{"id":26824,"date":"2019-06-13T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T13:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26824"},"modified":"2019-11-13T13:50:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:50:44","slug":"get-your-kid-reading-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/get-your-kid-reading-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Get Your Kid Reading This Summer\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s summertime! One thing I&#8217;ve always stressed with my kids is summer reading. Although I must admit, <strong>sometimes it&#8217;s a challenge to get my kids to read during the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But while I know the value of breaks, I also know my kids. Those sweet little ones would happily sit in front of their screens all day long if I didn\u2019t challenge them or change things up from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Reading is so important to everything they\u2019ll ever do in their lives, that I want them to get excited about books this summer. This year, we\u2019ll be <strong>using books as a way to celebrate our time off of regular school.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>5 Ways to Get Your Kid Reading This Summer<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Make a reading summer bucket list<\/h3>\n<p>In the past, we have made <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raisinglifelonglearners.com\/summer-bucket-list-2013-frugal-family-fun-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">summer bucket lists <\/a>\u00a0of things we want to do by the end of the summer, and we\u2019re getting ready to make a new one for this year. This time, we\u2019ll be adding in lots of reading opportunities like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend time reading in a tree.<\/li>\n<li>Read bedtime stories in a tent in the backyard.<\/li>\n<li>Visit a bookstore, pick out a new book, and read it in the coffee shop with cocoa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Read books from different genres<\/h3>\n<p>Make a chart with different genres of reading material on it and challenge your kids to read from each of the different genres throughout the summer. Some to include are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animal fiction<\/li>\n<li>Biography<\/li>\n<li>Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Wordless books<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Nonfiction<\/li>\n<li>Poetry<\/li>\n<li>Humor<\/li>\n<li>Realistic fiction<\/li>\n<li>Science fiction<\/li>\n<li>Adventure<\/li>\n<li>Historical fiction<\/li>\n<li>Folk stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26827\" title=\"5 Great Ways to Celebrate Summer with Books at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/05\/reading-time.jpg\" alt=\"5 Great Ways to Celebrate Summer with Books at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/05\/reading-time.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/05\/reading-time-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>3. Throw a book party<\/h3>\n<p>Have a few friends read the same classic with their kids as you plan to read with your kids. Throw a themed party to celebrate and discuss it.<\/p>\n<p>Set out cards to start conversations about the story, its characters, and its setting, and then pull the cards, taking turns answering questions and talking about different points while you eat snacks around the table.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26856 size-full\" title=\"5 Great Ways to Celebrate Summer with Books at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/05\/5_Great_Ways_to_Celebrate_Summer_with_Books.jpg\" alt=\"5 Great Ways to Celebrate Summer with Books at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/05\/5_Great_Ways_to_Celebrate_Summer_with_Books.jpg 776w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/05\/5_Great_Ways_to_Celebrate_Summer_with_Books-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Do an author study<\/h3>\n<p>As a family, choose a favorite author and read as many books by him or her as you can throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the summer, have a movie marathon of films made from books written by that author.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Become an author<\/h3>\n<p>Challenge each of your kids to write, illustrate, and bind their own books. Consider asking other families to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Then, throw a reading celebration where everyone has a chance to read their books aloud.<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few ideas to get you started encouraging your kids to read a lot this summer. What are some of your creative ideas for raising young readers?<\/p>\n<h3>You might also like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/five-ways-to-save-on-summer-fun\/\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Ways to Save on Summer Fun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/how-to-make-sponge-water-bombs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Sponge Water Bombs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>By contributing writer <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WvA0b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colleen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s summertime! One thing I&#8217;ve always stressed with my kids is summer reading. Although I must admit, sometimes it&#8217;s a challenge to get my kids to read during the summer. But while I know the value of breaks, I also know my kids. Those sweet little ones would happily sit in front of their screens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26824"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28563,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26824\/revisions\/28563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}