Reading aloud as a family has been important to me. In the past it has sometimes fallen by the wayside of crazy schedules, general fatigue and my own forgetfulness. I decided to start the
Little House on the Prairie series with the boys with the goal of getting through the first two books before school starts. With the occasional help from grandma, we are making good progress and should finish
Little House in the Big Woods this week.
I learned something from this recent reading quest:
If it is a book that I enjoy, I am much more likely to read it to the boys.
It seems obvious, but I used to look for books that I thought they would like. Many of them didn’t interest me and it was hard to keep my reading momentum going.
For me it has been easier to get a family ritual of
reading to STICK if it is fun.
And now for some more
fun…
VTech is helping families make reading fun through the VReader and I am giving one away!
Yep. It is the
new VTech Animated VReader (your choice blue or pink) and a surprise book/game cartridge.
To enter:
- Leave a comment below about how your family reads together or ideas you have to encourage a family reading ritual.
- Additional entries (please leave a comment below for each):
THIS CONTEST WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY JULY 14 at MIDNIGHT (CST).
So hurry and enter!
I will notify the winner on Thursday via email to obtain their mailing address to forward on to VTech who is sponsoring this giveaway.
Thanks VTech!
So hurry and enter!
I will notify the winner on Thursday via email to obtain their mailing address to forward on to VTech who is sponsoring this giveaway.
Thanks VTech!
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We like to create crafts to go along with the books we read.
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I am an avid reader, and am so happy that my 4 year old likes to read books together. We read every day, he just brings me books he picks out from his collection. My favorite thing is when I find him “reading” a book – telling the story from the pictures. It’s so cute! But I REALLY can’t wait until he’s old enough for us to read big books at bedtime – my stepdad read us “The Phantom Tollboth” and “The Hobbit” and I can’t wait to read them to my kids.
Reading.. havent we had this conversation like 1000 times. 🙂
I think this is cool. wonder if my boys are too big.. but very cool
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My boys love reading, so they’re always eager to read. We read throughout the day and before bed. I read to everyone while we are in the car. We read in the dr.’s office, dentist office, everywhere.