20 DAY READING CHALLENGE
Challenge your students to diversify their reading habits with this fun reading challenge!
Reading challenges are a fun way to generate excitement for reading, and motivate those reluctant readers! While a year-long challenge is optimal, why not start out with a simple one to get started?!
How the Challenge Started
On winter break 2019 I decided I wanted to create something to engage the readers at my readers in the year ahead…2020. The goal was to encourage a larger reading selection in the early years, and broaden their tastes for the future.
I created this 20 Day Reading Challenge for students to complete and record their reading. I included a variety of prompts to include genres, topics, text types, diversity, and familiarity.
I handed them out to many students the first week of January, and it was well received! The students at my school are very enthusiastic, so there was a lot of buzz to start the new year!
(I’ve updated this post since the original date….so we all know there was A LOT more buzz ahead in 2020 than my reading challenge! 😣)
This was the orginal challenge for 2020.
Not just for a library!
If you are not in a library role, you can still have your students complete this challenge independently, or complete it as a class. I think the class option would be so fun to do during your read-aloud sessions!
I debated whether or not I should include prizes, but I decided against it because I don’t want students to feel pressured to rush through the challenge. Instead, I added their names (and challenge papers) to a small bulletin board to recognize their reading success!
Interested in trying this challenge? Click here to find it in my shop!
Happy Reading!
Jenn
P.S. The example of the challenge has 20 of my favourite books, be sure to check them out!
