The Tower of Books Summer Reading Challenge

For Al-Hijra Students in Grades 2-6

Dear Al-Hijra Parents,

Welcome to the Tower of Books Challenge, an independent summer reading challenge for Al-Hijra students entering Grades 2-6! Here’s how it works:

Your child’s goal is to read all of the books from the categories listed on his/her book log. He or she will check off one of the boxes each time a book is read. After checking off a box, it’s time for him/her to add to… the Tower of Books!
1. Cut out a book.

2. Fill in the book information.

3. Fold it and tape/glue it into a 3-D book.

4. Start stacking them up!  How high can your tower get?

As an added incentive, students who complete their Tower of Books Challenge (honestly and completely) should bring their Tower of Books Challenge Form and their 3-D books (in a plastic shopping bag) to the Al-Hijra Library during the first week of school to be evaluated.  Certificates and prizes will be given to students who carefully follow all instructions and successfully complete the reading challenge!  Please remember:  All work must be done by the student in order to count.

I encourage all students to participate in this reading challenge because the research is clear that children who don't read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative, long-term effect. Plus, your child will get to try some different types of books he/she may not have read before, and all the while have fun keeping track of his/her reading! So be sure to visit your local public library and get your children reading this summer.

Click on the links below to print out instructions, 3-D book template, and book logs.