Visit Your Local Library
Visit the Olathe Public Library and check out a new book to take home and read! Click this link to visit the library website! 
Take part in the Olathe Public Library Summer Reading Program: Click this link to sign up.

Read with a Furry Friend
Click here to go to the Storybook online website. Read Harry the Dirty Dog. Then find a furry friend or stuffed animal to read with. 

Open Them, Shut Them
Click here to visit the StoryPlace website. See if you can learn the Open Them, Shut Them rhyme. Practice the rhyme so you can do it with the narrator.

Animal Hunt
Make a list with an adult showing five animals you want to see in person. This can include birds. Go out into your front or backyard, with an adult, and see how many you can find right at home! Check off each animal when you find it.

Make a Bookmark
Talk to an adult in your home and see if they can help you make your very own bookmark! Ask them how to use a bookmark and begin practicing using it with books in your home.

Color the City!
Did you know you can color online? Click here to visit this online coloring site to begin coloring your city. Select colors for objects. Use the “Clean” button to wipe the colors away and start again if you like.

Read to a Stuffed Animal?
Find a quiet place to hold a favorite stuffed animal and read one of your stories out loud! Or, make up a story if you do not have a book handy.

Make a Snack Together
Think about a new snack you would like to try. Talk to an adult in your home and see if they can help you make the snack. After you finish making it, think about what you liked best about making the snack and talk to an adult in your home about the experience.

Read Inside a Fort
Ask an adult in your home if you can make a fort using items from your home. The adult will help you make sure the fort is safe. Make a cozy spot and read with a stuffed animal or a friend in your new fort!

Let’s Learn About Colors!
See how much you can learn about different colors. Click here to go to the StoryPlace website and play What Color Is It?

Computer Enrichment
Work through some fun online activities on the Computer Enrichment website, with things to do for students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Click here to visit the site!

Kansas State Digital Library for Kids
Click here to go to the Kansas State Digital Library for kids. Click on Bookflix. In the search bar, find Good Night Gorilla and watch that book and the nonfiction zoo book. Complete the puzzlers.

Flashlight Reading
Find a fiction book to read by flashlight.  Tell someone about the character in your book.  Would you want to be friends with that character? Why or why not?

Read with a Furry Friend
Click here to go to the Storyline Online website. (If asked how you want to view, choose YouTube.) Read Harry the Dirty Dog. Then find a furry friend or stuffed animal to read with.

Animal Story
Click here to go to the Scholastic Listen and Read website. Click on the animal section and listen to the book about baby pandas. Tell someone two facts that you learned today.

Read Outside
Go to a park and enjoy a good book to read. After reading your book, summarize what the book was about. 

Be an Author
Anyone can be an author. Create your own story using supplies from home. Or click here to go the PBS Kids website try this story creator.

Make a Sandcastle
Click here to go to Storyline Online to read When A Dragon Moves In. (If asked how you want to view, choose YouTube.) Create a real or pretend sandcastle that would be perfect for a Dragon.

Who Lives in a Pond?
Everybody’s home is unique. Learn about which creatures call a pond “home.” Click here to visit the PBS Kids website and play Pond Life. Later, explore a book about a habitat or visit one near you.

Carla's Sandwich
Click here to go to Storyline Online to read Carla’s Sandwich. (If asked how you want to view, choose YouTube.) Later, find a cookbook at your house or at the public library. Work together with your family to choose and make a recipe like Carla.

Visit Your Local Library
Visit the Olathe Public Library and check out a new book to take home and read! Click this link to visit the library website!

Computer Enrichment
Work through some fun online activities on the Computer Enrichment website, with things to do for students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Click here to visit the site!

Favorite Author
Who is your favorite author? Sharon Creech, Katherine Applegate, Gordon Korman, or Dav Pilkey? Read a book by YOUR favorite author. Visit their website to find their contact information. Send them a letter or email telling them why he/she is your favorite author.

Favorite Book
What is your favorite book or series? After reading your favorite book create an art piece! Consider drawing a picture of the theme/plot, create a collage depicting the main events, construct a diorama of the setting, or paint a portrait of the main character. Be creative!

Favorite Genre
What is your favorite genre...mystery, historical fiction, fantasy, adventure? Choose your favorite and read a book from that genre.

Biography Research
Have you ever heard of Dorothy Vaughan, Chloe Kim, or Ellison Onizuka? Use Pebble Go Next to research facts about these people or research someone different that you’ve never heard of. Write a fact about that person on your bingo card. Click here to go to the Pebble Go Next website. Use your school information to log in.

Recipe Reading
Find a cookbook at your house or at the public library. Read through the recipes and choose your favorite. Work together with your family to make the recipe.

Campfire Story
With the help of an adult, build a bonfire or pretend you are sitting around a campfire. Take turns telling true or make-believe stories.

Make Your Own Bookmarks
Use materials you can find at home to make a bookmark. You can make them for yourself or as a gift for someone else.

Graphic Novels and Comic Books
Find a graphic novel or comic book from your house or public library. After reading, create an alternate ending using the same format. Use pictures and words to tell the ending.

Share Your Reading
Spend time reading to a friend or family member over the phone, FaceTime, Zoom, etc. Talk with them about your favorite parts of the book.

Virtual Puzzles
A puzzle a day keeps the doctor away. That may not be the real expression but check out Google’s new puzzle experiment! Choose from many different images and start puzzling. Don’t want to puzzle alone? Invite friends and puzzle together but virtually! Click here to start this fun activity on Google!

Visit Your Local Library
Do you have a library card? If not, it’s time to make a trip! Go to the Olathe Public Library and get set up. If you don’t have time, you can sign up online for a card and access amazing apps to get reading. Click here to visit the Olathe Public Library website.

Top Five Lists
Your family, friends, and neighbors need reading suggestions. Create “Top Five” lists to remind them about great books, authors, literary quotes, books that have been turned into movies and more. You may be surprised at how many people start walking by just to see your “Top Five” list each week. Share your lists any way you can! Email, post, send a letter, share at dinner, or use sidewalk chalk and take your lists to the street.

Everyday Mysteries
Are you curious about everyday life? It’s time to get some questions answered. Click here to go to the Library of Congress’s virtual site. Search by topic and find a question you’ve always wanted answered. Example: Why does black pepper make you sneeze? Share what you learned by writing down five interesting facts from your reading.

Write a Fan Letter to Your Favorite Author
Send a letter, postcard, or email to your favorite author. Tell them all the reasons why you love reading their books. For additional fun, snag a Kansas postcard and tell them a bit about living in the Midwest!

Coloring to Calm
Did you know that coloring is a calming activity? This online coloring book site provides you with the ability to relax your mind without making a mess. Click here to go to ColoringBook.pics and get started!

Favorite Book Art
Think about your favorite book. What did you love about it? Why is it your favorite? Now, create something that represents that book. You can draw fan art, remake the book’s cover, create a collage, etc. Use whatever materials you have handy.

Learn about Kansas History
Research is so cool! Click here to launch the Kansas Historical Society website. Find out about famous Kansans in history by clicking names and viewing trading cards. Either print out your top three or write down cool facts and share with someone you know about them.