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Scholastic Summer Challenge

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Our last day of school was two days ago and already I’ve heard the common complaint of “I’m SOOOO BOOOORRRED!” accompanied by the usual allegation that “There’s NOOOOTHINGGGGG to do!”

What? Your kids too? I don’t know about you, but my usual response is

  1. I’ll give you something to do, mister; looks like the baseboards need dusting/the weeds need pulling/fill in the blank with some equally undesirable chore…

    2. OR

  2. Why don’t you go read a book?

For some reason, neither option is very appealing, at least not to someone determined to be bored despite the vast array of cleaning and reading options.

Enter Scholastic’s Summer Reading Challenge. From their website:

The Scholastic Summer Challenge™ on Scholastic.com was developed to promote reading over the summer. The exciting team atmosphere and book-related games and activities motivate kids to continue reading even while out of school and encourage them to discover new options for pleasure reading.

How does it work? Kids ages 7-12, upon registering, will take a quick quiz which will assign them to a team. Kids then accumulate points for their team based on a log of minutes read as well as trivia quizzes derived from the Book of the Week and participation in the Game of the Month. Not only that, but kids can read towards contributions to various charities and participate in an online community with online fun such as:

  • Take fun quizzes and multiply their points
  • Unlock new games and earn even more points
  • Apply their points to the Scholastic Book Fairs’ “Read for the World Record!”
  • Watch awesome celebrity shout-out videos including: The Naked Brothers Band, Lil’ Mama and Keke Palmer from True Jackson, VP on Nickelodeon
  • See exclusive content about favorite authors and books
  • Chat about favorite books like The 39 Clues and Harry Potter
  • Post book reviews on the Summer Challenge review blog
  • Enter sweepstakes for the chance to win prizes

Interested? Check the FAQ page here. Kids younger than 7 are not to be left out; they will have their own reading fun growing a virtual garden by logging books read over the summer.

Wife and mother, Bible teacher and blogger, Lisa loves Jesus, coffee, dark chocolate and, of course, books. Read more of her reflections at Lisa writes….

Since the Scholastic Summer Challenge is all about reading 4 or more books, Scholastic has graciously offered to give away a summer reading pack of 4 titles to 3 different winners (U.S. shipping addresses only), tailored to the winners’ kids’ ages.

So to enter this giveaway, leave a comment with your child’s age and sex, and we’ll see if we can get them some books that will help silence those cries of “I’m bored.”

Find out what other books and activities are up for grabs at the Summer Fun Giveaway main page. We will announce all the winners on June 11.

Comments

  5. I would like for either a girl age 10 or a boy age 2. Which ever you have is fine. They bi=oth love books.

  6. what a great giveaway! i have three boys, age 6, 9, and 11. a set of books for any of them, or a set the older ones can share would be great!

  7. Wow…I can’t keep my voracious reader in books and am always looking for help! Four books would last…oh a couple of days, but then we’d re read them so it’s all good 🙂

  11. I have a daughter, age 16. I went to the Scholastic Summer Challenge site and it looks fun. I also checked out the Teen books and there are several I think she would love to have the chance to read this summer! Yay, to Scholastic for encouraging summer reading for kids of all ages.

  13. I’m a teacher, and my kids LOVE books! 4 1/2 year old boy and 2 1/2 year old girl! Thanks!

  14. My children are both HUGE readers, but I’d love to get this for my niece who needs some encouragement in that direction.

    She’s a 10 year old girl.

    Thanks.

  15. My littlest is 8 this year, and my middle guy is 10. They both love to read, so thanks for the chance to win the Scholastic prize pack for one of them!

  19. i have an 8 year old boy who reads like there’s no tomorrow! Thanks for another great giveaway! -ChantelleSabino at mac dot com

  20. My daughter is 3, and already so into “School” and LOVES to read. I know she would love this.

  24. My son is 8 years old and will be 9 in 2 1/2 weeks – he loves reading and he’s already enrolled in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge 🙂

  30. I have a son, 10, who is finally reading for pleasure and not because he has to! I also have a daughter, 7, who has learned so much in 1st grade and is a great reader.

  31. I have a daughter shes 7 and will be 8 in august this would be awesome for her since we are just now starting to like reading

  32. My daughters are at the high end of the range, at 11 and 12. They love to read and are always looking for something new.

  34. My 13 year old goes through a book in a day or two if she really enjoys it. Books are a big thing in our house. We encourage reading as much as you can.

  36. I have 2 boys, ages 10 & 12.

    I’m a teacher and all my books get passed on to students who will benefit too!

    Thanks!

  37. I have a 4 year old son who likes me to read to him about 2 hours a day. He just finished up pre-school and is already missing it very much!

  43. I have an 8-year-old boy who loves Harry Potter and The Lightning Thief series by Rick Riordan, and an almost 6-year-old boy who loves Nate the Great, Flat Stanley and Magic Tree House. Great giveaway!

  44. I have a 9 year old boy and a 5 year old girl so anything in the middle will do. SO they can share books and read this summer.

  45. I love the “I’ll give you something to do mister”. It had me smiling so early in the morning. I have a 5 year old girl and a 7 year old boy.They like to read so any books would be perfect.

  50. I have an 11 y/o seventh grader who probably reads at 9th grade level or so.

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