All About Reading

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Summer Reading Program Ideas


Summer Reading Programs can be so much fun. Here are some great ideas that you, your school, or your library can use.

Standard – Assign books or have children chime in with the list of books that they read that week. Sometimes a minimum number is assigned to win a prize.

Interactive  Have a forum for the children to discuss the books. There can be even games regarding the different books.

Classical – Featuring classical works and using the classical (logical) approach.

Advanced – This one can include essays, reports, etc.

By grade level – This can include high school and college preparation.

Subject based – Math, history, science, etc.

Exploratory – Assignments to explore aspects of books (places/theories) to get them to look beyond the book.

Scavenger Hunt – Read books, find items from book in own community and photograph.

For artists –Those are interested in art can combine the subjects by creating a portfolio of drawings from the book.

Multi-age – Geared to those that want multiple ages reading the same book

Family – Discussion ideas for the whole family

Chapter a Day – The family (or parent and child) read a chapter a day and discuss it.

Library Scavenger Hunt – Clues to finding the books and what other resources their libraries have on the subject of the book(s).

Journaling – Daily/weekly journaling topics given for each book being read

Project based – Books with various projects associated with them. For example: Little House on the Prairie could have them build a model log home.

Challenge  - Set goal of books to read.

Community – Public readings or at nursing homes.

This is a small list that is deliberately kept without extreme details. Make them your own and be creative. You'll have so much fun.