10 Ideas for Family Reading
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10 Ideas for Family Reading Below are 10 ideas on how make reading fun and encourage reading at home: 1. Follow the Leader! If you want your children to be good readers, let them see you read.
2. Oscar Night: Reading to an audience is fun! Have young children read aloud to their stuffed animals and toys.
3. Book Themes: Choose a theme your child is interested in (seasons, cars, animals, etc.) Find books related to that theme. Discuss which books were best and why.
4. Weekly Topic and Research: Build a weekly calendar of books to read. Using myON with . -technology is a-good way to extend the learning..Find the book-topic online and discuss differences and similarities between the book and online research.
5. Alternative Ending: Create an alternative ending to a book on myON with your child(ren). Write the story or plan a skit. Great for a rainy day!
6. Bait and Switch: Fit reading into the day! Have the child(ren) do the dishes one night while you read. The next night you do the dishes while they read! 7. Game Night: Create a myON scavenger hunt and share with your teacher/class 8. Money Talks! Set a goal for your child and offer a monetary reward—maybe a quarter per book read
9. myON will Travel: Pitch a tent (or sheet over the clothes line) and have a reading picnic with your mobile device
10. Last but not Least...cuddle up and read to kids every night before going to bed!
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10 Ideas for Family Reading Below are 10 ideas on how make reading fun and encourage reading at home: 1. Follow the Leader! If you want your children to be good readers, let them see you read.
2. Oscar Night: Reading to an audience is fun! Have young children read aloud to their stuffed animals and toys.
3. Book Themes: Choose a theme your child is interested in (seasons, cars, animals, etc.) Find books related to that theme. Discuss which books were best and why.
4. Weekly Topic and Research: Build a weekly calendar of books to read. Using myON with . -technology is a-good way to extend the learning..Find the book-topic online and discuss differences and similarities between the book and online research.
5. Alternative Ending: Create an alternative ending to a book on myON with your child(ren). Write the story or plan a skit. Great for a rainy day!
6. Bait and Switch: Fit reading into the day! Have the child(ren) do the dishes one night while you read. The next night you do the dishes while they read! 7. Game Night: Create a myON scavenger hunt and share with your teacher/class 8. Money Talks! Set a goal for your child and offer a monetary reward—maybe a quarter per book read
9. myON will Travel: Pitch a tent (or sheet over the clothes line) and have a reading picnic with your mobile device
10. Last but not Least...cuddle up and read to kids every night before going to bed!
