Does your child go all summer without cracking a single book? Studies show kids often lose 20% of their school-year learning during summer break. Luckily, there’s a proven way to beat the summer slide: just read!
Created by the former head of K-12 Education at Google, and her husband–Washington DC’s Teacher of the Year–this Badge Book motivates kids to read for fun, by using real rewards to celebrate their progress. Includes:
Nationwide summer reading challenge with completion certificate Four-month calendar log, with 100+ stickers to mark progress and streaks
24 badges unlocked as you level up Free app that tracks minutes and titles, including a visual library of the books you read A guest book for grandparents, teachers, and friends to write praise and encouragement Plus: 30 pages of activities, puzzles, drawing prompts, and age-appropriate booklists
Join more than 100,000 librarians, teachers, and families who already use the Summer Badge Book–to fight learning loss and build a love of reading that lasts a lifetime!
Reading is to the brain as exercise is to the body–and independent reading volume is the #1 predictor of reading achievement in elementary students. Badge Books motivate kids and families to read for fun, and reward their progress. An in-hand companion to the Beanstack mobile app used by 2 million readers, each title is a reading log and sticker book, plus themed challenges, activities, and recommended titles. Badge Books have helped more than 100,000 families build a lifetime love of reading.
Each Badge Book connects kids to a set of realistic reading goals, then rewards their efforts with over 100 themed stickers and digital badges. The books work hand-in-hand with the free Beanstack Mobile App available on Android and iOS. Simply swipe your phone over any book cover to the book and get credit for every minute your child reads.
How It Works:
Fun activity pages get kids to dive deeper into favorite reads Easy guides on where to place badges and mark progress Spiral binding allows the book to lay flat As kids hit their reading goals, they get rewarded with stickers and activities in the Badge Book Use the app in conjunction with the books for easy tracking - switch between all your kids with a tap or log for multiple kids at once Cover art, titles, and authors load automatically when you scan books with the app New reading challenges and learning activities added to the app regularly
With theme kids love–from science, space, music, mystery, heroes, and more–there’s a Badge Book for every interest.
