Parents – Northumberland – Racers 3-4

Thanks for joining in the Race! Enjoy reading, writing, singing and surfing with your kids. The more activities you do together, the more kilometers they travel to win great prizes with their class team.

Activities are worth 5kms, 10kms and 15kms each. There’s something for everyone, whether your child prefers books, games, music, magazines, tools, nature or sports. Pick your favourites to do over and over, or try them all! Participate with family, friends or caregivers. Remember to send in your Tally Sheet every week to win those class prizes!

Already taking part in a literacy program at school? No problem! All that reading counts for kms in the Race too!

Everyone wins when parents get involved!

We enjoy fun activities with our children; they gain a positive attitude toward learning!

NEW – Click here for an Activity Update!

Parent Info

Activity Sheet

Tally Sheet

Race Manager


Book List

Elementary BOB List 2011

Canadian Owl Magazines
Age-appropriate magazines: Chickadee for young readers.

Cricket Magazines
Age-appropriate magazines for young readers with interactive web pages too.

Game List

Family Games
Enjoy these with the whole family…

Word Games
Play these in the car, on the bus, in the doctor’s office, anywhere!

Super Story Building
Test your memory and creative skills – add paper & pencil for even more fun!

Fun Brain
A fun and educational literacy game and reading site; includes madlibs junior, stories and more.

Online word games
Lots of fun for the whole family. Play for free or create an account.

Madlibs online
Hilarious and silly story-building fun!

Tips

Slaying the Homework Beast
How to have positive study time at home

Arts Equals Smarts
Arts and crafts help build reading and writing skills.

Lost Boys
Ways to make reading, writing and learning boy friendly.

When Words Don’t Make Sense
Spot early reading problems by watching for clues.

Links

Our Public Libraries:
Trent Hills -
Campbellford, Hastings, Warkworth
Cobourg branch
Port Hope branch

Quinte West Public Library Kids Page

Toronto Public Library KidsSpace
Plenty of links to help kids get excited about reading.

Big Universe
Read children’s picture books online.

Children’s storybooks online
Cute stories with sound.

Pokeweed Press
Top quality local publisher with great specials

Lobster Press
Top quality book seller at discounted prices…check out ‘our specials’ link.