I'm not trying to brag, but I have a very intelligent 4-year old. He was talking in full sentences by the time he was 2 and can remember things that I have completely forgotten about that happened months ago. He's been in Primary for 5 months now and already has the first 5 Articles of Faith memorized. We are using an Ice Cream Party as incentive for him to memorize all 13. He's so excited he may have them all down by the end of the year.
I was looking for something to do that would increase his desire to read scriptures and also help him continue to learn to read. I found the perfect thing! The Summer Scripture Reading Challenge from Scriptures 4 Kids. A bonus is that it's being sponsored by DeseretBook.com and if the kids complete 30 days they get a $5 online gift card and if they read for 60 days, it's $10. We introduced it last night during FHE. As an added incentive, we are going to have a party at the end of the summer if Andrew completes the 60-day challenge. I'm not sure the details, but that got him super excited! So today will be our first day. I'm hoping that it goes well. He doesn't have the longest attention span. But I'm hoping the struggles that will come will be worth it and lead to a love of the scriptures and also a stronger foundation for reading!
Why not join the adventure with your kids? For my friends that live in my area, let me know if you decide to take on the challenge and we'll make sure you're on the invitation list to our party!
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2 comments:
I thought about doing it, especially since I have two readers. But though they will each take turns reading during family scripture study, they have no desire to do it on their own. Marianne would rather read Harry Potter and Jared is sticking to superhero graphic novels that are so way beyond his level I have to wonder how much he really understands. Oh well...
I think that program is so awesome! Alex is reading way above his grade level, but really doesn't like to read without necessary bribery, so I have to come up with something good to get him to complete the challenge. We're going to be starting it next week :) PS - Alex is super smart too, always has been more advanced for his age and has very little attention span. See if he'll like astrology...Alex LOVED it @ 4 and still does. :) You don't want to give him more homework for being a smart little man, but just change the depth. :) That's the awesome advice I got long ago and it makes a huge difference :)
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