Does your child hate reading because they don’t like sitting still to do it? Try these 7 suggestions to help energetic kids focus on reading and develop a love for books. This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading…
Kids who read over the summer stay on top of their reading skills and don’t fall behind. Use these ideas to get your kids excited about reading during summer vacation! This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back…
Today I’m going to tell you about some of my very favorite picture books—the ones you may not have heard of before. Even though my youngest daughter is 8 years old now and a fabulous reader, we still love to read fun picture books together occasionally. And I even still buy them when I find…
This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! A few weeks ago, my middle daughter hosted her summer book club. The book she chose is the first book in what has become her favorite book series of…
Hosting a summer book club for your kids and their friends is a great way to encourage summer reading! This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! We started hosting summer book clubs…
This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! My girls did their first summer book club in the summer of 2012. My youngest daughter was still a bit young for such an activity (though she did…
This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! I keep seeing some really great ideas for summer reading, so I wanted to share some of the best ones I found with you. I’ve linked up the original…
These easy-to-read chapter book series are perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade kids who are ready for bigger books. This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! My youngest daughter was reading really well…
This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! Our last day of school was last Thursday. So, naturally, Friday morning we had a little Summer Kick-off Party. My husband made a delicious breakfast of bacon, eggs,…
Free printable and ideas to help kids learn to write about the books they read during the summer. This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HEREto find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! Part of our summer reading is writing. We…
The benefits of summer reading for kids are too large to ignore. Encourage your kids to read over the summer by gifting them a pile of books as soon as school is out. This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and…
Make library trips more fun with a cute, personal library bag for your kids! Super easy to make! This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! Several summers ago, we made some fun,…