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Home » Blog » Modern Parenting » Parenting Tips & Tricks

Grow Organic Readers with a Book Tree

Published: Oct 18, 2011 · Modified: Feb 11, 2020 by Zina Harrington · Post may contain affiliate links

Have you decided whether you want to offer an incentive to your child for reading? “What is a book-lovin’, anti-incentive, Montessori mom supposed to do?”  My husband came up with a brilliant suggestion. The best “incentive” to give a child learning to read is BOOKS.

Using a reading tree, Shad and I decided to move forward with this organic approach to growing readers. Would you like to join us?  Simply follow the directions in our project section to create your own reading tree.

Currently when our girls collectively read twenty-five books they get to choose a gift together. After reading a book, our girls write the title on a leaf and post it to the tree.   I like the idea of having a goal they reach as a team.  It also allows them to work together when choosing which gift to open together.

Let's Lasso the Moon Tip: Post leaves when YOU read too. One of the best ways to get your kids to enjoy reading is to be a role model. Of course, when Shad and I post leaves up they don't count towards the the girls' goal.

If you start a reading tree at your house be sure to drop us a line on Facebook. As always, if you have any question about the project let us know.

May you grow yourself an organic book lover with this approach!

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