Your 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!
| Research your favorite animal. Draw a picture of the animal and its habitat. Then, list five new facts you learned. | Go on a grammar scavenger hunt. In a book you’re reading, find and list ten nouns, ten verbs, and ten adjectives. | Find a poem you like, and practice reading it aloud. Then, create a beat to go with it. (Try tapping a pencil on a table!) Record yourself reading the poem in rhythm to the beat. | Interview friends and family members about their favorite books. Ask them to tell you what each book is about and what they like about it. | Read two books by the same author. Draw a Venn diagram to show what is similar and what is different. |
| 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. | Read a biography or an autobiography. List three facts you learned from the book. | 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 as you explain what to do. | Some prefixes are related to numbers. Write at least one word for each of these prefixes: uni- (one), bi- (two), tri- (three), quad- (four), quin- (five), and centi- (hundred). | Draw a map that shows the setting in a book you are reading. Add details from the book or from your imagination. |
| Complex, challenging, elegant, beneficial, and flexible are all describing words. Go on a scavenger hunt for items or pictures that fit each description! | Record yourself reading a chapter of a book. Practice first to make your voice sound natural as you read. Share your recording with a younger friend or family member. | FREE SPACE | 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. | There are three ways to pronounce the suffix -ed: /ed/ as in rented, /d/ as in sailed, and /t/ as in jumped. In a book you’re reading, find five examples of each sound of -ed. |
| Go on a prefix scavenger hunt. Take a book, and try to find at least one word that begins with each of these prefixes: pro-, multi-, sub-, trans-, and con-. | 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. | Read a science fiction or fantasy book. Describe a character who reminds you of someone you know or a scene from the book that reminds you of something in your life. | Find an example of each of these text features: a table of contents, an index, a glossary, a labeled diagram, a captioned photo, a heading, and a subheading. | Read about another part of the world. Create a travel brochure with facts and information, including interesting sights, fun activities, and delicious foods. |
| Read two informational articles on the same topic. List the important details that are included in both texts. | 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. | Write to your favorite author. Share what you like about their books. Ask a question or suggest an idea for a new book. | Use the letters in Summer Reading Bingo to make as many smaller words as you can. | Go on a suffix scavenger hunt. Take a book, and try to find at least one word that ends with each of these suffixes: -able, -ible, -tion, -ous, -ture, and -ive. |
Return in August with your completed bingo board and minutes logged in Beanstack to earn a tasty treat!
