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.
