20 Books of Summer & A Free Reading Challenge Printable!
I will fully admit, that I am a summer school loving Mum. As well as going on days trips, having some downtime with the kids and just enjoying everything school summer holidays have to offer. We also, or better still, I also like to keep the kid’s minds sharp. Sharp with regards to their numeracy and comprehension, mainly for Annabelle. And for Jacob, focusing on his Maths, Languages & creating English reports. However, as much as I would like to do this reading challenge with Jacob. I cannot see that happening.
Some kids just don’t enjoy reading. However, Miss Annabelle loves a good book! So this is why I have put together a 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge that includes a free printable. Especially if you’d like to join in with your kids, too! It’s something a little fun and what an achievement to look back on, on how many books you can read over the school summer holidays.
This will keep her reading skills sharp and give her a good boost for her Primary 5 reading journey come September. And after the last educational year, they have had? …With homeschooling and lockdowns, this is needed more than ever if you ask me! So I am excited to share this fun Reading Challenge Printable with you all and watch Annabelle colour in each circle after each book has been read.
Lockdowns & Reading groups
Before the first lockdown, Annabelle was in the lowest reading group in the class. Mainly because the teacher didn’t believe in her reading potential. And a few months before lockdown, she shot to the top reading group inside 8 weeks. All because I had to make the teacher see her reading capabilities. It is CRAZY that I had to actually aim her eyes to actually see something that was right in front of her. But anyway…it all sorted itself out in the end.
I would like Annabelle to try and keep that standard. Even though she was held back a year due to her speech delay, her reading has come on in leaps and bounds. And she has impressed us, as her parents, to no end. And more importantly, she is so proud of herself and knowing how far she has come to overcome that part of her life.
It wasn’t easy, not by any means, however, if you have a child with speech delay, then you might like to read up on our experience. And read up on the things I had to do to fight for her and also be her own speech & language therapist too! Unqualified, of course, and with the help of YouTube!
Our 20 Books of Summer list
I thought it would be fun to list the books Annabelle has put aside to read during her Summer Reading Challenge. It might even give you some inspiration for books for your children, too. These books are aimed at children aged 6-9yrs, just for reference.
King FlashyPants & the Evil Emporer
The Vampire Blog
Rainbow Magic – Hana the Hanukkah Fairy
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid {Book 1}
Isadora Moon Goes to School
The Naughtiest Unicorn
Brain Freeze
Ruby the Red Fairy – Rainbow Magic Series
Horrid Henry
Isadora Moon Goes to Ballet
Isadora Moon goes Camping
Animal Rescue – The unwanted Puppy
Evelyn the Mermicorn Fairy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Old School
Dog Zombies Rule!
The Boy in a Dress
Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Dog Days
Mina Mystery – The mystery of the disgusting school dinners
Isadora Moon Gets in Trouble!
Magic Bunny – Chocolate Wishes
20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Printable
This was a fun & simple printable to create and I am excited to see who else joins in over the summer. If you do join in, please tag me on Facebook or Instagram, as I would love to see and hear about the books that your children are reading.
You can download your free printable here:
A really fun reading challenge for any bookworms out there! Or, if like us, just trying to step up the reading skills to prepare for her next Primary school term. Primary 5 is a big chance from P4 and the work will get harder. And considering the last educational year for all of our children? I think they need every little bit of help that they can get or be given.
Anyways, if you get involved in your own reading challenge and happen to download and use my printable. I would love to see how your kiddies get on! Drop me a tag on Instagram and I’ll reshare!
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I love that your child has improved so much in her reading. I am currently looking to see how to improve my son’s reading. He is a little behind as well. I am looking into some of these books to see if I can tempt him into trying. He’s just into video games all the time 🙁
My kids have enjoyed many on your list. Thank you for sharing the printable!
This is a great list. Thank you so much!
I love reading a lot! I’ll check these titles. Can’t wait to see it soon.
great books! readers at heart will definitely love these!
I realized these books are for tweens and it seems awesome! Thanks for giving me ideas on what book I should get for my stepdaughter.
I remember watching , together with my daughter The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I hope she will have time to read the book version, too.
I used to love doing reading challenges as a kid! I can’t wait to do this with my kids!
These are all interesting tiles. I actually don’t know where to begin reading if I had all these amazing books.
This is such a fun idea! I used to enjoy summer reading challenges when I was a kid. Love the printable so they can track their progress 🙂
I love this. As a kid my mom had us read at least 10 books in the summer and i loved it. When my daughter is old enough i will do the same.
These are exactly the types of books that my girls love! I see a couple that I have to get them.
It looks as if you have quite a nice array of books here. I created a reading list this morning for a group of mine.
I’m such a huge fan of making reading fun for the kids. This printable is a great way to get them excited about it.
I love these picks, and I love the printable. It’s a great way to keep kids motivated to read.
Those look like great books for younger readers. I think it’s key to find books that really capture their interest to instill a love of reading in them.