Overview: Using a reading log to record summer reading can be a great way to track student progress and encourage children to build their love of reading. Incorporating fun outlets for creativity, such as coloring pictures or adding stickers, can help to make the reading log something young readers look forward to filling out rather than an obligation. Below you will find a variety of summer reading logs for children at the elementary level. Several designs, created for emergent readers, feature fun images that can be colored as each book is read. Summer themes include pirates, at the beach, and ice cream. Our reading logs for established readers are in chart format with fields for the date read, book title, a star or thumbs-up rating, and reasoning based on the their opinion of the book.
Recommended Grade Level(s): Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First, Second, Third
Materials:
Summer Reading Logs for Emergent Readers:
Summer Reading Log At the Beach--Color an image for each book read. Ten images are provided per page.
Summer Reading Log Ice Cream--Color an image for each book read. Ten images are provided per page.
Summer Reading Log Pirates--Color an image for each book read. Ten images are provided per page.
Summer Reading Log for Stickers Blue and Yellow--Apply a sticker to each circle for each book read.
Summer Reading Log for Stickers Purple and Yellow--Apply a sticker to each circle for each book read.
Summer Reading Log With Suns--Apply a sticker or color each sun for each book read.
Summer Reading Logs for Established Readers:
Summer Reading Log with Star Rating Blue and Yellow--Write date completed reading, book title, and fill in star rating based on opinion of the book.
Summer Reading Log with Star Rating Pink and Purple--Write date completed reading, book title, and fill in star rating based on opinion of the book.
Summer Reading Log with Thumbs-up----Write date completed reading, book title, author, and color the "thumbs-up" or "thumbs-down" based on opinion of the book, and share why you would or would not recommend.
Summer Reading Log with Bookshelf--Write the title of each book read on the spine of a book on the bookshelf and color.
