The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think (so get started).
Earn rewards as you go!
When you first sign up, you will receive a star to put your name on, and a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag.
Once you bring in your completed tracker for your first 100 books, you will get to put your star on the wall.
For every 100 books you read, you will receive a sticker and be able to move your star up the wall.
At 500 books, you will be able to pick a free book from the Librarian’s Closet to keep.
When you reach 1000 books, you will receive a dragon plushie!
Sign up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten here.
Print out your tracker here. Please make sure you put the number you are working on at the top (i.e. 100, 200 etc.)
