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Below are many options to help your child find great resources and activities to continue learning and reading throughout the summer.
Below are many options to help your child find great resources and activities to continue learning and reading throughout the summer.
Links include local reading logs and incentive programs for summer reading. We encourage your family to make a goal to continue learning and reading over the summer break.
Links include local reading logs and incentive programs for summer reading. We encourage your family to make a goal to continue learning and reading over the summer break.
Even though the Press Learning Commons will not be open, students can access eBooks and digital resources all summer long. Read digital books with our Follett eBooks, Capstone Interactive eBooks, Lightbox eBooks and the Sora Overdrive Digital Library. Continue to explore and learn with our Research Resources such as BrainPop and Britannica. Visit our Research Resources page to start exploring!
Even though the Press Learning Commons will not be open, students can access eBooks and digital resources all summer long. Read digital books with our Follett eBooks, Capstone Interactive eBooks, Lightbox eBooks and the Sora Overdrive Digital Library. Continue to explore and learn with our Research Resources such as BrainPop and Britannica. Visit our Research Resources page to start exploring!
Parents and caregivers are responsible for vetting books and programs. These programs are a suggestion and not associated with MISD or Press Elementary, as content on each site is provided by the company hosting the reading program.
Summer Password Assistance: If a student forgets their password, they may visit Faubion Middle School, Room D101 or call 469-302-8888. The Student Tech Support Office will be closed July 3rd-7th.
Contact Mrs. Bulot at tbulot@mckinneyisd.net if you have any questions.
Contact Mrs. Bulot at tbulot@mckinneyisd.net if you have any questions.
McKinney Public Library Summer Program Guide
The McKinney Public Library strives to offer something for everyone. You can find early childhood classes, Wi-Fi access, teen book lists, ESL classes and more. Click on the Summer Program Guide to learn all about their Summer Programs.
Learn more by visiting the McKinney Public Library Website:
https://www.mckinneytexas.org/116/Library
McKinney Public Library will be hosting a summer reading bingo challenge! You can register for the challenge starting 5/28 through the Beanstack app (download from the Apple App Store or from Google Play). The summer reading bingo challenge runs from June 1 through August 3. Complete different activities such as visiting a library, attending a program, or reading books to earn badges. Get a bingo by earning a badge in rows, columns, or diagonals! Bingo winners can have their photo taken in front of the bingo wall at either library.
LibraryGuide_Summer2025_FINAL.pdf
Sign into our Press Follett Destiny Discovery with your SSO username and password Explore our Capstone Interactive and LightBox eBooks.
MISD Bee Amazing Book List
MISD Bee Amazing Book List
Check out this book recommendations for your next summer read!
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program
Complete the Summer Reading Journal and return to a Barnes and Noble to receive a free book!
How to participate:
1. Read a designated number of books – library books, books borrowed from friends or book bought at Barnes & Noble.
2. Write about their favorite part in our Reading Journal, and bring a completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble bookstore.
3. Students choose their free book from the books listed on the Reading Journal and collect their free book from a store near them
2025-BN-Kids-Summer-Reading-Journal.pdf
Home Base is a fun and completely free online destination where kids can create their own avatar, interact with their favorite Scholastic characters and authors, play games, and read books.
From May 9th through September 12th, kids can visit the summer zone in Scholastic Home Base, a completely free digital destination which offers stories, characters, games, and a community of readers. Home Base is moderated for safety 24/7.
Home Base is available via the web online, in downloadable version for Mac and PC, and as an app for
both Apple and Android devices.
Sign up here for the Half Price Books Summer Reading Program.
Tents up! It’s time for your little booklovers to take on the summer with adventurous stories during Summer Reading Camp. Pack up the kiddos, pick up reading logs from your local Half Price Books store, & prepare to earn rewards while sharing your favorite books with us all summer long!
Starting June 1, registered participants have access to printable camp components all summer, including reading lists, activity ideas, and coloring sheets. You can also visit your local HPB to receive a copy of your camper's Summer Reading Log, cool camp stickers, and information on how to earn $5 Bookworm Bucks in June and July!
Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading Program
Use the BOOK IT!® Mobile App to set goals, track progress, and redeem rewards. During the summer months of June, July, and August, any child that meets their parent-set reading goals can earn a free Pizza Hut® single topping Personal Pan Pizza®* from participating locations.
Follow the link here to sign up.
Check out the Sora Sweet Reads program and access popular eBooks and audio books.
Join OverDrive’s annual reading program. Sora Sweet Reads is designed for schools in the United States and Canada (for our global program, click here) to encourage students to keep reading all year long. We’re offering a collection of free and simultaneous use juvenile and young adult ebooks (and select audiobooks). These titles will be available to participating schools and prominently displayed in Sora so it’s easy for students to find their next sweet read.
And if your students read them all, they can always check out more books from their public library without ever leaving Sora.
SSR25 Reading Challenge.pdf2025 Summer Book & Bundt.PDFBooks & Bundt Tracker.PDF
Another Summer Reading Program to Check Out!
LSM_Rewards_Calendar_Reading.pdfPage updated
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