How will your kids fill the long summer hours? By reading of course! Here is your list of fun summer reading programs in Las Vegas to keep your kids motivated to keep turning the pages. Each program offers fun ways to keep track of their reading and exciting prizes to celebrate their accomplishments.
Las Vegas Clark County Library District - Enroll your children ages 0-11 to Club Read and earn FREE books! For every 20 books (or 10 hours for older readers) children earn a free book. The summer reading program kicks off this week but you can pick up a bookmark reading log at any Clark County Library during summer. There will also be fun summer events for kids and teens, check the Event Calendar for all the information.
Barnes & Noble - Imagination's Destination rewards kids for reading 8 books and bringing in their completed Reading Journal. Parents can also download activities and teaching tips in the exclusive reading kit.
Pizza Hut - Beginning June 22 kids can take the Book It! challenge featuring Diary of A Wimpy Kid. There are interactive elements, as well as a collective goal to read 1 million minutes from June 22 to August 15. Kids who read 5 books in the time period receive a prize. There are also resources for parents to engage their children in reading and for educators to enroll in the BOOK IT! Program
Scholastic - The Summer Reading Challenge is a free online reading program with the challenge of setting a new reading world record. The program began May 4 and runs through Sept 4, 2015. Kids read and log their minutes while unlocking stories and earning rewards. There is also a section for educators to track their student's progress and parents can find reading lists and tips
Chuck E Cheese - Print a Reading Rewards chart and keep track of your child's reading every day for 2 weeks to earn 10 tokens to use at Chuck E Cheese. Also take advantage of their weekly story time on Tuesdays at 11am and 6pm
Sylvan Learning Center - Book Adventure is a free program to motivate your K-8 readers to earn prizes and earn reading success. Parents register and kids can find books, read them offline, then take a comprehension quiz to earn prizes
If you know of any programs I missed please let me know so I can share with Las Vegas young readers.
