ReadSquared Reading Program

Missions

Our librarians have put together several activities, for a variety of challenges and levels. Complete an activity and you might unlock a more advanced one, and bragging rights, cool badges and maybe even a prize!

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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Join our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program! Click 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten to get more information and register!

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Alphabet Walk

Go for a walk and look for letters of the alphabet all around you! For example, two branches on the ground might form the letter T. The goal is to find the letters without having to move items around to create the letter.

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Alphabet Walk

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Attend a Children's Program

Attend one of our Saturday Live family programs or watch one of our story time or craft videos on Facebook/YouTube.

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Attend a Children's Program

Attend one of our Saturday Live family programs or watch one of our story time or craft videos on Facebook/YouTube.

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Attend a Live Teen Program

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Block Fun

Have some fun building with blocks. How high can you make your tower?

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Build a Fort and Read

Can you make a fort out of blankets and other things you have around the house? Build one and then read a book while in the fort.

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Building Fun

Have some fun building with blocks or Legos. How high can you make your tower? What inventive thing can you make with Legos? Send us a picture!

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Check Out an E-book

Check out an E-book using Live-brary.com.

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Complete a Library Volunteer Opportunity

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Create a Piece of Fan Art or Fan Fiction

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Create Your Own Word Search/Crossword Puzzle

Can you make your very own word search or crossword puzzle? Here are the links for you to try

Word Search

Crossword Puzzle

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Follow a Favorite Author on Social Media

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Have Some Fun With Play-Doh

Make some shapes, figures, and words with some Play-Doh.

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Indoor Scavenger Hunt

Complete the indoor scavenger hunt

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Indoor Scavenger Hunt

Complete the indoor scavenger hunt

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Look Outside Your Window or Any Nature Picture

Take a few seconds to focus on a few details ( the way the light hits a mountain, a flowering weed, the colors of a cloud or a bird, etc) and write a few sentences about them.

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Make a Recipe That You Got From a Friend or Family

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Make One of Your Books a Non-Fiction/Biography

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Photo Scavenger Hunt

Use a camera or phone to take 5 pictures of the following things.

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Play a Board Game

This time is a great time for family time so play a board game or another game outside with your family.

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Puzzled, part II

If you're able to finish you puzzle with peeking at the answers, send us a picture of the finished puzzle.

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Puzzled?

Try a crossword puzzle, jigsaw, sudoku, word search, or any other kind of puzzle. Send us a picture when you get about a third of the way through it.

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Read a Book That Takes Place in the Future

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Read Aloud to a Friend, Family Member or Pet

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Read an Entire Book in One Day

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Read to Your Pet or Stuffed Animal

Read your favorite book to your pet, and if you do not have a pet read to your favorite stuffed animal or doll.

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Read with Your Family

Have everyone in your family take turns reading a book to you or everyone else.

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Research a Place You Would Love to Visit

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Righty/Lefty?

Write the following sentence with your non-dominant hand. Send us a picture. (Sentence can from a book, poem, or something like, "I miss the Elwood Public Library because..."

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Sand Writing

Write some words or draw shapes in the sand at the beach or your sandtable/box.

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Say Something Nice About Someone

Say something nice about someone whether it is on the phone, in person, or online.

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Sidewalk Chalk

Have your child draw a picture using sidewalk chalk while outside.

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Sidewalk Chalk

Draw a picture using sidewalk chalk while outside.

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Sing Some Nursery Rhymes

Sing with your caregiver some of your favorite nursery rhymes.

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Take a Class in Universal Class

Visit https://elwoodlibraryny.universalclass.com/barcode-login.htm?enter+code&loginspecial= to explore all the different classes you can take. It can be only video or the full class.

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Tumblebooks

Read and/or listen to a book on Tumblebooks. Click Tumblebooks and it will bring you to the website.

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View a Tutorial in Niche Academy

Click the website to view all the different tutorials

https://my.nicheacademy.com/elwoodpl

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Watch 10 Minutes of Any Musical Performan

On TV or YouTube, or another online service, watch at least ten minutes oof any musical performance; a favorite band's concert, a symphony, an amateur musician, whatever you prefer. Tell us the name of the performer.

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Watch a Movie in Kanopy

Here is the link for Kanopy

https://elwoodlibrary.kanopy.com/

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Watch an Award Winning Movie

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Who's Representing You?

Find out the names of ONE of your elected representatives in Albany or Washington, DC and ONE of your local (Suffolk or Huntington) elected officials. You can find them in an online search or check local newspapers. (no points for President, Vice President or Govenor.

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