It’s finally summer! All of the kids should be out of school, but if you don’t go on vacation anywhere, then what are you guys going to do? I know, I know, summer is the time when kids claim that they are bored and have nothing to do. Even though that’s not always true, and typically, kids always say they have nothing to do during this time. It’s frustrating, right? Well, now that summer is here, there are a ton of summer reading challenges that you can sign up for.
Now, this will be great for kids who love to read. This is going to be an activity that they enjoy. If your child doesn’t read a lot or isn’t particularly fond of reading, then this may be a bit of a challenge.
I feel as if kids are losing the love of reading. No, it’s not all kids, but it is a good majority of them. They don’t use their imagination and allow books to take them on adventures anymore. I hope that this is something that changes with a lot of kids, and what better way to start than by joining a summer reading challenge!
What is a reading challenge?
A reading challenge is basically what it says. You’re reading for a certain time and have to read for a certain number of minutes or a certain number of books. So, for the summer reading challenge, it lasts until school starts. At least it lasts until school starts for some. I don’t know if the library is like this everywhere, but our local library stops theirs mid-July.
All the other ones I have come across end before school starts.
But how do you do these reading challenges? There are two types of challenges that I have come across so far. One of them you just record the books that you read, but you have to read certain books. The others, you can read any book that you want to, but you have to log the amount of reading you do. These particular ones have a timer on their app where you can start and end them during the time frame you read.
What are the summer reading challenges?
There are multiple summer reading challenges that I have signed my son up for. There is one at Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, Pizza Hut, and the library. I won’t include the challenge for the library mostly because that would be too much, but you should be able to find it either on their website or in the actual library.
Unless it’s different at your library, most libraries have multiple prizes that your child can choose from. Books a Million, I believe they will earn a dog man bag. Barnes and Noble, I can’t remember exactly what it is. At Pizza Hut they will earn a free small pizza.
There are a few more out there that you can look up if you want to join in on more of them. These are some great incentives to push your kids to try and read a little bit more.
Reading is a very important skill to have. Especially as the kids grow older. Hopefully as the kids grow older they will also grow a love of reading as well!
Conclusion to why you should join summer reading challenges
Reading challenges are supposed to be fun. Plus, with each and every one you get some sort of incentive for it. Granted you shouldn’t expect some sort of incentive just for reading, but this is something that might help inspire kids to do more and read more. This might be the start of them having the love of reading.
The summer reading challenges are something that happens every single year. So this is something that your kids can look forward to every year. Plus, these are great activities to do during some of the slower months. I know that won’t completely stop the boredom for your kids but I do know that it will help some!
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