Will you be spending time reading summer picture books aloud to your children this summer? Hint: the answer is “YES!” And so, you will want to be certain to add these summer picture books to your reading list. This summer reading picture book list is an eclectic mix of classics and contemporary titles. They feature…
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Perfect Summer Read Alouds
Ah, summer reading. Warmer days have begun and now is a good time to choose a few books to read aloud during the summer months. There are few things more pleasant than cracking open a book on a lovely, sunny day. Take a peek at these absolutely perfect summer read alouds. My kids and I…
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Summer Reading: Seaside Bookmarks to Color
We are adding to our collection of bookmarks kids can color and call their own! Enhance the summer reading experience with these cheery printable seaside bookmarks from children’s book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg. It’s impossible to pick a favorite, but if pressed, I’d have to pick the smiling whale. What about you? Download…
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Summer Books! A Fabulous, Eclectic 8th Grade Reading List
Making this 8th grade reading list was a challenge. It’s a tough age for finding the right book. Rising 8th graders may not yet want to read YA fiction, but they also don’t want to read middle grade books about 10 and 11 year olds. Many 8th grade reading lists for summer include a host…
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Diverse Summer Reading: Early Chapter Books (7-10 Year Olds)
I bet you want your kids to do lots of reading this summer! Summer reading is the best way to help kids maintain their academic progress and what better way to keep them reading than one of the series from this diverse summer reading list for 7-10 year olds. I love putting a great series…
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Build Vocabulary with a Summer Word Jar (Plus Tips and Ideas)
Do you remember those vocab tests you took in middle and high school? The ones where you memorized tons of words and regurgitated them in multiple choice format? Did you actually learn vocabulary that way? Yeah, me neither. And why do you not remember any of those random vocab words? Because vocabulary is meaningless if…
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Funny 3rd Grade Books: The Perfect Summer Reading List
If there’s one thing that will draw an 8 year old into reading, it’s a funny book. And so with that in mind I made this list of 3rd grade books, perfect for summer reading! Some of the book will cause kids to giggle, some will make them guffaw, but all of titles on this book…
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Diverse 7th Grade Summer Reading List
I am having a hard time processing the fact that I now need to make a reading list for 7th grade! When I started making book list, my child was a wee thing! But I digress. This 7th grade summer reading list is chock full of interesting books that will keep your kid’s eyeballs off…
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