Help your kids have lots of fun this summer with summer reading. Here is everything you need to pick the best books, find local reading programs, make your own reading program, reading printables, and more. Kids are going to love discovering amazing books while on a book scavenger hunt this summer!
Summer Reading
Get ready to have some serious fun reading this summer! I’ve scoured the internet to bring you the best resources including FREE Summer Reading Programs, Read-at-Home Reading Programs (with free printables), Summer Reading Charts, and so much more. These resources will ensure your kids keep engage, reading, and avoiding summer learning loss with summer reading!
Book Recommendations
But to get you started, here are the best books your child should be reading:
- 50 Books for Kindergarten Book List – books for Kindergarteners to read themselves
- Best Read aloud books for kindergarten
- 1st grade reading books pdf – 100 Books for 1st Graders to Read Themselves
- 20+ Fantastic First grade read alouds picture books
- Best First grade read aloud chapter books
- Top 25 Chapter books for 1st graders, 2nd graders, and 3rd graders
- Best 2nd Grade Reading List
- 2nd grade reading books pdf
- Printable 3rd grade reading list
- 4th Grade Reading List
- 5th grade reading List
- Historical fiction books for kids (arranged by time period)
14 Summer Reading Programs for Kids from Simply Shellie
Summer Reading Calendars with Missions to make Reading FUN from No Time for Flashcards
Reading Scavenger Hunt from Modern Parents Messy Kids
Read through the Alphabet Summer Reading Program from How Does She
Read 100 Books in 100 Places this Summer from The Measured Mom
Summer Reading Chart & Reward System from Pretty Providence
Printable Reading Logs
Looking for other free printable reading logs other than just our bookshelf printable? Try these fun resources:
- Monthly Reading Log – this free printable has ‘traditional’ monthly themes
- Bookshelf Free Printable Reading Logs – super cute and fun for kids of all ages!
- Pencil Free Printable Reading Logs -print reading worksheet and color a pencil for each book you read
- Frozen Free Printable Reading Logs – kids will have fun tracking their reading and the books they’ve read with this motivating free printable for kids of all ages
- Princess Free Printable Reading Logs – students will have fun tracking their reading with these free printable reading logs
- Super Hero Free Printable Reading Logs – using a favorite theme of kids will encourage kids to read
- Cars Free Printable Book Logs – children will have fun tracking the books they’ve read with these clever free reading log
- Summer Free Printable Reading Logs – students will be motivated to read this summer with these ideas
- Reading Comprehension Bookmarks – this is a great tool for making sure kids are understanding what they are reading
- Reading Levels by Grade – how to pick the right books for every reading level and tons of printable book lists too