Learn All Year Long ReadWriteThink has a variety of resources
for out-of-school use. Visit our Parent & Afterschool Resources
section to learn more. Summer Trading Cards - A favorite summer
book - Trading Card Creator interactive tool - Create Trading
Cards for Favorite Characters activity - Paper and pencil to
make a list of "real-life" characters - Help the child select a
summer reading book he or she has already read. It could be one
that was assigned by the child’s school or a book the child
selected independently. If no book comes to mind, begin by
helping the child select a book to read. Hint: Go to the library
or favorite bookstore and check out their summer reading
displays. - Familiarize yourself with the interactive Trading
Card Creator tool and the Create Trading Cards for Favorite
Characters activity. Use these exercises to create a trading
card of the favorite character from the book. They provide a
process for examining a character: how the character looks, what
he or she says, and what thoughts