Celebrate Reading with Read Across America Day

March 2 is officially Read Across America Day as it celebrates the birthday of Dr. Seuss, but many schools do a full week of celebrations that might be Seuss-themed, reading themed or both.

Last year I did a bunch of Seuss related content including art projects, math activities and literacy ideas, so I thought this year I’d focus a little more on reading-related crafts and activities.

Of course these things can also be Seuss-related, such as making bookmarks inspired by the Lorax (Artsy Fartsy Mama), Thing 1 and Thing 2 (Red Ted Art) or truffula trees (The Gingerbread House).

Year Round Homeschool has printable reading logs with a Seuss theme, and while these are more for grownups who remember cards in library books, this printable reading log bookmark from The Crafty Blog Stalker is really cute, too.

Playful Notes has an idea for an easy reading journal for kids you can make at home or in the classroom. And whether you wrap them up or leave the titles visible, doing a book swap in the classroom is a fun way to get kids talking about books they loved and want to share with friends (this idea is from Bear Haven Mama and talks about how you could do it with kids).

I also love a reading challenge in the form of bingo. If you’re doing this in a classroom you can make up your own challenges (read on the playground, check out a book from the library, read a book about your school mascot, etc.) or use a printable like this one from The Cozy Red Cottage. Kids can have a week or a month or however long you like to complete the challenge and then get a bookmark or book or something reading related as a prize.

One of the items on that bingo card is reading in a fort, which reminded me of the easy reading fort I made when my daughter was younger. If you don’t have room for a full-on fort, just throw some extra cozy blankets and pillows in a corner and call it your reading nook.

125 more activities to get your child to read.

How do you encourage kids to read? I’d love to hear about it!

Celebrate Dr Seuss with a Word Search Coloring Page

A Week of Dr. Seuss Inspired Art Projects

Dr. Seuss Math Activities

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You can also see some of our other articles on reading activities and ideas here.

125 more activities to get your child to read.

Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on Oct. 9, and it’s a great time to learn more about the Vikings and why we still remember Erikson all these years later.

If you don’t know about Leif Erikson (sometimes spelled Eriksson), he’s believed to have been born in Iceland, and is considered the first European to set foot on continental America, more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

123 Homeschool 4 Me has a printable mini book about Leif Erikson and the Vikings for kids to read and color. It talks about who the Vikings were, what kind of ships they used, how they got to America and more. It’s a good overview for younger kids to use.

A good unit study is available from Simple Living Creative Learning, which includes a page where kids can write what they know, what they want to learn and what they learned through the unit, as well as information on the Vikings, longships, helmets, clothing and more.

Get a printable Viking unit study with reading passages, comprehension questions and other activities aimed at grades 4-8 from Creative Classroom Core at Teachers Pay Teachers. (And see more Vikings content from TPT here.)

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has some great unit study ideas, too, including suggested books and videos. The post includes information about the Viking voyages, society, mythology and ships, as well as some vocabulary and a list of famous Vikings. While you’re over there also check out her free printable lapbook, which includes mini books on ships, a timeline, a Viking women coloring page, draw your own Vikings, geography, ancient runes and more.

Piqolo Kids has a lesson on Viking women with (available for purchase) worksheets about a day in the life of Viking women. Even if you don’t grab the printables there’s some good resources on that page and a link to a video on Viking women.

Learn how to draw a Viking ship with instructions from Drawing How to Draw, or grab Vikings coloring and labeling worksheets from Kids Puzzles and Games.

There’s a Leif Erikson Festival annually in Norway, Michigan, which you can learn more about here.

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