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# **Summer Reading 2026**

## **Can You Dig It?**

This year's summer reading is going to be *fossil*-tastic. We asked educators and librarians across the United States to share their favorite books for school-age readers—and the recommendations stomped in faster than a racing *Velociraptor*! 🦖 Now it’s your turn to make the book list and dino-sized activity kit all yours!

[![Download Free Summer Fun&nbsp;➜](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/20473958/interactive-208387054859.png)](https://pages.britannicaeducation.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJQSJHByAWV2xEZJlOGzteYuWYwVnF38KIZO%2FV21aa9bu%2BMwXnXRgfCvBco0KZV9%2FqjAxYdfyPMDat8LrnpOyk%2B5VT%2F5qGrmi5j0gTCFtb9iUifMwGLC7Xb8U0ubW4dFSAsvBNy3dT8YTB860n7%2FWPQgKUE%2Fs8vjCS89pdbv0AH9fdO4Woeayi%2FvXMV3Adgl08P6hq0Gt%2F5eJR5m5zYXFyQebCEjjVQl8nBaFQP%2FipgPav5gmWICeR0IDgBqu6MECTThbDP5%2BzLb9U0yGZV8e7sDsMZkT46JhxeaD3frw%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=208387054859&portalId=20473958&hsLang=en)

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## Download Your Activity Kit

Use this book list and assortment of printables to supplement your summer reading plans. After clicking, check your download folder for your digital kit (a ZIP file). 

[![Download Free Summer Fun&nbsp;➜](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/20473958/interactive-208387054859.png)](https://pages.britannicaeducation.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJQSJHByAWV2xEZJlOGzteYuWYwVnF38KIZO%2FV21aa9bu%2BMwXnXRgfCvBco0KZV9%2FqjAxYdfyPMDat8LrnpOyk%2B5VT%2F5qGrmi5j0gTCFtb9iUifMwGLC7Xb8U0ubW4dFSAsvBNy3dT8YTB860n7%2FWPQgKUE%2Fs8vjCS89pdbv0AH9fdO4Woeayi%2FvXMV3Adgl08P6hq0Gt%2F5eJR5m5zYXFyQebCEjjVQl8nBaFQP%2FipgPav5gmWICeR0IDgBqu6MECTThbDP5%2BzLb9U0yGZV8e7sDsMZkT46JhxeaD3frw%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=208387054859&portalId=20473958&hsLang=en)

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### What you’ll get:

- 📚 Reading recs for all ages (with dinosaur-themed options!)
- 🌴 Bonus Britannica School and Britannica Library links
- 🎨 Coloring activity sheets: 
    - ▶︎ Jurassic puzzle
    - ▶︎ Bookmarks
    - ▶︎ Bookish Bingo card
    - ▶︎ Word search with leveled vocab lists and quizzes
- ☀️ Four Teach Britannica graphic organizers for K–12 independent reading (in English and Spanish)
- 🦕 Social media graphics
- 👑 Certificate for *chomp*-ion readers

## Keep the Learning from Going Extinct

Encourage readers to grab a book, nest in a comfy spot, and dig into their summer reading using these bonus resources to keep the learning alive—no fossil brush required!

### Video: How Do Scientists Learn About Dinosaurs?

Give readers some context for any prehistoric story with this video all about how scientists study fossils.

<iframe width="100%" height="144.64" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LAAHRC4GTFc?si=WqSAbp-Z_e-v1Ob2" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="TIMELINE: Women's Suffrage Worldwide | Britannica Education" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;"></iframe>

### Blog: Summer Reading Ideas for Kids

Now that you've downloaded the kit,   
get five ideas for how to use it!

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### Featured Lesson Plans & Activities

Use these curated resources to promote independent learning and spark curiosity, no matter what books readers are digging into.

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#### Discovering Dinosaurs and Paleontology Lesson Mini (Grades K-2)

Explore dinosaur traits and how paleontologists study fossils to learn all about them.

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#### Dinosaur Exploration and Classification Lesson Mini (Grades 3-5)

Investigate dinosaur species and collaborate to compare them.

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![Dinosaur fossil in the ground, half unburied.](https://pages.britannicaeducation.com/hubfs/_US-Britannica-Education/US-summer-reading-2026-fossil.jpg)

#### Patterns in the Past: Fossils and Evolution Lesson Mini (Grades 6-12)

Explore fossils, dinosaur traits, and dinosaurs’ similarities to birds to understand natural selection and extinction.

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#### Museum Discovery and Exploration Lesson Mini (Grades 6-8)

Teach students all about museums: their purpose, careers there, and the ways they enhance human knowledge.

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#### Making Predictions Graphic Organizer (Grades 3-12)

Boost focus and engagement during solo reading time by prompting students to predict what happens next.

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#### Annotating Text Codes Graphic Organizer (Grades 3-12)

Help students process and retain what they read by teaching them to mark up the text using these codes.

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#### Paraphrasing & Original Thinking Graphic Organizer (Grades 6-12)

Coach students to paraphrase text or quotes and form their own conclusions about what they read.

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