with fun if you started a Book and Movie Club for the homeschoolers in your town. It would be easy enough to organize. Here’s how you could go about it.
Find Out Whose Interested
Get in touch with all the homeschooling families that you can reach in your town. It doesn’t matter if they live close by or right across town. You never know who will be interested in a free activity like this. Once you have enough people on board to make it a decent sized club (5-6 kids is a good number to start with) get to the next step.
Pick Out an Interesting and Educational Book
Remember that before you pick a book you must consider two important points. First it should be a book that’s been made into a movie, and second it should be age appropriate reading for your Book and Movie Club members. The fact that it deals with some period of time, or an interesting incident from history will only enhance the learning experience.
Plan the Movie Screening
Give the children and their homeschooling teachers adequate time to read the book before you decide to watch the movie together. Remember some books may take longer to read so cater for the time factor. It will become easier to gauge just how long you need to wait after you do the first couple of books.
Have Fun at The Show
Now that you have read the book with your homeschool students and discussed the key issues therein, you are ready for the movie. Get all the Book and Movie Club members under one roof for the show. The end of the movie can be followed up with a discussion on how different the book was from the movie. Ask each member to share his opinion and impressions.
