5 Short Stories for Summer Reading Anytime

 

By Scholastic Magazines+ Editors

Grades: 3-6

Source: Scholastic Magazines+

How do you motivate kids to read during the summer? With engaging stories they simply can’t resist! These 5 thrilling texts from Scholastic Magazines+ are written just for your students, with kid-friendly topics and just-right reading levels. Plus, they’re flexible enough to share however you choose!

- Search for Pirate’s Gold (Grade 3)

In 1717, a pirate ship laden with stolen gold sunk in a violent storm off the coast of Cape Cod. That’s just the start of this captivating nonfiction story from Storyworks 3 More than 250 years later, a local history buff made a childhood dream come true by finding the ship’s treasure. This amazing true tale is available at four reading levels to give every student access

- Have a Sea Turtle Summer (Grades 4–6)

Many children will identify with the feeling of having a friend move away. When that happens to Marco in this heartwarming play from Storyworks, he ends up taking part in a sea turtle rescue that teaches him healing life lessons. After reading, kids can show what they learned with eight skill-builder activity sheets!

We hope these stories help you encourage students to read for pleasure this summer. To inspire reading all next year, choose from Scholastic Magazines+ for every grade and subject. Start with a 30-day free trial!

How do you motivate kids to read during the summer? With engaging stories they simply can’t resist! These 5 thrilling texts from Scholastic Magazines+ are written just for your students, with kid-friendly topics and just-right reading levels. Plus, they’re flexible enough to share however you choose!

- Search for Pirate’s Gold (Grade 3)

In 1717, a pirate ship laden with stolen gold sunk in a violent storm off the coast of Cape Cod. That’s just the start of this captivating nonfiction story from Storyworks 3 More than 250 years later, a local history buff made a childhood dream come true by finding the ship’s treasure. This amazing true tale is available at four reading levels to give every student access

- Have a Sea Turtle Summer (Grades 4–6)

Many children will identify with the feeling of having a friend move away. When that happens to Marco in this heartwarming play from Storyworks, he ends up taking part in a sea turtle rescue that teaches him healing life lessons. After reading, kids can show what they learned with eight skill-builder activity sheets!

We hope these stories help you encourage students to read for pleasure this summer. To inspire reading all next year, choose from Scholastic Magazines+ for every grade and subject. Start with a 30-day free trial!

How do you motivate kids to read during the summer? With engaging stories they simply can’t resist! These 5 thrilling texts from Scholastic Magazines+ are written just for your students, with kid-friendly topics and just-right reading levels. Plus, they’re flexible enough to share however you choose!

- Search for Pirate’s Gold (Grade 3)

In 1717, a pirate ship laden with stolen gold sunk in a violent storm off the coast of Cape Cod. That’s just the start of this captivating nonfiction story from Storyworks 3 More than 250 years later, a local history buff made a childhood dream come true by finding the ship’s treasure. This amazing true tale is available at four reading levels to give every student access

- Have a Sea Turtle Summer (Grades 4–6)

Many children will identify with the feeling of having a friend move away. When that happens to Marco in this heartwarming play from Storyworks, he ends up taking part in a sea turtle rescue that teaches him healing life lessons. After reading, kids can show what they learned with eight skill-builder activity sheets!

We hope these stories help you encourage students to read for pleasure this summer. To inspire reading all next year, choose from Scholastic Magazines+ for every grade and subject. Start with a 30-day free trial!