Catch the Reading Bug!
Will you catch the reading bug this summer?
Each week there is a different Bug Theme with corresponding
activities for your summer fun. Be sure to catch the reading bug!
Special thanks to Read to Me, a service of the Idaho Commission for
Libraries. Read to Me is an early literacy initiative which provides
information, training, technical assistance, and resources for Idaho libraries
and their community partners.
This project made possible by a grant form the U.S. Institute of Museum and
Library Services under the provision of the Library Service Technology Act.
|
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
|
|
Week 1
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! What is your favorite bug?
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities 
- Bug Coloring Page
Bring the coloring page back to the library and you will receive a prize.
- Read "Ace Lacewing" on the Tumblebook site. Click here to go there.
Then click on Storybooks, then look for the Ace Lacewing book.
- Click here to go to the Family Fun Bug Crafts site. Prepare the bug
craft of your choice. Be sure to ask parents for help!
|
|
Germ Bugs
|
|
Week 2
Germs are bugs too! Germ bugs are everywhere. Some are harmful,
some are helpful. Work on the activities below and then read some
bug books.
Activities
- Bug Coloring Page.
- Read "Summer the Town Bit Back" on the Tumblebook site. Click here
to go there. Then click on Storybooks, then look for the book.
- Click here to find out about good and bad germ bugs.
- Click here for a fun word search.
|
|
Things that Bug Me
|
|
Week 3
What are the things that bug you? Homework, little sisters, Brussel
Sprouts, cleaning your room?
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
- Bug Coloring Page
- Read "Diary of a Spider" on the Tumblebook site.
Click here to go there. Then click on Storybooks, then look
for the book.
- Click here for a crossword puzzle.
- Click here to play the "I don't want to clean my room" game.
|
|
DoodleBugs
|
|
Week 4
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
How about drawing your favorite bugs.
Activities
|
|
Listening Bugs
|
|
Week 5
A " bug " is a word that spies use for a listening device.
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
|
|
Bugs to Butterfly
|
|
Week 6
From a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly.
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
- Bug Coloring Page
- Read "Roberto the Insect Architect" on the Tumblebook site.
Click here to go there. Then click on Storybooks, then look for the
book.
- Click here to learn more about Monarch Butterflies.
- Click here to go to a fun website. Make your own bug-mallows.
|
|
Bugs Close Up
|
|
Week 7
Let's explore some bugs up close.
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
|
|
Going Buggy
|
|
Week 8
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
- Bug Coloring Page
- Read "Why Libraries Matter" on the Tumblebook site.
Click here to go there. Then click on Storybooks, then
look for the book.
- Click here to go to a fun page, then click on Bug Riddles.
- Click here for some bug jokes. COME IN TO THE LIBRARY AND
TELL US A BUG JOKE FOR A SPECIAL PRIZE.
|
|
Bug Time
|
|
Week 9
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs, Just two more weeks of bugs!
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
|
|
I Love Bugs
|
|
Week 10
Work on the activities below and then read some bug books.
Activities
|
