Let’s Get Reading
Hey awesome readers and amazing grown-ups! Here’s the lowdown on how our Roar for Reading challenge will work this year. It’s super simple and all about having fun with reading.
Set Your Reading Goal
First things first, every student in Kindergarten through 8th grade will pick their own daily reading goal. Maybe it’s 30 minutes a day, maybe it’s 15, or maybe it’s an hour. It’s totally up to each student and what feels right for them.
Track Your Reading Adventures
Students will bring home a Roar for Reading tracker the week of October 5th. This is where they will track their reading minutes.
- From Monday, October 12th to Sunday, October 25th (fourteen total reading days), use the reading tracker section to write down how many minutes the student reads each day.
- Every day the student reads, make sure to write down the exact time spent reading that day. Don’t worry if the student doesn’t hit their goal every single time – every minute counts!
- And guess what? Magazines, newspapers, school reading, listening to audiobooks, and being read to all count as reading time too. So cozy up and enjoy those stories.
- Play Bingo! Enjoy the reading challenges that are included on the tracker. You can even play Bingo as a family! If you get a 5 across be sure to collect your Roar For Reading prize when you turn in your tracker.
Don’t Forget Your Tracker
This is super important: ALL students need to return their tracker, even if all the pledges were online or if the student didn’t collect any pledges at all. This tracker is how the student gets credit for all those reading minutes and, most excitingly, it’s their entry for a prize.
Rewards & Prizes
Hall of Fame Feature: The student with the highest reading minutes in each grade will be permanently featured on our Roar for Reading Hall of Fame board.
Top Class Celebrations: The top three classes with the highest overall donations will earn an exclusive classroom party!
Participation Prizes: Everyone who turns in a completed reading tracker will receive a special prize.
