Reading contest

I love to concoct fresh new ways to get readers reading. Here is a new challenge for your students. All you need to do is print the file, cut out the cards, and grab a hole punch. What I love about this reading challenge is that you can use it to teach genre. And this …

Spark Student Motivation: Read-a-thon. Get your students excited about reading by holding a Read-a-thon!

Keep your students motivated to hit their weekly and monthly reading goals by offering a little motivation or reward. Here are some of our favorite ideas.

I've been wanting to make an interactive bulletin board for a long time and I finally executed it this week! I'm not sure why I chose to make it during such a busy week! The goal is for students to read for at least 20 minutes at home each night. When you add up all those minutes, it ends up being a lot by the end of a school year! Why read at home? Here's an informational flyer that can bring insight to that: I realize that for some families, this may be difficult to do because of how busy…

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Make reading fun and engaging for your preschool or elementary student with these free, printable reading passports.

BHB Reader Todd Glass sends in this guest blog about PS 8's Read-a-thon and their search for sponsors:The PS 8 Read-a-thon is seeking help from local residents to sponsor students who want to participate, but aren't able to find sponsors of