Literacy Activities – Read Across America

I love making up activities for my kids (ages 4-14) to do so I would love to share these with you. Many of them will be free, but some may cost. When there is a fee, it will be noted and take you to the shop on my page to pay. Otherwise, these are all free activities for you to enjoy with whatever kids you are blessed to share your life with. I hope these reading activities will help your kids to have some fun with reading.

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Summer Olympics Reading Challenge

The Olympics is so much more than watching amazing athletes play their sports. There are so many inspiring stories that can teach us about things like perserverance, good attitudes, honesty, sacrifce, hard work, etc. 

The Olympics includes many people from many different cultures and we can learn so much about the various people who come together from around the world.

If you go to Beyond the Games the IOC shares many different facets that they focus on in addition to sports, like having a positive impact on the environment.

I created this fun challenge to get kids involved in the many various aspects of the Olympics. They could try to get a row, an X, a cross, a square, a blackout, etc. I included ideas for those participating through reading picture books and a list for those participating by reading middle grade, but those lists only touch the list of possible books kids could read. Many books could cover mulitple squares if you want to do it that way.

I hope this challenge will get many children reading while having fun with the Olympics. Please share your experiences and books you read.