Back to School - The Family Reading Tree

Create a Family Reading Tree out of green and brown construction paper and glue it onto poster board. Cut out bright autumn colored paper leaves that will represent each new book your childgen read. Use the leaves as bookmarks, and as they finish a book, write their name and the book's title on the leaf and attach it to the tree. Watch as your family fills the tree with leaves throughout the year, and be proud of their accomplishments. You may even want to save the leaves and store them away with each child's schoolwork. Get your kids excited about school by constructing this tree on the weekend before school starts. Be sure to take a photo of your children holding the Family Reading tree at the end of the school year.