ReadSquared Reading Program

100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

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A Family Recipe Book

Food tells a story and keeping a record of your family recipes can evoke wonderful memories and keep traditions alive for generations to come. To learn more, visit the National Archives - Preserving Family Recipes.

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Community Connections

A list of activities to help you engage with your community in new and meaningful ways.

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Dinosaur DIYs

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Emojis Tale

Use the Emojis to guess the name of the book. How well do you know your Emojis?

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Guess the Fairy Tale

Using the provided clue(s), guess the name of the fairy tale!

*Need a hint? Try one of these: Alice In Wonderland, Beauty And The Beast, Cinderella, Goldilocks, Hansel And Gretel, Jack And The Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess And The Pea, The Three Little Pigs.

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Make a Field Journal

Paleontologists and other natural scientists often use field notebooks or journals to record their observations, take notes, and list their findings. You can create your own field journal to record your everyday life. Use the following journal prompts to complete the mission and add your own entries throughout summer and beyond.

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Match the Tail

Do you love animals? Guess what animal each tail belongs to!

*Need a hint? Try one of these! Alligator, beaver, chameleon, elephant, giraffe, lemur, pig, tiger, whale, zebra.

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Modern Wonders

There are seven modern wonders of the world. Do you know where they are? Enter the name of the country for each of the seven modern wonders.

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Ocean Movement

How does a jellyfish move? Little ones will learn different ways creatures in the ocean move while getting up and moving!

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Reading Around

Books can take you around the world and back, even if you're only in your backyard! Show us all the fun and exciting places you read by marking each place you read. Get out and read!

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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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