SUMMER READING
Follow the bookworm for fun summer reading ideas. Every day counts when it comes to preventing the “Summer Slide.” Keep you child motivated with these fun activities. “Every kid is a good reader with the right book.” -Emmett Betts
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Week 1 Visit the Library! MAY
Summer is a great time to sign up for a library card!
MAY
Plan a backyard camping trip with a friend. List all the things you will need to “survive.”
Week 3
Remember not all reading takes place between the covers of a book. Try menus, road signs or even sheet music!
JUNE
Week 4 JUNE
Start a round-robin story. Write the beginning and then ask friends to add to it. JUNE
Week 9
Week 8
Cut and paste words and pictures from a magazine to make a scrapbook page to remember your cool adventures!
Keep newspapers, magazines and informational material around. They can spark new interests in your young readers.
JULY
Week 7 JULY
Swap books with a neighbor or friend.
Week 6 Find a book or article on making paper airplanes. Host a contest to see whose can fly the farthest.
JULY
Week 5 JUNE
Make your own joke book. Collect funny jokes from your family and friends.
JULY
Week 10 Work up an appetite. Read a story about food and then recreate the dish. Yummy!
Week 11 AUG
Remember to list the books you read this summer on the back sheet. If you read your required books, dependent on your incoming grade level, you’ll get to join an ice cream party at your school!
Week 12
Pretend you are going to visit another city or state. Request more information.
AUG
Pretend to be a super hero. Write down all your special powers!
See what other kids your age are reading! Not sure what book to read next? Engage in grade level discussion about the books you are reading. Recommend a summer read by posting a highlight or teaser, a video or a link to a book trailer. Or check out other fun and free reading ideas at BrevardSchools.org. See Summer Reads and Students under the Parents and Students tab.
Feed and Read Sites This summer United Way’s Feed and Read sites will offer kids a place to gather in neighborhood centers to read and receive a book of their own. Food packages will also be available. For site locations and times visit UWBrevard.org.
Access thousands of digital books FREE!
Brevard Public Libraries
• Visit the library! • Get library card! • Go online at MyLibraryWorld.com
Every Question Counts! Part of continual literacy progress is learning how to think as you read. Asking questions supports learning how to think. Examples of some questions you might ask before, during, or after they read might be: • What was the problem in the story? • What was it all about? • What did you learn? • What was the solution? • What was your favorite part? • What do you think will happen next?
Writing Connections After reading a story, write one of your own with a similar theme. Pay attention to the author’s choice and practice a similar method: • The beginning sentence (hook) • The wrap-up (I bet this character didn’t just go to bed) • The transition from one event to the next After reading a book, summarize what you’ve read by writing a poem. By writing a free-verse poem you capture the key points with descriptive sentences.
Check out these cool tools: FloridaStudents.org Florida Students is a site that provides free educational resources for learning. BN.com/b/summer-reading/_/N-rs9 Barnes and Noble’s summer reading program may spark your new reading adventures. Scholastic.com/summer/ Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge highlights great summer reads.
myON Elementary school students in Brevard have access to thousands of e-books on myON.com this summer. Just go to myON.com: • Enter your school • Use your 7 digit student number as your username and password! Have fun and READ ON myON! You not only have access thousands of books but you can also participate in myON summer contests to win additional awesome prizes! Remember, good readers are never without a book to read!
FLDOE.org/academics/standards/just-readfl/families
Scholastic.com/parents
Florida Department of Education has provided a list of recommended titles for summer reading.
Scholastic provides book lists for a wide variety of interests and genres.
ReadingRockets.org
RIF.org
Reading Rockets is funded by the Park Foundation provides a wealth of resources for parents
Reading is Fundamental website provides online audio books and many other resources.
StartWithABook.org Start with a Book is the new Summer Reading support for parents provided by Reading Rockets. StorylineOnline.net Screen Actors Guild provides selected audio books read online by celebrities.
ReadToMeIntl.org Read to Me International provides a list of recommended titles for reading aloud.