Reading Goals

books

I had a goal this year to try and read 100 books. However, my goal did not take in account how to keep track of what I read. It is easy for me to finish a book and pick up another one without pause. And, what constituted “finishing” a book? There are several I started and could not finish for various reasons. Does reading 50 or more pages count, or do I have to read the entire book for it to count? So I’m back to the drawing board.

Here’s an idea for you, though. I know we just finished Teen Read Month for the teens, but what about the tweens?

Can your tweens out read you?

Challenge your tweens to try and read either more pages or books than you in a span of time. Meet with them and decide on rules that you both can agree, like how to keep track of what’s read, for how long and if will be there be prizes or bragging rights. This could be a great way for early Christmas giving as well. Have participants contribute a item of no more than $5.00, the winner gets the entire lot, or you can split the items up based on the number of pages/books read. They can keep the item, donate it or give it as a gift. Another idea is to have everyone contribute and the winner decides what local charity the items are donated. The winner gets their picture, name, charity and bragging rights placed in a public area for all to see.