JULY 2015
READING ACTIVITY CALENDAR
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Today is the first day
of the second half of
the year! How many
days are there left in
2015?
Today is World UFO
Day! Write a story in
your journal about
aliens.
Do you know where
July gets its name
from? Look up the
answer, and tell a
friend.
Independence day
Celebrate this day by
reading about it.
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Learn to say, “I like
this book” in a new
language.
Read for 20 minutes
today.
What does the word
“pulchritude” mean?
Write the definition in
your journal, and use it
in a sentence.
July’s birthstone is
the ruby. Find out
what countries rubies
come from, and write
the list in your journal.
What is alliteration?
Write 3 sentences
about your day using
alliteration.
Read a book of poetry,
like Firefly July, and
write a poem of your
own.
Visit the zoo today!
Make up a story about
the day your two
favorite zoo animals
escaped!
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Learn how to play a
new card game, like
Crazy Eights or
Rummy.
Do you know where
chocolate comes
from? Read Yum!
Mmmm! Que Rico! Or
another book about
food today.
Listen to tango music.
Look up where it
comes from and what
instruments are used
in tango music.
Celebrate Gummi
Worm Day by
chomping sour worms
and reading Yucky
Worms by Vivian
French.
Go on a texture hunt
around your house or
yard. Can you find
things that are
bumpy, smooth, soft,
hard, and scratchy?
Read a story out loud
with a friend today.
Be a reporter. Come
up with 5 questions
about your parent’s
job. Interview them,
and write the answers
in your journal.
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Find a cookie recipe
to make with your
family. Add your
favorite ice cream
flavor between two
cookies to celebrate
Ice Cream Day!
Swap a favorite book
with a friend.
How many words can
you make using the
letters in the word
“clandestine”?
Take a walk with an
adult and bring your
journal. Look for signs
of life, like footprints
or a spider web.
Write down your
observations.
Go outside to read
today.
Amelia Earhart Day
Read a book or poem
about this famous
pilot or another.
Ask your librarian to
recommend a book
about a country you
have never visited.
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Parents’ Day
Write a thank-you
letter to your parents
today.
Look up the word
“night” in 4 languages.
Which languages use
a similar word? Why
do you think that is?
Play “hangman” with
your family today.
Read for 20 minutes
today.
Visit the library and
check out a book
about the planets.
Write down all the
books you read in
July. How many did
you read?
© 2015 RIF
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