Easter Reading Log Free Printable Activity
Easter Reading Log
How does your family enjoy books when the season and weather warms up? When going outside becomes so much more appealing and fun? Provided you live in a climate that is cold in the winter and once spring and summer season hits, outside time takes precedence in how time is spent with the littles.
I personally look forward to the warmer seasons as that means the u-pick farms are beginning to open up for visits to pick fruit, soak in the sun and fresh air.
Sometimes, the heat from the sun presents earlier rise to the day, arrival to the farms sooner to beat the heat or sweating while picking the scrumptious berries and/or fruit.
The Importance of Frequent Reading
The inspiration in creating this reading log was to develop accountability for how I spend time with our little ones in building the bonding over reading. Allowing them the time to have some quiet time to rest and relax with a book after some outdoor fun.
Frequent reading helps kids develop their reading and vocabulary skills. It also helps them build a good habit through tracking what they are reading and how frequently they read or are being read to.
This frequent habitual reading will have far-reaching long-term benefits for the child’s brain development.
Benefits of Reading To Our Children
Sitting down with them helps to build thematic expression and intonation when reading to them, vocabulary awareness, and punctuation along with holding them so closely in my arms and lap.
I will truly cherish these moments and miss them dearly when they are bigger than me and can no longer sit in my lap!
7 Ways To Help Your Child To Read
- Read with them as often as they would enjoy and as frequently. Frequent reading will help build a good habit of reading, so try to read with or to your children daily.
- Teach your children how books work. Teach your kids that we read from left to right and that we are reading the words and letters that appear on the pages.
- Utilize alphabet books, word games, or toys to help your children develop their reading skills.
- Read nursery rhymes, songs, silly poems, silly jokes, or other rhyming books to help develop your child’s language and reading skills.
- Have your children draw pictures on paper and then ask them to describe what it is that they had drawn. This can help your kids with their language skills and reason.
- Have your children practice writing. Even if they don’t do very much writing, it is helpful for developing their fine motor skills and cognitive development.
- Always be trying to introduce new words to your children. They won’t be able to not learn new words and vocabulary if you are consistently introducing new words to them all the time.
Spending Time With Your Children
What is your favorite part of reading with your littles? Has there been a longtime favorite book in the family or favorite books passed on from one generation to the next?
Have fun with this reading log for coloring in, making notes of finished books per egg, or color in an egg for each day when reading took place.
The intention of this reading log is to have fun and fill in in any way that best fits your family and children.
Further Ideas On How To Use The Easter Reading Log
Even if you did not use this free printable to track reading progress, you could use the Easter reading log as a coloring activity!
Please share how you’ve colored in the reading log and tag us on Facebook or Instagram.
Have fun and happy spring reading!
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