Who’s ready for the summer? Summer reading list are on the rise more than ever this summer due to the current situation of teaching virtually online and trying to catch up students over the summer by sending them to summer school . Summer reading list are a great way to get children to read and to make real-life connections with the things around them. Have you ever heard of Mindfulness for children and teens?
Books For Summer Reading (Behavior)
Noodle is having a rough couple of days. The rules keep getting in the way of his fun! Rules for this and rules for that. There are so many rules – too many rules! Rules stink! And Noodle struggles because he doesn’t think many of them actually apply to HIM! Can’t he just have a rule-free day?
Part of Free Spirit’s new series of Our Emotions and Behavior books, But Why Can’t I? explores these feelings using simple text, cheerful illustrations, and a light touch of humor. When Jenny comes over to babysit, Noah doesn’t want to do what she says. Rules for games, rules for bedtime—rules, rules, rules! But Jenny helps him understand that adults have to follow rules as well as kids, and rules help keep everybody safe, healthy, and happy.
“Hands are not for hitting. Hands are for saying hello. . .” And for playing, creating, helping, working, learning, encouraging, taking care of oneself, and so many more good things. Enjoy this cool book!
Books For Summer Reading (Family)
Foster has lived with his mom and “sometimes dad” all of his life…until now. And like so many others entering foster care, he has more questions than answers and so many new feelings to deal with. Enjoy this book!
Life is full of unique opportunities and challenges for military families. They live in different places, shop on military bases, and have to navigate changes in how they operate as a family when a parent is deployed. In Deployment: One of Our Pieces is Missing, our family must learn to stretch and adapt as they find their new normal while Dad is gone. And once home again, they work through a mix of emotions as he settles back into the family frame.
Once he learns how to play with her, a little monster is glad he has a new baby sister. Enjoy this book that promotes family and understanding of others within your family.
Books For Summer Reading (Character)
Meet Ricky, a cute little boy that just can’t seem to figure out that stealing is wrong. When his prize bicycle is missing, Ricky learns first-hand what it feels like to have something stolen from him. Then, he uses the “good” inside himself to overtake the “bad” and decides to return the items that he took from others. This book book uses empathy in a powerful way to teach children that stealing is wrong.
Some kids (and a few adults, too!) forget to wash their sticky, gooey, germy hands. Eeeewww! Others chew with their mouths wide open letting bits of food fly. Their spittle lands on everything. How gross! And then some people are glued to their cell phones and video games. How rude! And why is there so much screeching, reaching, shoving, and belching around me? Won’t you please help me make it stop? Get book here!
Kids today are notorious for putting things off such as homework and chores to take a backseat to playing video games, hanging out with friends, watching television, or surfing online. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach kids how to get motivated, stay motivated, and get things done. Kids learn 12 reasons why people procrastinate and 12 Procrastination Busters that can help.
Conclusion
Overall, each summer reading list that comes your this summer enjoy the book and learn from it. However, I know for some students and children with special needs it may be hard trying to get young preschooler, teen, or elementary school age child to read. Just check out this video below of 5 ways on how to encourage your child to read at home or school.