Summer Book Club

My kids read way too much and every summer Kenneth and I plot ways to expand their reading to new generes or at least to include more reading in the nonfiction area. I had this great inspiration and we have a book club, we meet on Mondays (because our library is closed on Mondays). Everyone reads a book that has to do with Washinton DC, a biography of a president or historical figure, a historic event, or even a book about a landmark or monument. I thought that the kids would think it was a dorky idea, but they seem to really be enjoying it. At our meeting everyone reports on 5 things they learned about in their book. So far we have learned about: Abraham Lincoln, famous American Women, fun facts about presidents, Albert Einstein, George Washington's dogs, the civil war, Facts about the white house, Eleanor Rosevelt, and more I can't remember...