Fun Summer Reading Logs and Challenges for Kids

Reading regularly during the summer is a great way to keep kids on track with their learning, and it’s just a fun thing for people of all ages to do, especially when the weather doesn’t cooperate with outdoor activities. 

For kids who need a little extra motivation to do their daily pages, check out these reading challenges and trackers that make reading more of a game. 

Everyday Reading has several great printable coloring play mat reading challenges (designed by Hadley Designs). Shown here is the Dive into Reading challenge, which includes things like reading a book to a pet or stuffed animal, reading a book that’s cover is your favorite color, plus shells to color in on days you read. There are also ones with a summer camp theme and a summer travel theme.

Fuzzy Mama has cute summer reading printables that include a reading bingo page and a bucket list that’s filled out with things like reading different genres of books, a book recommended by a teacher and reading in your backyard. There’s also a list kids can fill out themselves to check off reads. 

Rock Your Homeschool has a great summer reading planning pack for kids of all ages, with book recommendations, reading bingo cards and reading logs. 

I also love color in bookmarks as a way to track progress, like these from Paper Trail Design, where you can color in stars or books as you read. Or try the ones from We Are Teachers, which has a reading checklist but also bookmarks with challenges on them you can color as you complete them.

For kids who need a little extra motivation, One Lovely Life suggests tracking reading (by time or books read) and offering prizes like cooking together, extra screen time or letting the kid pick the game for game night. The trick here is the rewards need to be things you’d want to do anyway.

And be sure to check out my previous posts on summer reading bingo and more summer reading printables for kids. Happy reading!