Reading Activities
Tips & Advice
6 Reasons To Visit the Library This Summer
If you're looking for some fun and free activities for kids, check out your local library's events calendar.
Growing Reader
Tween
Pinterest Picks: Best Boards for Children’s Books and Reading
Pinterest offers parents heaps of helpful advice, recipes, kid activities, and education resources, especially for reading and books.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
6 Easy Ways To Get Outside and Read This Summer
If your kids groan at the idea of spending their summer days with their nose in a book, these ideas will inspire them (and you!) to get outside and read.
Tips & Advice
Reading at Home: 8 Things Your Kid’s Teacher Wishes You Would Do
I’ve asked my son’s teachers what we can do to encourage and support his reading. Here are a few tips and requests I’ve gotten from teachers along the way.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Brightly's Summer Reading Fun Packs (2015)
From summer reading lists to learning games, printable activities, and road trip listens, find everything you need to make this a fun-filled, book-filled summer.
Growing Reader
Stop the Slide! Summer Learning Loss Prevention Tips for 6- to 8-Year-Olds
Summer learning loss isn’t a myth. But just a few minutes of learning a day can keep kids’ brains from becoming sieves over the summer.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
How Books Can Help You Get Through the Dinnertime Craziness
Books are a great tool to help you survive the dinnertime rush. We've put together some great book-and-cook ideas, tailored to your child's age and stage.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Bear-Themed Bedtime Books and a Beary Yummy Snack
There’s nothing like tucking your little one into bed with their favorite stuffed bear, a book about sleepy bears, and this un-bear-ably cute bedtime snack.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Delightfully Distracted: 18 Great Learning Games for Car Trips
Car games help make travel time more entertaining and distract your kids from the monotony of the drive. It's even better if those games help your kids learn!
Tips & Advice
Easy Ways to Build Your Child's Love of Reading Every Day
We chatted with Daniel T. Willingham, author of Raising Kids Who Read, to see to see how busy parents can help foster a love of reading in their children.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Stop Fighting, Kids! Everyday Activities That Help Siblings Get Along
What types of activities promote sibling bonding? Almost any kind, as long as they meet these three criteria.
Growing Reader
Tween
Get to Know Your Library: A Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Get your kids comfortable with their local library with this fun library scavenger hunt, complete with printable clues.
