Summer Reading Star! FREE EXCLUSIVE PRINTABLE
May 15, 2012 by Shelley
The kids are almost out of school, and the dreaded ‘Summer-Mush-Mind‘ is about to set in. {It’s contagious you know} 
Well NOT if we have anything to do with it! HowDoesShe to the rescue. I was literally giddy when I saw what chickabug had designed as our next exclusive printable kit.
What is it?!
The cutest, yet most practical “Summer Reading Star” game. No more Summer-Mush-Mind. How does it work? Well, pictures speak a thousand words, so take a peek.
The Summer Reading Star game was designed to fit kids of all ages (yes that includes you). Simply set an appropriate time goal for your child on their reading “bingo card”, and let the fun begin. They will read in all sorts of magical places to fill in their card. When they hit BINGO, they get a coupon; when they get a complete BLACKOUT (filling every square) they get a golden ticket.
Each time your child finishes a book, they earn a banner piece. They can draw a picture or write a few sentences in the blank space that tells what the book was about. I can’t wait to see my little boy’s banner fill up with his adorable drawings.
When I explained the Summer reading program to him, he RAN to get his favorite hat and started reading. One box checked off his list.
He immediately asked to do another bingo square. Little cutie. I love that he was so excited about being a Summer Reading Star.
I’m seriously thinking about playing along too. I could use a few BINGO coupons…. a massage, a new pair of sunglasses, an hour of alone time…. yes, I think I will play.
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As always, a special thanks to our incredibly talented graphic designer chickabug, who has been with us from the very beginning. She has helped create a huge vault of exclusive printables for Y.O.U. Tooth Fairy printables, Summer Fun printables, all-occasion cards, Teacher Appreciation printables, and more! We hope you are loving them and USING them! Check out our complete exclusive printable collection here.
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I love this! Such a great way to motivate our kids to read!!
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I can’t get the link to work for the summer reading star. I would love to be able to print this. Thank you so much for all the wonderful printables and ideas.
Hi Kris, if you are still having issues accessing the printables, send me an email at caley @ howdoesshe.com. I would love to help you!
I can’t get to the link. I would love to print these. I tried subscribing again, but it says I am already subscribed.. HELP!!
Hi Ellen, if you are still having issues accessing the printables, send me and email at caley @ howdoesshe.com, I would love to help you!
The Summer Reading printables are so creative. I know my grandchildren will love watching their banner grow!
I LOVE this! I’d like to use it to motivate my students throughout the summer (I teach children who need additional reading support in first and second grade).
I’m wondering if it’s possible to make the banner pieces smaller, so that four would fit on a page? Paper is precious to our school during these tight economic times, and I’d love to print some for each of my 27 cuties.
Your work is so beautiful, and I thank you for sharing it with us!
What a great idea. Like a few people have said, I can’t seem to get the free printable of the bingo reading game. It say’s you need to be a subscriber and I have been a for a while now. Please let me know if I am doing something wrong. Thank you. cofkris@aol.com
Just sent you an email!
Thank you so much for this reading program! I can’t wait to use it. I am getting ready to print it right now so we can be ready to start our summer program on Monday. Love this website, so excited to share it with my friends.
My kids are out of control & I love it!! I’ve had to limit them to checking off two boxes a day!
I’ve taken some of the cutest pictures of them being crweative to checkl off a box while they read! This fun little project may turn them into avid readers yet. Thank you soooo much! Now I need a math incentive! LOL!
This makes me smile.
I love that they can’t stop reading / playing bingo. Please send pictures our way! We’d love to see them.
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I’d love to get the printables too, but cannot seem to get to them. Help please!!!
Hi Wendy, if you are still having issues accessing the printables, send me an email at caley @ howdoesshe.com. I would love to help you!
I cannot get the link to print and cannot click on it on the website:( I really want to print this for my daughter to begin ASAP!!! Thanks so much for all the cute stuff.
Christy
Hi Christy, if you are still having issues accessing the printables, send me an email at caley @ howdoesshe.com. I would love to try and help you!
I don’t know how I missed these printables in my inbox!! I really would love to have them. Could you please email them again to me? emilybdixon@yahoo.com Thanks!!
Hi Emily, I just sent you an email!
I would really love these, but I’m not sure where they have gone in my inbox. Please email them to me. bclawson03@gmail.com
Hi Rebecca, I just sent them to your inbox! Hope you love them!
I can’t get to the link. I would love to print these. I have been a subscriber for a while now.. HELP!! zkushmir@hotmail.com
Hi Zayna, I just emailed you!
If you are having issues accessing the printables, please email me at caley @ howdoesshe.com. We don’t want anyone to miss out! Thanks!
What an absolutely gorgeous post, printables, photographs, everything!! I love the bingo game and my son will love it too, I’m sure. He just loves games!! I’m looking forward to trying these with him this summer. Thanks so much for sharing
I don’t know what is wrong with me but I can’t find where I am supposed to print the reading bingo peintables. I clicked on the link that took me to thw whole collection only the new reading bingo ones are not in there… please help me.. C:
Thank you–these are wonderful! Does anybody have any ideas on how to manage when one child gets a golden ticket but another doesn’t (or is farther behind in earning it)? I can’t really take one child out for his reward but leave the others at home with a sitter (not feasible for our budget). Thanks for any ideas.
LOVE LOVE LOVE! I am totally doing this with my boys this summer. I was wondering if there’s anyway you could provide a blank bingo board so we could write in some other ideas of places to read that fit our environment? That would be awesome if you could!
Thanks for the free printables!!
I want to do this for my grandkids! I couldn’t figure out how to download because it just keeps popping up subscribed. HELP as my little kiddos are so excited to start.
Can you please resend the Chickabug Summer reading Star free printable?? I am a subscriber but I don’t ever remember seeing this one and I would definitely like to print it!
Just approve the email subscription (in your email box) and you will have access to all of our exclusive printables.
Enjoy!
I would like to be ablr to print the reading bingo can you forward me the info to print?
Thanks
Allie
Hi, I just emailed you the link. Enjoy!
I love these printable reading incentives but I can’t seem to work out how to print them. Help, please!
I can’t seem to find the email from you, but I am subscribed. Is there anyway to get another one sent? Thanks! This is such a cute idea!
We have to read chicka chicka boom boom every night(at least) to our 2 year old its her favorite book and we have been caught saying chicka chicka boom boom outside the book .. or her favorite part -OH NO!!
As a reading teacher this is AMAZING!! I Love This!! Thanks for creating such a fun way to encourage summer reading!!
xoxo
Would it be okay to include a set of these in a reading basket my son’s school is raffling off during the spring fair? I think it old be an we some addition but since it wasn’t personal use I wanted to check with you first. Thanks!
Sure! – we like helping schools!
Do you print these on regular paper or some type of card stock?
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I would love to print these out, but can’t get the link to work. I’ve subscribed to the site. You’ve got lots of great ideas!
I would love to print these out, but can’t get the link to work. I’ve subscribed to the site. You’ve got lots of great ideas! Thanks!