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!
| Make word cards with pairs of irregular past tense verbs— go/went, feel/felt, stand/stood, leave/left, eat/ate, and draw/drew. Shuffle the cards, and match them as quickly as you can! | Read a new book, and write a review. Describe what you liked and what you didn’t like. Share your review with a friend or family member. | Draw a picture of yourself standing next to a book character. Label details in the picture to show how you and the character are the same and how you are different. | small • happy • run • yell • easy • strange For each word, write a synonym and an antonym. Then, think of your own set of related words. | Record a video to show how to make a craft, learn a skill, or play a game. Use words like first, next, while, then, before, now, and finally so you explain what to do. |
| Think about your favorite story. Where do the characters live? Where does the action happen? Draw a map that includes details from the story. | Bark, pen, and trunk are multiple meaning words. For each word, draw a picture that shows two different meanings, and write a sentence to describe it. | Find a poem you like. Practice reading it aloud, and give a performance for a friend or family member. | Go on a prefix scavenger hunt. Take a book, and try to find at least one word that begins with each of these prefixes: re-, ex-, de-, dis-, and un-. | light • watch • people • own • try • about • only Write each high-frequency word on a note card. See how quickly you can read them all. Then, try to beat your record! |
| delicate • hollow • stiff • sticky • useful • plain These are all describing words. Go on a scavenger hunt for items that fit each description! | In a book you’re reading, find five words you don’t know. Try to figure out the meaning by looking for clues in the words around it. Then, use a dictionary to check your guesses. | FREE SPACE | Record yourself reading a short book. Practice first to make your voice sound natural as you read. Share your recording with a younger friend or family member. | Imagine a favorite character is coming to visit for a day. Think of what the character would enjoy, and make a schedule that includes meals and activities. |
| Go on a suffix scavenger hunt. Take a book, and try to find at least one word that ends with each of these suffixes: -ish, -ly, -ment, -est, and -ful. | grow • water • want • full • laugh • done Write each high-frequency word on a note card. See how quickly you can read them all. Then, try to beat your record! | Interview friends and family members about their favorite books. Ask them to tell you what the book is about and why they like it. | Tell a story by taking photos to show the setting, the characters, and the major events. Share the photos and your story with a friend or family member. | The letter g can make a hard sound (goat) and a soft sound (giant). Take a book, and look for both sounds of g. Make two lists of words. |
| Research your favorite animal. Draw a picture of the animal and where it lives. Then, list five new facts you learned. | Use the letters in your first and last name to make as many smaller words as you can. | Read an informational book. Tell a friend or family member about it. Explain the main idea, and tell about three important details. | Reread a favorite story aloud. As you read, use a different voice for each character and the narrator (the voice telling the story). | Write to your favorite author. Share what you like about their books. Ask a question or suggest an idea for a new book. |
Return in August with your completed bingo board and minutes logged in Beanstack to earn a tasty treat!
