Your growing reader can boost their literacy skills all summer long with these fun activities. Have them go for five in a row, or try to fill the whole board!
| Pretend to be a character from your favorite book. Dress up to look like that character, and talk in a voice you think they would use. | Firefly, starfish, pigeon, hotdog. These compound words can be made up of two smaller words. Draw the two smaller words, and then draw each compound word. | Share your favorite book with a friend or family member. Show the front cover, the title, the author, and the illustrator. Then, show and describe your favorite page. | Wave, yard, and ring are multiple meaning words. Draw a picture that shows two different meanings of each word. | once • were • of • why • live • from • very • put Write each high-frequency word on a note card. See how quickly you can read them all. Then, try to beat your record! |
| Set up a reading nook. Make it comfortable with pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals. Be sure to leave room for lots of books! | Play Go Fish with a set of contraction word cards! Write one contraction on one card and the two words that form it on another. | Tell a friend or family member about your favorite informational book. Explain the main idea, and tell about three important details. | Plan a birthday party for your favorite book character. Make an invitation and “send” it to other characters. Be sure to fill the party with things the character would like. | Use the letters in your first and last name to make as many smaller words as you can. |
| clear • striped • short • silky • fresh • rubbery These are all describing words. Go on a scavenger hunt for items that fit each description! | Draw a picture with interesting details. Tell a story about your picture. What’s going on? What happened before? What will happen next? | FREE SPACE | Some letter pairs — sh, ch, th, and ck — make one sound when they team up. Use words like rush, chop, thin, and back to make a pile of word cards and play Go Fish! | Think about your favorite story. Where do the characters live? Where does the action happen? Draw a map that includes details from the story. |
| Go on an indoor camping trip. Drape a sheet over two chairs to make a tent, stock it with books, grab a flashlight, and go camping! | could • have • many • again • from • says Write each high-frequency word on a note card. See how quickly you can read them all. Then, try to beat your record! | Tell a story with toys or objects in nature. Take three photos to show the beginning, the middle, and the end. Share the photos and your story with a friend. | Pick a category, like sports, and name as many things as you can in one minute. Play again with another category, and try to beat your record! | Reread a favorite story aloud. As you read, use a different voice for each character and the narrator. |
| Bang and tang are in the same word family — they have the same ending letter pattern. Add more words to that family, and then make word families for sing, kick, and junk. | Go on an alphabet scavenger hunt. For every letter, look for and write down the name of an object that begins with that sound. | Draw a picture of yourself standing next to a book character. Explain to a friend or family member how you and the character are the same and how you are different. | Tell a friend or family member about your favorite story. Describe it in three parts: the beginning, the middle, and the end. | Bike, cake, rope, and tube have a long vowel sound and end with silent e. Reread a story and look for silent-e words. |
Return in August with your completed bingo board and minutes logged in Beanstack to earn a tasty treat!
