Top 10 Summer Reading Programs 2010
By Sun Kyu Bae |
Published June 11, 2010 |
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Your child could receive over $90 worth of goodies just by reading over this summer!
It's that time of year again where we can take a break from our homeschool activities. Of course, homeschooling never really ends (I always like to think about it as a state of mind rather than a formal schedule of sorts). Regardless of how you think about homeschooling, I've decided to update one of our own articles, which happens to be one of our most popular.
I'm referring to ProntoLessons' top 10 summer reading programs of 2010. Just like last year, I surfed the 'Net to find only the most flexible and highest rewarding programs that apply to as most of our readers as possible. I've listed this programs out below and I also placed the enroll links here, in essence, making this article your one-stop shop to apply for the best reading programs for 2010.
This year, you child can earn incentives such as: 1) a free book from Barnes & Noble, 2) $24 worth of gift cards at Half Price Books, 3) a free book at Borders, 4) $10 in cash deposited to your local TD Bank, 5) a free Kid's Meal at the Old Spaghetti Factory, 6) a free t-shirt at HE Buddy, 7) free admission to six 10AM showings of select movies on Wednesdays at participating movie theaters, and 8) much more.
I don't know about you but just off the top of my head, the bounty above is worth at least $90…and that's per child!
The best thing is, knocking off the reading lists should be relatively simple since your child can write down the same book that she read on multiple reading programs.
AOk - So without further adieu, here are ProntoLessons' Top 10 Summer Reading Programs for 2010.
First 5 Picks
Half-Price Books Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program
Kids ages 14 and under can earn a $3 gift card for each week that they read for at least 15 minutes a day. This is great news since Half-Price Books was generous enough this year to increase the age eligibility to 14 and under - last year, this program was only for kids 12 and under. From 6/1/10 through 7/31/10 (first week already passed, but you can still take advantage of the next 8 weeks!), just ensure your child reads at least 15 minutes for at least 5 days of the week and fill out the Feed Your Brain Weekly Reading Log. Once your child has read enough minutes and days for that week, bring the log to your nearest Half-Price Books and they will give you a gift card for $3. Now I know that doesn't seem like that much, but this is a used book store where prices are cheap so you dollar will last longer. Also, your child can repeat this weekly reading cycle until 7/31/09 - that's eight weeks times $3 gift card per week…$24! If you have 2 children, that's $48 worth of gift cards you can use for used books. I can honestly say that this is
the BEST deal out there for summer reading - if your child can participate in only one program this year and there is a Half-Price Books near you, make sure she participates in this one!-
Intended for grades 1-6, this program requires that your child read any 8 books between 5/25/10 and 9/7/10. The child will need to record the books she read along with her parent's signature in her Summer Reading Journal. The child can then present her reading log to the nearest Barnes and Noble and she will be entitled to a free book among a pre-selected list of books.
Borders Summer Reading Double Dog Dare
Borders became more generous this year in their summer reading program by offering kids a free book compared to last year, when they offered a coupon worth at least 50% off on certain store products. However, instead of reading 8 books in last year's program, your child will need to read 10 books. This program is for kids 12 and under - just have your child read any 10 books and record the books in the Borders Summer Reading Double Dog Dare Reading Log along with a parent's signature. Just present the completed worksheet between 5/4/10 and 8/26/10 and to claim your free book.TD Bank Summer Reading Program
Want to develop your child's reading skills AND introduce her to banking? Have you child (ages 18 and under) read any 10 books and have her record the books in the Summer Reading Book Log Form. Once the form is complete, just take the form to your nearest TD Bank anytime between now and 9/30/10 and they will deposit $10 into a Young Savers account in your child's name (note: there are no minimum balances for this account so no pesky fees!). What's great about this deal is that this offer applies to new and existing Young Savers accounts.
Old Spaghetti Factory Rewards of Reading Program
Intended for kids 10 and under, read 5 books and get a free Kid's Meal. I couldn't find any sort of form to list the 5 books, so I recommend just listing them on paper just in case they ask which books your child read. Also, I couldn't find any eligibility dates for this, so I would just make sure that this offer is on their website so you can print out and bring with you to the restaurant to redeem your child's prize. That last part about bringing the physical offer to the restaurant may be viewed as paranoia, but, to each his own, right?
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