Summer Reading – The Ann Arbor Public Library is AWESOME!

I went to the downtown library to get everyone a summer booklet.  They have the entire summer schedule at all 5 branches of the libraries.

I hope that your kids will choose to do some reading this summer.  We have talked about a wide variety of ways they can read without it feeling like school.  J  We looked at a cool book full of cool science experiments and talked about how you are reading while doing fun experiments.  Reading magazines is a great summer activity.  Magazines cover a wide range of interests and can be found at the library too.  Cooking with your kids is an excellent way for them to read.  It’s a fun activity that results in something delicious to share with the family.  Read the signs outside while driving…there are billboards and trucks buzzing outside your car window.  Read maps and field guides when you are camping (or in your back yard!).  Read letters written to and from family members who live near and far.  Read TO them.  Have them read to YOU.  Listening to books is a great thing to do on long car rides, or before they hit the sack every night.  There are a lot of ways kids can practice these skills over the summer.  Thank you!