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This summer, send your first grade and second grade students off on new adventures with the best summer reading books of 2023. Help your students sharpen their reading skills and find new stories to love during summer break — and keep them engaged in learning as they transition to the next grade. 

The summer slide, a regression in academic proficiency during the summer months, often impacts younger learners because they’re at a crucial stage in their development. The good news is that there are many ways to keep students learning — and having fun! — during the off-season.

Setting up your students for summer reading will motivate them to read for pleasure while their favorite stories will keep them coming back for more. Let the latest titles in popular series like Owl Diaries , Press Start! , and Who Would Win kick off a summer reading adventure that will get your students well on their way to becoming lifelong readers. 

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Starting A Summer Book Club for Kids and FREE Printable Book Report

July 3, 2017

Summer is here and while I know summer reading is important, it’s also hard to remember to keep up with. Today we’re sharing fun and easy tips for starting a summer book club for kids. Plus we have a

FREE printable book report for keeping up with books read.

This spring I had conferences with the girls’ teachers (Kindergarten and 1st grade). We talked a lot about how they are on similar reading levels and like to talk to each other about books and how book series are great for this reason. They can read books in a series, trade books, talk about the characters, etc. Each of the teachers explained how important it was for kids to talk about books for reading comprehension. This got me thinking: adults love book clubs, maybe little kids would too.

The girls’ teachers thought a book club would be great for kids their age and gave me some recommendations. Then, I chatted with my super smart cousin who is an elementary school teacher about how to make an easy, yet effective book report for them to fill out at the club meeting.

Here’s how it came together:

Tips for starting a summer book club for kids.

1.Start the group: Our group will be girls entering 1st and 2nd grade, since that’s how old my girls are. I put a message in our local moms Facebook group to see who would be interested in joining. We got A LOT more interest than I thought, which is great! We decided we’ll meet about 3 times over the summer and selected a park where we will meet.

2. Pick a Book: See our lists of book series for girls here and book series for boys here . We chose Sprout Street Neighbors for the first book since it’s composed of a number of short stories, all with the same characters. Thought this would make it easier for the girls to discuss and read.

3. Print this FREE printable book report & FREE Book Chat printable . See end of post for free printables.

4. Plan the club meeting: For our club, we are meeting at a playground and having 10 girls at a time come over to the picnic tables to “meet”. This was the easiest way to make sure we could include everyone interested. We’ll let the girls chat about the book with some guidance: what was your favorite part, favorite characters, etc. Then they’ll fill out the book report and chat some more. Last they’ll do a simple book related craft : making book marks for their next book. I hope this makes them even more excited about reading. I found both bookmark crafts shown in the post on Oriental Trading. 

5. Before they all leave, we’ll announce the next book. All the girls will also get one of these cute “reading bracelets” since they’re now officially in a book club!

My girls are SO excited about this and that’s the most important part. To me, getting kids excited about reading is more important than how many books they are reading or the level of the books. I hope they always love to read as much as they do right now.

 Enjoy summer reading!

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Free Printable Summer Reading Log to Encourage Reading

By Erin   |   Updated: February 8, 2024   |   7 Comments

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We all know just how important reading during the summer months is for kids to avoid the summer slide. And to help you encourage your kiddo to read this summer, I’ve created this free printable summer reading log. 

This free summer reading log is the perfect way to get your kids excited about reading over summer. 

This allows kids to see their reading progress, and get a jolt of satisfaction seeing their growing list of books. 

While kids may have reading built into their day during the school year, as parents we have to be more intentional about creating a reading habit over summer vacation.  

So if you want to encourage your kids to read this summer and help them develop a love of reading, you can download this cute free printable summer reading log for kids.

Click the button at the bottom of this post to grab the summer reading chart .

FREE PRINTABLE SUMMER READING LOG FOR KIDS

This summer reading log PDF is perfect for elementary schoolers or middle schoolers. Shoot, you could also use it for a high schooler if they’re not too cool for the fun graphics. 

(Honestly, I would use this reading log for myself.)

It has a place to keep track of the books your child has read as well as:

• the date finished
• the title of the book 
• number of pages in the book
• the kid’s rating of the book

I love the rating column because it encourages kids to find out what kinds of books they really love so they can pursue specific authors or genres. 

the Best Summer Schedule for Kids + Free Printable Bundle

SUMMER READING LISTS FOR KIDS

And if you’re looking for great book ideas for kids, check out these great summer reading lists below. These book lists are divided by age/reading level to help you discover some fun new books for your child. 

>>> Summer Picture Books for Pre-Readers

>>> 1st Grade Summer Reading List (for kids aged 6-7)

>>> 2nd Grade Summer Reading List (kids aged 7-8)

>>> 3rd Grade Summer Reading List (kids aged 8-9)

>>> 4th Grade Summer Reading List (kids aged 9-10)

>>> 5th Grade Summer Reading List (kids aged 10-11)

>>> 6 th Grade Summer Reading List (kids aged 11-12)

>>> Middle School Summer Reading Lists

TIPS TO ENCOURAGE READING THIS SUMMER

1. Be a reading role model : If kids see you reading, they’ll be more likely to follow your example. 

2. Variety & Choice : Providing lots of reading options and then allowing your child the choice of what to read will promote a reading habit. 

3. Hit up your local library: Add weekly trips to your library to get out of the house for a fun outing and refresh your supply of books for free. This could especially be helpful for reluctant readers by giving them a fun experience related to books. 

Additionally, the children’s librarian could be an incredibly resources for finding the right books to get your kiddo excited about reading. Plus, you have access to the nest book selection around. 

4. Build reading into your daily summer routine : Schedule time each day for quiet time for everyone to read (or be read to). Not only will this get your kids (and you) reading this summer, but it will start to build a reading habit in your home. 

>>> Build reading into your summer schedule with this free Summer Schedule for Kids and this Summer Routine Chart for kids. 

5. Track reading : This is where the summer reading log come in!

6. Get Cozy: Make sure there are comfy places for kids to read. Personally, we got CordaRoy bean bags for each one of our kids and it’s been one of the best ways to get our kids reading. They all love to snuggle up in their bean bag and read for ages. 

OTHER FREE SUMMER PRINTABLES YOU MAY LIKE

If you’re looking for other free printable summer resources to help you organize your school-free days and weeks with your kids, you’re in luck.

I find that charts and checklists can be a huge help when it comes to keeping organized and on a great daily routine. 

I’ve got a number of summer printables for kids that are the perfect way for you to stay organized and on a schedule this summer. 

Plus, they match this summer reading log printable. 

The Best Summer Schedule for Kids + Free Printable Bundle

This is perfect if you’re looking to build a summer schedule that gives you enough structure so your kids stay busy and you stay sane. Plus, get ideas for fun summer activities for kids. 

Free Summer Chore Chart to Keep Kids Busy & Mom Happy

These printables are great to create some summer routines and get your helping out with chores this summer. 

THE SUMMER READING BUNDLE

If you’re looking for more fun things to spice up summer reading, you can also check out The Summer Reading Bundle in my shop. 

It has everything you need to create a reading program in your home over summer break, including:

• Incremental Reading Chart: This chart has 100 boxes that track reading progress. 
• Summer Reading Tracker Charts: These charts keep track of the number of books your child has read and come in increments of 25, 50, & 100 books. Pick the one that works best for your child’s reading goals. 
• Reading Wish List: These lists are for you or you child to write down books that you’d like to read this summer. 
• Summer Reading Goal Sheet: This goal setting sheet walks your child through creating summer reading goals and making a plan to accomplish them.
• Summer Book Report: This book report worksheet gives you an easy template for your child to complete a book report. (This is great if you’re working on academics over summer.)
• Reading Reward Tickets: Want to create a reward system to encourage reading? Use these tickets as rewards for hitting daily reading goals, finishing books, completing book reports, or making reading progress in any way you choose etc. 

>>> CLICK HERE FOR THE SUMMER READING BUNDLE

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Frances says

June 26, 2021 at 8:02 am

I downloaded the printable from my email and there’s a black box around the pineapples and all the letters across the top. Is this an error??? 🙁

June 26, 2021 at 8:48 am

Hi Frances! This seems to be an issue with your computer settings and how it’s reading embedded images. I’ve had the same issue with printables. While I’m unsure how to fix it in Windows, on a Mac, try right clicking on the document file and clicking on “Open with” and select “Preview”.

Then in Preview, click “Preview” and then select “Preferences.” Make sure window background is set to white. Often, the issue is that it’s set to black. Hope that helps!

melissa kluin says

June 11, 2022 at 12:24 pm

I’m interested in your summer printables

August 24, 2022 at 10:22 am

You can grab them for free when you click the button at the bottom of the post and sign up 🙂

Anna Neves says

June 13, 2022 at 3:49 pm

Hello Erin,

Looking for the free reading log printable for my 4 grandkids that will be withe this summer.

Thank you, Anna

August 24, 2022 at 10:21 am

Hi Anna! Click the button at the bottom of the post to get the free printable.

Michele says

June 25, 2023 at 7:58 pm

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How to Assess Your Students' Summer Reading Progress

• Nicole Borkoski
• Categories : Summer reading lists for grades k 12
• Tags : Summer learning

Assigning books for students to read over the summer can be tricky. How do you know they read the book? How do you know they didn’t ask a friend to summarize the book for them? Here are a couple of different ways of assessing their progress.

Reading Tests

Gather all of your English teachers together. As a group, decide your summer reading list. After you have your list, assign each teacher several books to read over the summer. Each English teacher is responsible for not only reading his/her books, but also for creating a multiple choice test (and answer key!) for each test. That way, once the kids come back to school, they take the test over which book they have read. Grading is a breeze for the teachers because both the test and answer key are already completed!

Going Beyond the Average Book Report

If you don’t want to give the standard test over the summer reading materials, consider giving a more project-based assignment. Each student has to create a book jacket for his/her book. On the front, they need to draw (by hand!) an alternative cover to their book. (For example, one of my students just did this book report on The Lovely Bones. She drew a bunch of bones (creepy!) in the shape of a heart.)

Next, the student needs to write an original summary of their book on the back of the book jacket. Then they need to find three quotes from the book that they really like and write them on the back. Inside of the book jacket, they need to summarize at least five different characters, all the while trying to hook the person looking at the book jacket. Finally, the student should give the book a review out of five stars telling why they would or would not recommend the book to a friend.

Alternate Assessment Ideas

Have students create a comic book that depicts their book. (Obviously, this works best if the book is funny!) Decide how many lines of dialogue and how many pictures in each frame, and leave the rest to them! Some kids can get really creative!

Another great idea is to have the kids create a movie out of the book. They have to decide where the movie will film, who will direct it and what type of soundtrack the film will have. Students also have to pick at least eight characters from their book and, in at least four sentences, decide which famous actor will play them and why!

An assignment that can be assigned with the book is a personal journal requiring the students to log which pages they read, summarize what they read and how they felt about it. This log can also incorporate the words they struggled to understand and how long it took them. This data allows you to understand a bit of how strong their reading level is, their style, and other insights into your students’ behavioural traits.

Do your students like music? Create a soundtrack for their book! Have your students pick at least eight songs that “tell the story of their book” and have them explain why each song important!

Hopefully you find some of these ideas helpful. Happy grading!

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My Summer Reading Report

By Felipe Torres Medina

Name: Anthony González

The book I chose to read this summer is . . .

“The Grimoire of the Coven of the Newe England,” and it is an undiscovered gem of American literature. For real undiscovered, because I found this book buried deep in the ground after my dog, Alfie, dug up the back yard at this Airbnb in Massachusetts where me, my mom, and her boyfriend, Judd, were staying this past summer.

The author of this book is . . .

Ms. Perkins, I tried looking but I couldn’t find any author. All it said on the first page was “BEWARE ye who read these pages for ye will learn the ways of Hell and in so doing renounce the God of Men.” So I guess Anonymous? Or Shakespeare.

The genre of the book is . . .

I think the genre of “The Grimoire of the Coven of the Newe England” is grimoire, or spell book. That’s my guess, because the word is in the title, and also because the whole thing is, like, fifty pages of spells with pictures of some ladies dancing naked around a fire with a demon that has a giant p*nis. I know I’m too old for picture books but I was in a bind, Ms. P! There were no other books in the house, and Mom and Judd said that maybe we could go into town to see if they had a bookstore there, but when we went the only bookstore they had there was a gas station that sold maps, books about talking to angels, and also truck nutz.

The main character in the book is . . .

I think the main character in the book is you ? Like, the person reading it? Because the book is just a manual, there are no characters—unless you count the people in the illustrations. In that case, the main character is probably the p*nis demon. He’s in a lot of them.

What I liked most about the book is . . .

The illustrations. Not only do they help you understand what the spells do but they also show you some stuff I definitely can’t write about in a book report for school!

The most challenging thing about this book is . . .

The old-timey language, like the “ye”s and the “thou”s and the “give thine soule to the Prince of Darkness”es. I tried to Google “when was the grimoire of the coven of the newe england written?” but when I did a green light came out of the book and blasted my phone out of my hands and across the room. It bounced off the wall and hit Alfie in the face, killing him on the spot.

What I disliked most about the book is . . .

When the book killed my dog.

This book made me feel . . .

This book taught me . . .

A lot! Mostly the chapter called “To Re-turne a Loved One to This Realme.” I used that spell to bring back Alfie! So I learned that the world of the living and the world of the dead are closer than we thought. Plus, I recited the incantation in Latin—even though I didn’t know I could speak it! So I guess this book also taught me a third language.

The theme of this book is . . .

I would have to say rebirth, because it brought my dog back to life. Once I was done with the incantation, a storm hit our back yard and the ground opened up. A chorus of voices was chanting from below, “To bring one back, we must take one in return.” The voices were so loud that Judd came downstairs and asked what the h*ll was going on. Tough for him because the voices replied, “He will do nicely.” Then a figure appeared from the depths of the earth. It was p*nis demon! He grabbed Judd and ate him in one big gulp. This sucked because Judd was nice. Then p*nis demon turned to me and said, “It is done,” and Alfie woke up!

If I could ask the author one question, it would be . . .

Who are you? My teacher really wants me to know. Also, am I banned from Heaven now? Because, after p*nis demon took Judd, the skies cleared and p*nis demon went back below and the ground closed shut. A bright light came down from the sky and made it look like it was day. Then a figure descended. There are no words to describe what it looked like—and, trust me, I tried using all my vocab words—but I knew it was an angel. The angel grabbed the grimoire and gave me a real judgmental look as it said something in its language that I couldn’t understand. But it pointed to Heaven and made it clear that I was not welcome there. Of course, I was kicking myself for not buying that book on talking to angels, because then I could explain that I was only reading the grimoire for school! So I guess the biggest lesson I learned was that not only should you not judge a book by its cover but also you should not judge a gas-station bookstore by its truck nutz.

I would recommend this book to . . .

This book ruined my summer, my life, and I guess I can’t go to Heaven anymore, so I wouldn’t really recommend this book, but, if you wanna see illustrations of some old ladies with big boobies, you can’t miss it.

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Summer reading program.

Current summer reading list is now available.  We have added several new novels for the enjoyment of students to read this summer!

Required Summer Reading Lists for all grades

All students must read at least three (3) books designated by grade levels.  There is one mandatory book to be read by all students and two optional books.  A written book report must be completed for all three books and should be submitted upon returning to school in August.    Grade-appropriate book report forms are available on the entering grade link below.

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This year, each student in grades 7-12 will be asked to turn in the following questions on their book on the first day of school. Questions should be answered in paragraph form, and must be submitted as a hard copy. This will take the place of the test during the first week of school. 12th grade dual enrollment English students are exempt from summer reading. 

• Please give a ten sentence summary of the major plot of the book in your own words.  
• Select a character from the novel, and perform a character analysis on them. Include details of what the character looks like, their main personality traits, and why you liked/disliked the character.  
• Analyze one form of conflict from the novel. Who was it between, and why was it important to the plot?  
• What is a major theme from the novel? Explain the lesson or major takeaway from the reading.   

The remainder of the required reading list will be distributed during the first week of school. 

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