Read Four Fun! Stop the Summer Slide!
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Summer Reading Sweepstakes!
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As parents, educators, public librarians and community leaders, we applaud all you have done for your children and students to keep them learning through unprecedented closing of schools. As we enter the summer months there is no doubt we are all continuing to adjust to this new reality together. Now more than ever it is critically important to keep kids engaged in summer reading to ensure their academic success in the fall.
For 2020, we are excited to share a brand new kids experience in Scholastic Home Base, a free digital destination which offers full books, live events, and games in a safe community for readers!
Download and print more fun activities!
Check out these great Canadian books to read and fun ideas for things to make and do!
Ages 3 to 8
Canadian Kids’ Guide to Outdoor Fun
Get outside or play inside!
In this quintessential guide to summer activities, kids will learn the old-fashioned joys of creating their own fun!
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Awash in Colour
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Be a Weather Forecaster
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Crazy Fill-in – I met a Sasquatch!
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Family Game Night
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Fun with Colour
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Ghostly Shadow Puppet Fun
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Go Buggy!
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More Family Game Night Ideas
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Square Bubbles
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Start Your Own Summer Book Club!
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The Never Ending Story
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The Ultimate Cool Down
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All About Birds
It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . : Canadian Feats, Facts and Flubs
Waiting Under Water
My Best Friend and Other Illusions
I Am Canada: A Celebration
Canadian Sabotage (Countdown to Danger)
Have you heard of the Summer Slide?
Data from our Kids & Family Reading Report™, Canadian Edition
shows that only 1 in 3 parents with children ages 6-17
have heard of the Summer Slide!
The Summer Slide
is the loss of skills
during the time
when students are
not in school.
84% of kids ages 6-17
and 96% of parents agree
that reading books during the summer
helps kids during the school year!
How?
- Download digital books from the library
- Create a reading nook in your house or living space
- Get books from your local bookstore or online retailer
- Start a series so there are multiple books to read
- Build reading into your daily summer routine or schedule
- Track your reading streak in Scholastic Home Base
Try these fun and simple
Weekly Activities
to keep your child's
reading skills sharp
over the summer.
Need some recommendations
right now? Download this
Handy List of Books
for all ages and reading levels!
We’re here all
summer long, and
we’re listening!
question? DM or tag us on social
media, and use the hashtag
#ASKSCHOLASTIC
Looking for some fun Summer Reading activities?
Illustrations from Watch It Grow: Backyard Life Cycles © Barbara Reid. All rights reserved.
Illustrations from Friends for Real © Ruth Ohi. All rights reserved.
Illustrations from Be You! © Peter H. Reynolds. All rights reserved.
Illustrations from Eat Your Rocks, Croc!: Dr. Glider's Advice for Troubled Animals © Pete Oswald. All rights reserved.