Our summer reading starts today! I love doing summer reading incentives for my kids. We've done game boards, a beach scene, a balloon pop, and this year we are doing bookworms.
I put summer reading coupons on the back of cut out circles. The coupons are for a dime, quarter, 30 minutes screen time (wii/computer/show), iTunes download, ice cream, prize basket (which contains random small toys I've collected from different places), or new book. I put the circles in an envelope with their name on it.
I let the kids decorate one circle to be the head of their bookworm and put it up on the wall to get started.
When the kids read a book, they will write it down on their list of books read. If I think it was a long enough, hard enough book (so at their level) then they get to choose a circle out of the envelope, pull off the coupon, and add the circle to their bookworm (using painters tape so as not to damage the wall). If it was an easy peasy book for them (i.e., it took them 20 minutes to read) they can still write it down, but will need to combine it with other books in order to earn a segment of their bookworm.
It will be fun to see how long their bookworms will grow this summer! Yay for summer reading!!
(See how our long the bookworms grew and the kids' favorite books in this summer reading wrap up post)
Great idea to engage your child in summer reading! I am sure they love to see how long their caterpillar will get!
ReplyDeleteThanks! The kids are really enjoying it so far. We started 4 days ago and they are very enthusiastic about adding segments to their worms.
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ReplyDeleteVery cute! My kids will love reading this summer. Thanks for sharing at Mom's Library!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea. I love it. Have you heard of the at homeschoolLiterature.com? They have literature and stories about homeschoolers. It might be another motivator for your kids, to read stories about other homeschooled children. Who knows, they may even be motivated to write their own short stories. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cute caterpillar Erin!
ReplyDeleteI just love this!
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Super cute!
ReplyDeleteVery Cute! I featured this in a round up of ways to motivate kids to read in the summer on Mom's Library. Thanks for sharing. http://www.ready-set-read.com/2013/06/summer-reading-and-moms-library-link-up.html
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun idea! I pinned it to my preschool play and learn board!
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Awe - this is such a cute idea! Great encouragement for sticking with the reading list! Ever tried it with reward beads? Check it out: http://sophie-world.com/activities/reward-beads
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable. I found this post on pinterest and am using it in a blog post as one of many examples of keeping track of reading progress- with a link back to you, of course! http://mummstheword-allison.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-do-i-keep-track-of-my-hours.html
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! I know this is a silly question, but what is the easiest way to cut out a lot of circles like this?
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! I used my silhouette cameo machine so it was really easy for me. You might also be able to find precut circles at a parent-teacher type store.
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