I love playing summer reading games with my children. I think it is so much to track our reading - especially since we do so much! And it's a great way to spend a rainy summer day! We usually participate in the summer reading game at our local library. But this year we also signed up for one through Journey Forth:
It's from BJU Press, some of you might be familiar with their homeschool products. It's worth checking into, since they are offering a Kindle Fire as a Grand Prize for the game. Plus, they have a wonderful list of great books to read, divided by age groups.
I poked around online (I love pinterest for this) and found some great resources for tracking your summer reading. I pinned my favorite here. I was only able to get the printable to open in my picture viewer and since I'm not all that computer savvy, I decided to make a few adjustments and make my own version. I love how it turned out! And today is the day we are going to get started on it! (It really helps that it's a rainy day, too.)
And I made baggy toppers for a fun treat - gummy worms to snack on while they read! I used snack size baggies and cut off the zipper portion. Filled each with about 6 gummy worms (we don't want them consuming too much sugar all at once!). My baggy was slightly longer the my baggy topper, so when I folded the topper over the open portion of the baggy I folded the excess ends of the baggy around back and stapled it all together at these two end spots. I hope this is clear - the picture above may help.
Here's a pdf version for you!
Here is the Summer Reading Kits my kids are receiving today.
I placed their logs inside library pockets (the same ones I used for our Tricky Tic Tac Toe game).
The logs are made to look like the old fashioned library cards!
I added labels to the outside of each library pocket, so we would know whose was whose. I also added a pencil (not sure if this will stay, but it fit nicely in the pockets).
And I made baggy toppers for a fun treat - gummy worms to snack on while they read! I used snack size baggies and cut off the zipper portion. Filled each with about 6 gummy worms (we don't want them consuming too much sugar all at once!). My baggy was slightly longer the my baggy topper, so when I folded the topper over the open portion of the baggy I folded the excess ends of the baggy around back and stapled it all together at these two end spots. I hope this is clear - the picture above may help.
Here's a pdf version for you!
You can add your child's name or initials to the labels with a pen or marker. Everything else is ready to go.
Let me know if you plan to use my Summer Reading Kit - I'd love to hear from you!
If you have other plans for your summer reading, I'd love to hear about them, too!
I also found the summer reading program at BJU press and the Kindle Fire looks very appealing ... I think we'll also sign up for our local library's program. Thank you for sharing your kit! Happy reading :-)
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