Nelson Summer Reading Program

One of the reasons that I loved summer when I was little is that it was a good excuse to read to my heart's content. I read LOTS of hours growing up and I want my boys to have that same experiences. Reading is a LOVE for me in my life, and I hope to instill that in my boys. I toyed around with a lot of ideas for summer reading. This is the one that I ended up feeling would be best for our family.

I made each of the boys a poster board with their name on it (I made them yesterday as the boys and I were recuperating from food poisoning). Since each of the boys are on way different reading levels, I have tailored each of their programs to meet their individual needs.
Here is a close up of what the boards look like. I just got the smaller sized poster boards and then used my Cricut and some craft punches that I have.
Lincoln has loved that he is getting pretty good at reading. He can now read whole books by himself and they aren't too difficult for him. He gets a sticker for every 10 pages that he reads. At the end of the summer if he meets his goals he will be able to pick a reward. We have different levels of prizes. One for reading every day (reading is part of their daily responsibilities), one for reading more than the amount required, and one for going above and beyond (these numbers are all individual for each boy and have been figured out by Josh and me). They each are picking the prizes associated with each level (approved by mom and dad). We also read as a family ever night, I am debating whether to let Hunter and Lincoln count this time toward their reading chart, as being read to is important at their stages of reading.
Hunter gets all of his stars for reading with me or Josh. He gets a star for every 10 pages he reads with us. He has been slower to love reading, so this has been helping him. He will bring me a book and ask me to read with him. I am also going to start teaching him to read. I would have already began, but I packed my stuff up already! I really love this program, it is how I have taught all of my boys and is really fun. He will also get stars for the minutes he spends with me learning to read. He also gets prizes based on his individual reading goals.
Palmer as you can see has been going crazy with reading. He gets a star for every 10 minutes that he reads. So far he has read 520 minutes. I love that I am slowly seeing him change from reading because he has too, or because he gets something for it, to reading because he really enjoys it. I am worried that my board isn't big enough for this kid's ambition. I told him he can fill up the front and the back. He goals for the summer are HUGE, and I think he will achieve them.

I can't wait to see all the reading going on here this summer. I think I want to make some summer goals for myself as well. I don't think I make enough time to read anymore.