summer reading

1st Grade Summer Reading List of Books

Keep your soon to be 1st (first) graders, ages 6 and 7, practicing their growing reading skills with the best, most highly recommended books! These are favorite books for beginning readers from the easiest books with a few words per page to beginning chapter books with a sentence per page. (For my kids, this was first grade but for […]

Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids (2019)

Want to keep your kids reading over the summer? How about joining a free summer reading program or two!? My kids loved the free books so we used to do more than one program. I especially recommend programs that reward with BOOKS not food. But first, you might want to know about these Imagination Soup […]

The Ultimate Guide: Book Clubs for Kids

Basically, the purpose of a book club for kids is two-fold: to get social time with friends AND to read lots of books. Joining (or starting) book clubs is one of the best ideas to get your kids reading. There’s nothing better than hanging around with your friends, playing, eating, and . . . talking […]

Free Summer Reading Printable Packet for Kids Ages 6 – 13

Summer is just around the corner! Download this free summer reading packet for your kids ages 6 to 13. I hope this reading printable will help you support your children with intentional, daily reading and reflecting over the summer. What’s in the Summer Reading Printable Packet? Goal Setting Page Before you start, sit down with […]

How Reading Easy Books Benefits Your Child

This weekend, my daughter read three books. In about two hours. No, she’s not a speed reader, she just read books that were really, really easy for her. And, I totally endorsed it. In fact, I want you to try it with your kids as well. Reading too easy books is a great strategy to get your […]

Summer Picture Book Reading List for Pre-Readers

A reader asked me to make a summer reading list of picture books for pre-readers that included good variety, from lesser-known authors, were well-written and highly recommended. I loved the challenge. I hope you and your kids like the list! 🙂 (Scroll down to see all three categories of picture books.) Summer Picture Book Reading List for Pre-Readers The Book […]

New Chapter Books to Keep Your Kids Reading (Ages 9 – 12)

Are your kids psyched to read this summer? Or reluctant? Either way, it always helps to get good books — so Here are recently published chapter books that your kids will LOVE! Bot Wars by J.V. Kade (sci-fi / adventure) Trout’s dad disappeared in The Bot Wars. When Trout makes a plea for his missing dad […]

See How Easily Your Kids Can Learn About . . . (insert theme here)

Unlike most people, I’m dreading the Olympics. Only because I think I should invent some elaborate creative backyard challenge and blog about it. Or at the very least, have my kids learn about the history, the sports, and England. Sigh. Except I’m tired. I don’t feel like it. I just want to read my own […]

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