Summer Reading for Kids
By: Joanne | July 21, 2009 | Category: Home and Family
Even though it's summertime and school is out, that doesn’t mean that all learning has to come to a halt. I’m a believer in summer vacation as a time to have loads of fun, loaf around a bit, and get into some unstructured learning. We grownups tend to overlook it, but all sorts of interesting things are growing and crawling around the yard to explore.
Summer is also a great time to read. I’m not talking about textbooks (unless you’re into that kind of thing). Reading with your little kids and encouraging the big ones to read, opens whole new worlds of imagination and discovery.
We read to our kids every day, and this summer my 8-year-old reads to me every day. We also participate in summer reading activities at our local library – I bet your library has programs too.
Even though she’s a good reader, I still read to my 8-year-old at bed time when she’s sleepy. Now we’re reading Shel Silverstein’s “Falling Up.” Shel Silverstein is one of my favorite authors. I think his books are a fun and imaginative way to introduce kids to poetry…and I love to read them too. What are your favorites? What do your kids love to read?
Maybe your kid is ready to work on writing and illustrating his/her own book. Why not? Maybe you’ve got a great author living under your own roof.
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In my humble opinion, I think that kids should read any kind of book that interests them. Especially when they're young, I think it's important that they learn that books can be really engaging and entertaining. Through the course of their academic career, they'll have plenty of time to be forced into reading books that may not interest them so much - summertime is their chance to read what they want. I'm sure there are many Chinese history books that are above the reading level of the average 9 year old, but I bet there are some books she can handle that will interest her too. A great source for recommendations would be your local librarian - she could talk to your daughter and help her find books that interest her. p.s. the other commented mentioned "A Wrinkle in Time" and though it has nothing to do with Chinese history, I remember reading it in 4th grade and I LOVED IT too.
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