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Family Dinner Book Club: The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade

February 1, 2015 • 7 Comments

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Welcome to a new Family Dinner Book Club.  This month we are featuring The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts.

We invite you to get a copy of the book and begin reading it with your family.

Then, use the great ideas below to plan your menu, make table decoration crafts, talk about the book and complete a family service project.  We have everything you need!

Everything you need for your Family Dinner Book Club this month.  A wonderful book about speaking out and encouraging kindness from growingbookbybook.com

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Just to review a bit… Family Dinner Book Club is a monthly book club for your family.  On the 15th of each month, we share the title of the book that is being featured.  Then, on the 1st of each month we provide all the details for your special club dinner.  Sarah from Daisy at Home shares a special menu to compliment the book.  And, I will share conversation starters and a service project for your family.  Sarah and I will take turns showcasing table decoration crafts to make with the kids.

We invite you to share a picture from your dinner with us anytime during the month on our Family Dinner Book Club Facebook page.

Now, on to preparing for book club this month!

Family Dinner Book Club: The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade

The Book

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts

Nobody really noticed little Sally McCabe.  She was the smallest girl in the smallest grade.  But, Sally noticed everything around her.  One day, Sally stands up for herself and makes her voice heard.  She discovers that one small voice can make a big difference!

Family Dinner Book Club

Table Topics

Here are six conversation starters to get your dinner book club rolling.  Just click on this link (The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade) for a one page file that you can print and then cut apart.  Use the cards on your chosen dinner night.  You, of course, don’t have to use all of them or you may even have some other discussion points that developed while you were reading.  These are just meant to be a guide.  Happy talking!

  • What were some things that you noticed today that made you feel good?
  • What were some things that you noticed today that bothered you?
  • Sally McCabe sees bullying going on in her school.  Have you ever witnessed someone being bullied?  What did you do?
  • How did Sally McCabe make a difference in the story?
  • What is one thing you think would make the world a better place to live?
  • How could you make the world a better place?

Family Service Project

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade is about taking small steps to make a big difference.  Random Acts of Kindness Week also happens to be in February.  This month as a family make a point to perform random acts of kindness.  Coffee Cups and Crayons and Toddler Approved have a wonderful series called 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge that will give you lots of ideas!

Don’t forget to talk about how your family feels when they perform random acts of kindness.

Table Decorations and Menu

Head over to Daisy at Home to get your The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade Menu and Table Decorations!

We hope you are inspired to create a fun and meaningful Family Dinner Book Club with your own family. Remember that we want to see pictures of your dinner.  Please share them our special Family Dinner Book Club Facebook page.

P.S.  Don’t forget to sign up for our FREE newsletter!  Newsletter subscribers get an exclusive free Family Dinner Book Club planner each month.

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7 Comments Filed Under: All categories, Family Literacy Tagged With: family, kindness, random acts of kindness

About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Tina at Mommynificent says

    February 12, 2015 at 5:23 am

    Love both this idea of family dinner book club and this book! Thanks for sharing at Booknificent Thursday!
    Tina

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  2. Jill says

    February 8, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    This sounds like a great book for kids !

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

    Reply
  3. Danielle says

    February 7, 2015 at 9:18 am

    I am going to look for this book at the library this weekend!

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  4. Laura Pol says

    February 5, 2015 at 9:19 am

    How fun! I definitely will be following this because I think it’s essential in getting to know our kids better as well as have great, meaningful family time! Thanks for sharing at Booknificent Thursday! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sarah says

    February 1, 2015 at 9:41 am

    This was such a great book with a big message for even the smallest in our families and schools. I love the idea of having a discussion about bullying. Such a tough and important topic.

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    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      February 1, 2015 at 2:06 pm

      Thanks Sarah! It’s a well loved book in our house.

      Reply

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  1. The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade - Daisy At Home says:
    February 1, 2015 at 9:39 am

    […] for the whole family. Scroll all the way to the bottom for some easy crafts, as well. Head over to Growing Book by Book for some talking points to get the conversation started and an idea for a family service project. […]

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