Summer reading activities keep children’s literacy skills sharp through engaging, play-based experiences that disguise learning as fun. These 15 activities range from backyard reading forts and library scavenger hunts to book-themed cooking projects and community storytelling circles, each designed to work with your schedule and your child’s interests rather than against them.
The summer slide is real. Research shows children can lose one to three months of reading progress during the break, with effects compounding year after year. But drilling flash cards and forcing chapter books creates resistance, not readers. The …
