According to the National Summer Learning Association, kids can experience a significant learning loss during the summer if they do not engage in educational activities. One area that kids tend to regress is in reading achievement. Many parents keep kids reading with a summer book club, and choosing a book that has a movie based on it can add some summer fun to reading. After the group, or just your child, finishes reading a book, have a movie party with all the trimmings. Not only will kids look forward to the party, but you can casually talk with them about the differences and similarities between the book and the movie and get their thinking skills fired up without them even realizing it.
One movie based on a great book will hit theaters in July. Ramona and Beezus is based on the beloved Ramona series by Beverly Cleary, and the movie is rated G. Kids have enjoyed reading about Ramona for years, and they will love reading the books and looking forward to seeing the new movie on the big screen.
For a movie night at home, there are numerous options for great movies based on great books. Here are some ideas by age group (some movies really overlap, so check out all of the age groups depending on your child's interests and reading level):
- Movies based on books - young children
- Movies based on books - Ages 8-12
- Movies based on books - Tweens (about ages 9-14)
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