Have students set reading goals and give out gold, silver, and bronze medals. Kids might keep track on a world map of the places they read about. Students create fun hats to wear or wear their favorite hats. Kids earn scoops of ice cream based on reading goals. The day closes with a sundae party.
Kids bring in rubber rafts, inner tubes, beach blankets, and beach chairs.
They dress in beach clothes. Read for 101 minutes. Write songs, poems, and stories about dogs. Invite a local veterinarian or dog trainer to be your special reading guest. Produce a Reader's Theater play.