Published on Start with a Book (https://www.startwithabook.org)

Home > Reading Tips to Go!

Summer Learning Tips to Go! Text Messaging Service [1]

mobile phone promo for summer reading tips

Sign up now for our 2022 summer learning tips, in English or Spanish. A fresh season of mobile tips are here! You'll receive three messages per week, featuring hands-on activities to keep kids reading, creating, exploring — and learning — all summer long! See examples of our summer tips below.

Subscribe

To start receiving our summer literacy texts, simply text READING to (855) 773-1019 from your mobile phone. It's that easy!

To stop receiving texts at any time, text STOP to (855) 773-1019. Standard message and data rates apply, so check with your cellular provider if you have billing questions.

You'll receive our text messages May–August, 2022.

Happy summer reading!


Suscribirse

¡Suscribirse a recibir mensajes de texto para ayudar a los niños con la lectura! Recibirá 3 mesajes por semana durante todo el verano. Para suscribirse, manda LECTURA a (855) 773-1019. 

Cargos por mensajes y datos se aplican. Para cancelar en cualquier momento, manda STOP a (855) 773-1019.

¡Vamos a leer!


Sample tips

Here are examples of the kinds of tips and activity ideas you'll receive though our text messaging service.

Alphabet city

On a walk together, look for the shapes of letters in the buildings all around you. More ideas: Builders and Buildings [2]

Ciudad del alfabeto

Den un paseo juntos y busquen figuras de letras en los edificios a su alrededor. Más ideas: Builders and Buildings [2]

.............

Mapmaker

After reading a favorite book, have your child draw a map of the book's setting. More ideas: Map Making [3]

Cartógrafo

Después de leer un libro favorito, ponga a su niño a dibujar un mapa de la configuración del libro. Más ideas: Map Making [3]

.............

Be a reading role model!

Make sure your kids see you reading and writing, whether it's reading the morning newspaper or making a shopping list. More ideas: Be a Reading Role Model [4]

¡Se un modelo de la lectura!

Sea un modelo de la lectura Cerciórese de que sus hijos le ven leer y escribir, ya sea leyendo el periódico o haciendo la lista de compra. Más ideas: Be a Reading Role Model [4]

.............

Nature scavenger hunt

Make a list of things to find outside (such as an acorn, stone, or feather). Give your child the list and let the hunt begin! More ideas: Outdoor Explorations [5]

Casería de la naturaleza

Dele al niño una lista de cosas para buscar afuera (bellota, piedra, pluma) y ¡qué comience la cacería! Más ideas: Outdoor Explorations [5]

.............

Vocabulary bank

Introduce an interesting word each week, then share a kid-friendly definition and examples. Keep that word active at home! More: Building Your Child's Vocabulary [6]

Banco de vocabulario

Presente una palabra interesante cada semana, comparta la definición apta para niños y dele ejemplos. ¡Mantengan esa palabra activa en casa! Más en: Building Your Child's Vocabulary [6]

.............

Family stories

Ask your child to interview an older family member and share the stories at a family gathering. More ideas: Families and Communities [7]

Historias de la familia

Pídale al niño que entreviste al familiar más viejo y que comparta las historias en una reunión familiar. Más ideas: Families and Communities [7]

.............

Firework poetry

Write down descriptive words for fireworks. Can you create a poem using some of those words? More ideas: Summer Writing [8]

Poesía de fuegos artificiales

Intercambiar poemas. Escriba una línea del poema y su hijo, la siguiente. Mantengan el ritmo y rima de la última palabra. Más ideas: Summer Writing [8]


Source URL: https://www.startwithabook.org/reading-tips-text-messages

Links
[1] https://www.startwithabook.org/reading-tips-text-messages
[2] https://www.startwithabook.org/summer-reading-learning/builders-and-buildings
[3] https://www.readingrockets.org/article/map-making
[4] https://www.readingrockets.org/article/be-reading-role-model
[5] https://www.readingrockets.org/article/outdoor-explorations
[6] https://www.readingrockets.org/article/building-your-childs-vocabulary
[7] https://www.startwithabook.org/summer-reading-learning/families-and-communities
[8] https://www.startwithabook.org/summer-writing
[9] https://www.startwithabook.org/parent-tips-reading-writing-and-summer-learning