Are you looking for ways to keep your students reading this summer? Or maybe you are searching for ways to keep boredom at bay with your own personal kids over the break? Check out these great reading programs that offer different incentives for children to read. This is a great way to slow that summer regression and keep kids engaged! This post from freebies.about.com is a great starting spot! If you know of others, please share them in the comments section at the bottom of this post!
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Updated for Summer Reading 2016
Summer reading programs are a great way to encourage your child to read over the summer months. So why not give them a little incentive to really get into that summer reading? Especially if those incentives are some great kid freebies!
Below you'll find a list of summer reading programs that will get your kids free stuff likefree books, money, gift cards, movies, and more.
Having a tough time getting your child interested in reading this summer? Try downloading a free kids book on your Kindle to get them on board.
Between these summer reading programs, free summer movies, free summer bowling,free summer skating, and all the other summer freebies your kids will be very busy this summer!
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program 2016
This year the Barnes and Noble summer reading program, Summer Reading Triathlon, gives out a free book to each child who complete 3 reading triathlon activities.
There are many free books to choose from and there's something for every kid in grades 1-6.
This summer reading program runs May 17 - September 6, 2016. More »
TD Bank Summer Reading Program 2016
When your child completes the TD Bank summer reading program, they'll get $10 free!
Kids will need to read 10 books and have a new or existing TD Simple Savings account at a TD Bank to get this deal.
This summer reading program runs June 1 - August 31, 2016. More »
Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge 2016
Scholastic has a summer reading challenge where kids read and then go online to record the minutes they've read this summer. They'll also be able to take weekly challenges to earn rewards.
This summer reading programs runs May 9 - September 9, 2016. More »
Sylvan's Book Adventure Reading Program 2016
Sylvan's reading program called Book Adventure encourages children to read books and then take online quizzes over the books to earn points.
These points can then be redeemed for prizes like books, magazine subscriptions, tattoos, candy, CD's, and games.
This summer reading program is ongoing, all year around. More »
Chuck E. Cheese Reading Rewards 2016
Chuck E. Cheese has a summer reading program where kids can earn free 10 Chuck E. Cheese tokens for reading each day for 2 weeks.
This summer reading program goes on all year. More »
Book It! Spark Your Greatness Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Kids who participate in the Book It! Pizza Hut's Spark Your Greatness Summer Reading Challenge will be able to enjoy fun activities, play games, and have the chance to win some prizes.
This summer reading program starts June 1. More »
Showcase Cinemas Summer Reading Program 2015
For each book kids read and write a book report over, they'll get to see a movie at a Showcase Cinemas movie theater for free.
This summer reading program runs July 8 - July 29. More »
Books-A-Million Summer Reading Program 2015
Kids can get a free Percy Jackson 10th anniversary Camp Half-Blood tote bag this summer with the Books-A-Million Summer Quest reading program.
The kids must read 4 of the 75+ qualified books, fill out a journal form to show which ones they read, and return it to any Books-A-Million store.
This summer reading program ends August 8. More »
Metro Bank Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Metro Bank is offering all kids $10 this summer through their Reading Rocks summer reading program.
Participants who read 10 books from the Reading Rocks brochure, which can picked up at a Metro Bank Store, will get $10 deposited into a new or existing Young Savers account.
This summer reading program ends September 30. More »
Half Price Books Summer Reading Program 2015
Half Price Books gives out free gift cards to kids who read books this summer.
When kids read for 300 minutes during both June and July, they'll get a free $5 gift card per month to Half Price Books. One lucky kid in each age group and store will get a $20 gift card.
This summer reading program runs June 1 - July 31. More »
HEB H.E. Buddy Summer Reading Club 2015
The H.E. Buddy Summer Reading Club sponsored by HEB grocery stores gives out a package of cool prizes for each child who reads 10 books this summer.
It's a mystery what the prizes are but I'm betting it includes a free t-shirt!
This summer reading program ends on October 1. More »
Public Library Summer Reading Programs
Some of the best summer reading programs are at your local public library. Every public library has a different summer reading program but almost all of them have rewards and prizes for kids as well as fun events. More »
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