As I start to dive into the world of blogging I've decided to use this platform as a way to communicate with my students' parents. Posting the activities we have done during the week, upcoming projects, pictures from field trips and programs. This will hopefully give parents a way to check in with us and maybe even get into blogging themselves.
On that note, I decided to use my links entry to list summer reading programs for kids to use to prevent the "summer slide."
Barnes and Noble- Read 8 books, fill out the reading log and get a free book from Barnes and Noble!
Boise Public Library- I use this program with my stepdaughters over the summer. For every 20 minutes they read parents log in their time. After 10 days of reading they are eligible to win prizes. There are three levels with the prizes increasing as you move forward.
Book Adventure- A reading program through Sylvan Learning. Students read books, take a quiz on the book and will earn points to use towards prizes.
Book It- Book It is a great resource I use throughout the year. Students color in each day that they read on a monthly calendar. At the end of the month, they turn in their calendar and receive a free personal size pizza from Pizza Hut! During the summer, the log is similar however you must read 5 whole book by August 15th to be eligible to win BIG prizes!
Chuck E Cheese- This link provides a variety to reward certificates parents can use as incentives for their children. Specifically for the reading reward, the student must read 14 days and they will receive 10 free tokens to Chuck E Cheese.
Scholastic- Always an educators' favorite, Scholastic. Parents, students and teachers can use this program over the summer. Students log their reading minutes and earn virtual prizes. They also have a chance to win signed books and big prizes.
If you find any more summer reading programs in your area, please post below!
Deringer, S. (2010, May 27). 10 Summer Reading Program for Kids. Retrieved from http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/05/27/10-summer-reading-programs-for-kids
This was very exciting to read. I did not know that some of them participated in programs like this. I know that our local baseball teams in Michigan do prizes and incentives for reading so that might be something to look into. I also know that Pottery Barn Kids does summer reading programs for kids and after kids attend five then they get a prize. Also, some theaters do book reading incentives for kids in the summer time.
ReplyDeleteI did see the Pottery Barn program as well! I wasn't sure if all Pottery Barns participated. Free books are always a plus in my house!
DeleteWhat? Pottery Barn?! Cool! I had no idea!
DeleteThis is an effective links entry. I wish my kids' teachers would do something proactive like this. I am going to have to search out some Canadian incentive programs for our house. Thanks for inspiring me!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. The affirmation of this being a good idea for parents is very helpful!
DeleteWhat a great idea! You'll have to re-use/update this list each year and send to parents. I know I've done the local library program with my kids, but they don't care for the cheesy prizes now that they're older. I'll have to look at some of the other options.
ReplyDeleteI definitely will update this! I'm hoping it will help my students' parents. My kiddos are the same, they aren't loving the cheesy prizes anymore. Definitely relates to my list entry of things to do this summer!
DeleteThis list is a great idea to share with parents - thank you!
ReplyDeleteCourtney, I didn't know that Chuck E Cheese had something like this... I wonder how many other corporations have these kinds of programs?
ReplyDeleteAs I researched I found that many places have a "story time" type of activity so parents can shop while their kids are participating. Love the idea! Unfortunately a lot of these story times are geared towards little guys, so if I did use this list with my students' parents it may not be extremely relevant.
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