ReadSquared Reading Program

A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

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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. Mark off each letter as you find it!

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!

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Little Explorers

Get your little ones to expand their horizons. This can be accomplished by trying something new or seeing things in a different light. Teach your little ones that you don’t have to travel far to explore new things—wonderment can be found everywhere!

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Modern Wonders

There are seven modern wonders of the world. Do you know where they are? Enter the name of the country for each of the seven modern wonders.

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Reading Around

Books can take you around the world and back, even if you're only in your backyard! Show us all the fun and exciting places you read by marking each place you read. Get out and read!

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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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5 for $25

For participants who read and log 5 Books over the summer, we'll be giving out a $25 gift card to to either Catskill Art Supply or Rough Draft*. If you complete this mission, you will get an email asking which establishment you prefer. All gift cards will be given out AFTER the program closes in August.

Please make sure they have been logged so that we can verify.

*Gift Cards will ONLY be given to participants residing in the Kingston Library tax district.

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5 for $25

For participants who read and log 5 Books over the summer, we'll be giving out a $25 gift card to either Catskill Art Supply or Rough Draft. If you complete this mission, you will get an email asking which establishment you prefer. All gift cards will be given out AFTER the program closes in August.

Please make sure they have been logged so that we can verify.

*Gift Cards will ONLY be given to participants residing in the Kingston Library tax district.

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