This Summer Reading post and giveaway are sponsored by Scholastic, but all thoughts are my own.
This summer has taken us ALL over the place, from Maryland to Florida to Utah to Colorado….and lots of places in between. We’ve had a bunch of adventures, and we’ve taken our books along with us for even more adventures…of a different kind. Even when we’re resting our bodies after summer-time adventures like hikes and hands-on museums and water parks, we can keep our minds active by reading good books.
My oldest son doesn’t go anywhere without his book – he even brings it along to museums (“just in case,” he says). And, yes, we’ve brought our Energizer Bunny® in the car everywhere we’ve gone. Here are just a few places that I’ve caught my kids reading the past few weeks…
Where have you caught your kids reading this summer?
About The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge & ENERGIZER® Partnership
Earlier this summer, I told you about the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and all of the amazing resources that are available for parents and kids to enjoy reading this summer. As a quick recap, the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is a free online reading program dedicated to stopping the “summer slide” by encouraging kids to read throughout the summer months when school is out. This year’s challenge theme is “Power Up & Read,” powered by ENERGIZER®.
ENERGIZER® has joined Scholastic this summer to *power* the Summer Reading Challenge and encourage families to find innovative ways to discover the power and joy of reading. Parents can sign up kids through September 4, 2015 (so even if the summer is half over, it’s not too late to enjoy the summer reading program!
Introducing #MondayMinutesGoal
To encourage and help young readers log as many minutes as possible through the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge AND to break the world record for summer reading, Scholastic is setting special weekly goals. Every Monday they’re announcing a #MondayMinutesGoal, the number of minutes for kids to read together in one week (by the following Monday).
It’s easy to participate! All you have to do is read (independently or together) and then…
- Have your child log his/her minutes on the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge website or on a paper log/piece of paper (check out my post for printables)
- Take a picture of him/her proudly displaying their minutes
- Share it on social using #MondayMinutesGoal and #SummerReading!
Find Out More
- Sign up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
- Find more Scholastic Resources to keep your kids reading all summer long.
- Learn more about the Energizer® Instant Win Game
- Follow @Scholastic on Twitter
- Like the Energizer® Bunny on Facebook
- #SummerReading
Innovation Book Packet GIVEAWAY
One winner from will receive the INNOVATION BOOK PACKET, a collection of Scholastic titles showcasing wonderful fiction and nonfiction books for kids to get lost in a great story about the world of science, STEM and inventions. US addresses only, please. Prizing provided by Scholastic.
The INNOVATION BOOK PACKET includes:
- The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret
- Extreme Science Careers
- Extreme Experiments
- Plus Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge materials including reading logs, pledges, bookmarks, and more!
This giveaway will close at 11:59pm ET on August 9, 2015. US addresses only. Good luck!
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He likes to read at home on the couch
to little to read but should be starting soon
Our grandson is currently reading the unabridged edition of The Wizard of Oz.
My kids love to Read Junie B Jones and Magic tree house.
My grandson likes me to lay down in bed with him at night and read to him before he goes to sleep.
They love to read at night curled up in bed or sometimes after lunch on the couch
My children love to read, we have been reading the Mr Putter & Tabby series recently.
Looks like your family and your Energizer Bunny had quite a few fun adventures together! We’re doing the Summer Reading Challenge too. I look forward to it all year because it’s such a fun way to encourage kids to read.