June reading activities
Check out NEA's new partnership with Major League Soccer
Get a Kick Out of Reading/¡Lee y Marca un Golazo! kicks off this summer with a Summer Reading Challenge! The Challenge invites select children (grades K-6) in communities with a Major League Soccer (MLS) team to earn a Readers' Shield Certificate. Over a six week period children must read (or be read to) 90 minutes a week for fun — not for homework or other incentive programs. Children who meet the Challenge and return their completed scoresheets will be rewarded with Readers' Shield Certificates and/or other prizes from teams and/or local sponsors.
If you live in an MLS community, check with your MLS team to find out what's happening in your community.
If you don't live in an MLS team community, you can still take the challenge! Materials — including a great soccer-themed booklist — are available for educators, librarians, volunteers, parents and others who would like to inspire summer reading. Go to the official Get a Kick Out of Reading web site for reproducible materials and more information.
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June is National Audiobook Month. Head to the library to find great audiobook selections read by a diversity of voices. Roughly one in five American households listened to an audiobook last year. Check out the abundance of children's audiobooks at Powells.com.
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June 12 is Anne Frank's birthday. If your child has never read The Diary of a Young Girl, now is the perfect time to introduce this classic by a girl whose indomitable spirit and legacy of hope endure.
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June 15 is the birthday of Brian Jacques, author of the reknowned Redwall series, in which the heroes are peace-loving animals who exhibit human characteristics in a medieval setting. Discover pages and pages of Redwall information and fun activities at the official Brian Jacques web site.
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June 20 is Father's Day. A great booklist from Minnesota's Reading with Dad Initiative lists children's picture books that prominently feature fathers.
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June 21 is Join Hands Day. On the third Saturday of June each year, youth and adult organizations throughout the country form partnerships across generations to come together to improve their own communities through neighborhood volunteering. Fill joined hands with books and make it a day of literacy service. The day is sponsored by America's Fraternal Benefit Societies in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation and the Volunteer Center National Network. An action guide and more information are available at www.joinhandsday.org.
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Don't close the books when the school doors close! Children frequently lose reading skills when they don't read during extended vacation. Take a look at our reading lists to plan your child's summer reading:
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