Evening read-aloud
Take turns, stop on a cliffhanger
Read a chapter of an adventure book aloud, taking turns page by page. Stop on a cliffhanger so everyone wants to come back tomorrow.
You’ll need
- An adventure book (from home or the library)
- A cozy spot
How to do it together
- 1
Pick an adventure book together. A series is perfect, because one book becomes many evenings.
- 2
Get comfortable: bed, couch or a blanket fort.
- 3
Take turns reading a page each. Use voices for the characters, and be dramatic.
- 4
Stop at the most exciting moment, even mid-chapter.
- 5
Ask: what do you think happens next? Write down the guesses and check tomorrow.
Make it easier
For 4- and 5-year-olds, you read and they "read" the pictures, or they read one word per page.
Make it harder
Older kids can read a whole chapter to you, or pick a book you haven't read yet.
Why it’s worth it
Reading together keeps going long after kids can read alone. It's twenty minutes of being close with nothing else to do.
With Weekadoo
One idea like this every day, made for your kids
Every Sunday, a plan with a 10-minute idea for each child on weeknights and a family one for the weekend, picked for their ages and what they love.
