Summer Reading Tips

You’ve got 10 summer weeks. Try something new each week!

Start your own family summer reading challenge. Agree on terms and a prize. Consider counting page numbers instead of books, depending on students’ ages.

• Critic’s corner - share written reviews on Facebook alongside a book/reader photo

• Create “Bookstagram” posts on Instagram. Allow each reader to create a scene in which to set the book.

• Plan an outdoor reading picnic. Just food, a blanket, and a good book. No talking needed.

• Watch the movie after everyone’s finished a family book selection. Consider setting up an outdoor viewing area, inviting friends, and serving popcorn.

• Try making/creating a new idea or craft learned in a hobby-related book.

• Is the book set around a historical location or event? Take a field trip and see it live!

• Encourage your students to read aloud to younger children in your family or neighborhood. They could host a read-aloud

• Make an outdoor campfire and have each member of your family retell or act out the story in the book they read. Of course, serve s’mores or marshmallows!

• Older students (13+) could start their own Goodreads account and/or invite a small group of friends to start a summer book club, including great questions and snacks.

• Learn about the author. Many YA and children’s authors have FB and IG pages that help you see the author as a real person. A great example is Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie. Hold a “Meet the Author” night. Share two of the most interesting things you learned about the author. Creative students could dress up and pretend to be the author telling their own story.
  

The possibilities are endless! Encourage your children to dream up their own creative ways of sharing the great books they love reading.

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