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With summer here, I needed something to inspire & motivate my little reader (and readers to be)! I created these fun Summer Reading BINGO charts to use with my own kids. Today, I am excited to share these printable BINGo cards with you. Here's how the Summer Reading BINGO challenge works:

1. Set a reading time goal for each individual child.

2. Decide on one or several prizes. These could be a special trip for ice cream, a new toy, a trip to the water park, or really anything. Just make sure the prizes are something that the kids really want to earn.

3. Start reading, reading, & reading. As they read, the child gets to cross off the chart.

4. Then comes the prizes. You could give a small prize for getting BINGO (5 across or 5 down) & a really awesome prize for finishing the whole chart and getting blackout, it's really whatever you decide.

5. Celebrate your little reader!

I hope these free & fun printables keep your little ones inspired to read, read, & read!
Click here to download & print the following three BINGO cards or Right click on the image to open it in a new window. You can save it or print from there. Make sure to scale it to size when printing!
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Summer Reading Bingo Challenge for Kids (Free Printables) - The Chirping Moms

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With summer here, I needed something to inspire & motivate my little reader (and readers to be)! I created these fun Summer Reading BINGO charts to use with my own kids. Today, I am excited to share these printable BINGo cards with you. Here's how the Summer Reading BINGO challenge works: 1.

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4 different printable challenges

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I like to be able to track my kid's reading, and keep records to go into their school portfolios of what we've read. I also like to reward good reading habits. I've found that in our family, keeping reading charts is a way to kill both of these birds with one stone.

I have created several different reading charts to use with my kids. Having some different options seems to keep things fresh. However, the result of a filled reading chart is always the same- a special treat from our giant cupcake-shaped cookie jar!

Our treat jar is filled with treats that I don't normally buy as a mother: full sized candy bars, bottle pops, giant smarties, whistle pops, ring pops, and pretty much any other treat I would usually cringe at. When your reading chart is full, you get to choose one treat of your choice. The kids love this!
Here are some of the reading charts I've made- you can download each of them for free! 🙂
Downloadable 20 Book Challenge: On this one, you just fill in the title, author, and the number of pages in the book. I require that when you fill this chart, the books are in your current reading level. You can see how I sort books based on reading level in our home here. I allow them to count books under their current reading level only when reading to a younger sibling.

Downoadable 100 Book Challenge: When you fill this chart at my house, you can read books of any level. You don't have to write any information in, you just put a check for each book you read. Very simple.

Downloadable 40 Book Challenge: This chart gets your child to read books from different genres, 40 books total. I made a cute one with lots of little clip art pictures. You can choose between 2 versions of this chart. One includes reading 2 religious books, and the other does not. This is the one Lydia is working on right now. In each square, they write the title of a book they've read in that genre.

I generally find it best to tape these on the wall while kids are filling them. This way, they don't get lost.

The "rules" of using your reading charts are all up to you- do they have to read on your child's reading level? Do books on tape count? Do books that mom reads to me count? Do they have to be chapter books? Do they have to be a certain number of pages? What is in the rewards jar? Which chart is right for your child? Should all of your children get the same chart? All questions you'll have to answer yourself. Good luck!
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Printable Reading Charts For Kids: 20 Book Challenge, 40 Book Challenge, And 100 Book Challenge!

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I like to be able to track my kid's reading, and keep records to go into their school portfolios of what we've read. I also like to reward good reading habits. I've found that in our family, keeping reading charts is a way to kill both of these birds with one stone.

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Great reading challenges that include activities. The rigor can be increased for grade and age.

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40 book challenge sure to get HS kids excited to tread.

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Find a cozy nook, pull up a plush chair, and settle in with a steaming cup of something warm - the 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge is here! This year, there are 40 book prompts to broaden your reading scope and push you to actually accomplish your New Year's resolution to read more in 2018. If you're really hardcore and breeze through the main list, there are an additional 10 book prompts in the "advanced" section. We're especially excited about this year's creative new batch of prompts, which include "true crime," "a book by a female author who uses a male pseudonym," and "a book about a villain or antihero."

Before you stress about tackling all 50 books, just remember that the point of the reading challenge is to push yourself to diversify your reading (hey, we all get stuck in a genre rut!) and just have fun with it. And if you read more books in 2018 than in 2017, even better. The best part? You may even discover a new favorite book along the way!

So you've decided to take the reading challenge - what now? We'd suggest joining this Goodreads group, which is made up of more than 8,000 readers who participate in the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge every year. In addition to keeping you accountable, the group's impressively well-read and supportive members swap book ideas for the prompts and discuss their favorite (and least favorite) reads throughout the year. You'll also be able to track which books you've read and rate them on the site.

Download our printable list here (or our advanced list here), checking off the books as you go, and pin the handy graphic below for reference. Share your progress on Instagram with #popsugarreadingchallenge!

Spoiler alert: we got a little meta. So for the prompt to choose your favorite prompt from past challenges, here they are for reference: 2015, 2016, 2017.

Have you finished the 2018 reading challenge? Time to get started on the 2019 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge!

Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography

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The 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Is Here!

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Find a cozy nook, pull up a plush chair, and settle in with a steaming cup of something warm - the 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge is here! This year, there are 40 book prompts to broaden your reading scope and push you to actually accomplish your New Year's resolution to read more in 2018.

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Easy and fun!

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Great challenge that one can start at anytime

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This is a great challenge because it is "accessible and flexible" for all students. The challenges are created based on the reader. there can also be a team component.

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A true challenge

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Accessible for most readers.

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"To encourage the joy of reading, the Foundation has developed the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program. Earn a commemorative certificate in recognition of your outstanding achievement and get an Excellence in Reading T-shirt, too!"

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To encourage the joy of reading, the Foundation has developed the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program. Earn a commemorative certificate in recognition of your outstanding achievement and get an Excellence in Reading T-shirt, too!

The Mensa Foundation recognizes and encourages education, gifted youth, and lifelong learning through resources like the Mensa for Kids website and other programs for youth and those who support them. This program is open internationally to any and all readers under 18 years of age, their teachers, and librarians.

Acknowledging the value of the National Endowment for the Humanities' appreciation of classic literature for young people, the Mensa Foundation is providing a year-round challenge to kids of all ages based on the NEH's Summertime Favorites and Nonfiction Favorites reading lists, with some alterations.

To participate in the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program, follow these steps:

1. Select a list from the grade level bands listed below. Remember to read to the level of your ability or interest, regardless of your age or grade level.

2. Print the appropriate list and track each book you read by checking it off and recording the date it was read, along with a rating. Electronic signatures and check-offs are not permitted. The form must be completed by hand. We operate on the honor system, and we encourage honesty in this way.

3. Please submit the original form used, even if it is very messy. Copying the form over to make it neater may result in rejection of the form. We reserve the right to request additional confirmation of completion of the program and/or to refuse to grant recognition.

4. Once you've completed an entire list, both the reader and an adult will need to sign the list as verification and return it and the order form to the Mensa Foundation at the address provided. Once we've received your signed list and verified it, we'll send you a recognition certificate and T-shirt. Please allow 6 weeks for delivery.

5. You may use five nonfiction books to replace any five books from the same grade-level segment.

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Through the Excellence in Reading program, the Mensa Foundation offers gifted youth the opportunity to read a list of age-appropriate books and earn a certificate and free T-shirt. The books on each list are selected by librarians across the U.S.

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Each book represents a state. There is a mix of picture and chapter books. The site offers list from years past.