Dear Parents and Guardians,

Your child’s school year has now ended! We know that you are very excited for summer and beginning your child’s next school year. While your child is at home this summer, there are several things that you can do to be prepared for next year. You can read each day with your child and ask and answer questions such as the following:

(Fiction)-who are the characters? How did they grow and change? What is the lesson, message and moral of the story? How does this story compare to another story you have read?

(Non-Fiction)-What is the main idea? How are the events sequenced? Which sentence connects to the picture or illustration?

There are several reading programs that have incentives for students. Here are a few.

Camp BOOK IT (Pizza Hut Track and reward your kids' reading for June, July and August in our digital dashboard. When they meet their monthly reading goal, they'll receive a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza® from Pizza Hut!

https://www.bookitprogram.com/book-it-for-parents

Library Summer Reading Program

Ages 0-18

• Kids ages 0-18 are encouraged to read or be read to at least 20 minutes a day throughout the summer. 
• After logging 200 minutes of reading, kids earn a free book or comic up to 3 times over the summer (while supplies last). 
• Kids who read or are read to at least 600 minutes by August 3rd will receive a completion prize (while supplies last) and will be entered to win grand prizes! To be eligible for the grand prizes, entries logged into Beanstack and paper logs must be submitted no later than Saturday, August 3rd.  The grand prize drawings will be held on Monday, August 12th. 
• Completion prizes must be collected by Saturday, August 17th. 
• Log reading at arcpls.beanstack.org. or on the Beanstack app in your child’s launchpad. You can also pick up a paper log at any ARCPLS location.
• Listening to audiobooks also counts as reading.  Your library card gives access to free audiobooks, e-books, and e-magazines via the Libby app as well as access to free audiobooks and e-books on eRead Kids.  
• Kids who exceed the goal of reading 600 minutes will have a chance of winning a special prize for the most minutes read over the summer. 

Ages 19 and older.  (Grown-ups can participate in the fun too!)

• Read at least 20 minutes a day (includes listening to audiobooks) with the goal of reading for 600 minutes between June 1-August 3. w

***All of the same awards and prize opportunities are available for adults as well!!

Finally, if you would like to practice online, there are several wonderful websites for ALL subject areas. 

Writing & Reading Stories: https://blog.reedsy.com/short-stories/

Listen to books: https://storylineonline.net/

Math Manipulative, Problems, & Games: https://tangmath.com/games

Learn more History or Social Studies: https://blog.symbaloo.com/webmixes/7/best-social-studies-websites/

Learn More Science: https://junilearning.com/blog/guide/best-science-websites-for-kids/