2015Summer Reading & Writing Challenge

Please record the number of minutes you read or write in each box. For writing, you MUST staple the completedproject to this form.

GOALS - 16 hours for students who have finished grades K – 2

20 hours for students who have finished grades 3 -5

Read or Write….

Read with your friend(s)
/ Read outside (with your sunglasses or hat!)
/ Write a letter to a friend while sitting in a cozy corner / Read a book that became a movie or is about a movie / Keep a writing journal while on vacation
/ Read while on a picnic / Use your senses to describe your snack
/ Read to a younger sibling or pet / Read a magazine or the newspaper
/ Read a recipe (and make it too! Yum!)

Read directions to a game – then play the game! / Read with a flashlight
/ Write a poem / Write a note to someone, telling them about a book you read / Write an email to a faraway relative or friend / Read a book on a rainy day
/ Read a book someone else picked for you / Write directions for how to make your favorite snack / Read in bare feet on the grass
/ Read in the car

Read the Sunday comics
/ Read a book you check out from a library / Read on a swing or hammock
/ Read by a pool or in a pool (don’t get the book wet!) / Read signs along the road, at the store, or at the Mall / Write your own comic strip / Read on a blanket
/ Write about a place you want to visit / Write about your favorite sport / Read a book based on a true story
Read a book you traded with a friend (tell them what you liked!) / Read a book that is part of a series / Read a funny book
/ Listen to a story on the computer or other electronic device / Listen to an audio book
/ Read with your whole family
/ Read a brochure from a place you visited / Read the choices on a menu at a restaurant / Write a scary story while sitting by a fire pit or fireplace / Write the lyrics to a song while sitting on the beach
Write a letter to next year’s teacher
/ Read outside with a friend
/ Create a scavenger hunt in writing / Write a post card to Dr. Sugra / Write a list of items to take on your vacation
/ Write a list of school supplies that you think you will need next year. / Write a grocery list for you and your family
/ Read a book at your public library / Read a magazine article or a book to your grandparents
/ Write a story about your summer vacation
Read on a boat, plane, or towel
/ Write your own knock, knock jokes / Read a nonfiction book / Read a cereal or other food box
/ TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS =______
Did you make your goal?

Student Name ______Grade ______2015 – 2016 Teacher ______

Parent’s Signature______

DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2015

Reminders:

This form MUST be completed and signed to receive credit for completion of the Summer Challenge

All written projects MUST be attached to THIS form

NO forms will be accepted after SEPTEMBER 1st