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Hey there! A Reading Log: Build a Caterpillar printable has been added to the Freebie Library.

Contents of the Reading Log: Build a Caterpillar Printable

The Reading Log: Build a Caterpillar printable is a fun way to encourage kids to read. It comes with two pages of circles, which can be cut out with scissors or a hole punch (such as this one).

Choose a reading challenge for your kids and build a caterpillar as the challenge is completed. (I like displaying things on my wall for my kids to see, so I use a lot of painter’s tape like this. Just keep in mind that the paint may still peel if the tape is up for a long period of time.)

Directions for the Book Notes for Kids Printable

1. Go to the Freebie Library.
2. Scroll to the Reading Freebies section and click on the Freebie: Reading Log: Build a Caterpillar picture. (It looks the same as the picture at the top of this post.)
3. Print the pages with the circles. You may want to print multiple copies of the page with only circles if you want to build a really long caterpillar.
4. Cut or punch out all the circles, including the caterpillar’s head. Then display the caterpillar’s head on a wall or other visible space.
5. Choose your reading challenge and set a goal. Each circle could represent a book that has been read or a set amount of reading time (such as fifteen minutes or thirty minutes).
6. Each time a challenge is completed, add a circle to create the caterpillar’s body. For example, if you choose to have each circle represent fifteen minutes of reading time and your kid reads for thirty minutes, add two circles to the caterpillar display. If you choose to have each circle represent a book your kid has read, you could write the book’s title and the author’s name on the circle before adding it to your caterpillar.
7. Continue adding circles to the caterpillar until a set goal, such as twenty circles, has been reached. If desired, offer a prize for reaching the goal.

Books to Read

Below is a list of books about butterflies, moths, and caterpillars to match the caterpillar-theme reading log.

• The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach, 2019
• The Little Butterfly that Could be Ross Burach, 2021
• Butterflies and Moths: Explore Nature with Fun Facts and Activities by DK, 2018
• Butterfly or Moth?: How Do You Know? (Which Animal is Which?) by Melissa Steward, 2011
• How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids by Carol Pasternak, 2012

Prize Ideas

Prizes are optional. But if you choose to offer a prize, here are a few caterpillar-themed ideas.

• Book (such as one listed above)
• Bookmark (such as this 3D butterfly bookmark)
• T-shirt (such as this caterpillar shirt with a cute saying)
• Butterfly growing kit (such as this Insect Lore kit)
• Stuffed animal or toy (such as this caterpillar bean bag toy)

Happy Reading!

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Hey there! Reading Challenge Bookmarks have been added to the Freebie Library.

Contents of the Reading Challenge Bookmarks Freebie

The Reading Challenge Bookmarks are a great way to encourage your kids to read. Choose from the following nine animal options: beaver, elephant, koala, duck, fox, mouse, raccoon, pig, or zebra. Or choose them all!

Each animal has its own page, which consists of four bookmarks. Below is a picture of the raccoon Reading Challenge Bookmark page.

Each Reading Challenge Bookmark has ten books to color or punch a hole through when a reading challenge is completed. Additional space is provided at the bottom to record a name and goal.

Directions for the Reading Challenge Bookmarks Freebie

1. Go to the Freebie Library.
2. Scroll to the Reading Freebies section and click on the Freebie: Reading Challenge Bookmarks picture. (It looks the same as the picture at the top of this post.)
3. Print the bookmarks on card stock and cut them out. Then fill in the space for the name and reading goal. Laminate the bookmarks for more durability if desired.
4. Choose your reading challenge. Each book on the bookmark could represent a book that has been read or a set amount of reading time (such as fifteen minutes or thirty minutes).
5. Punch a hole through each book on the bookmark as the challenge is completed. For example, if you choose to have each book represent fifteen minutes of reading time and your kid reads for thirty minutes, punch a hole through two books on the bookmark.
6. A prize could be offered when all ten books have a hole punched through them.
7. Alternative option: If you don’t laminate the bookmarks, your kids could color the books as they complete the challenge.

Books to Read

Below is a list of books to get you started as you complete the Reading Challenge Bookmarks.

• The Skydiving Beavers: A True Tale by Susan Wood and illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, 2017
• How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks and illustrated by Boris Kulikov, 2017
• Look! There’s a Koala: Look and Find Book by IglooBooks and illustrated by Nicola Anderson, 2020
• Click, Clack, Moo I Love You by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin, 2017
• My Lucky Day by by Keiko Kasza, 2005
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, originally published in 1985
• School for Bandits by Hanna Shaw, 2011
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake and If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, 1998 and 2005
• Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

Happy Reading!