Dear Reader: JetBlue and PBS KIDS are proud to partner on our Soar with Reading – Let Your Imagination Take Flight project. Our partnership was created out of a shared mission – to help raise readers. With JetBlue’s commitment to the cities we serve, and PBS KIDS’ engaging award-winning content, we believe we can make an impact and enrich the lives of our children. With the help of Hooper the PBS KIDS star, we’ve created a bevy of resources for you to take advantage of at SoarWithReading.com. You’ll find lots of fun things to do, including tools to help you track your child’s reading minutes over the summer or map the places your child has visited both physically and imaginatively. There’s also a feature where you can upload photos of your child with Hooper and create a postcard that you can print or send to friends and families so you all can share your child’s reading adventures. As Hooper would say, “check it out!” Through our campaign, we’re also promoting the use of one of our nation’s greatest resources – our public libraries. We’ll be hosting fun reading events featuring PBS KIDS characters, authors and JetBlue crewmembers at local libraries throughout the summer. You can find the event nearest you at SoarWithReading.com. While you’re there, please enter for your chance to WIN a JetBlue Getaways Family Vacation to Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas valued at $5,000 and nominate your favorite library for their chance to WIN $10,000 worth of books from our friends at Random House Children’s Books.* We know that children who read achieve greater success in school and life. Reading stimulates a child’s imagination and helps kids learn about people and places from other parts of the world. Perhaps Dr. Seuss said it best: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Please visit SoarWithReading.com for more information on our project, and let your child’s imagination take flight! Sincerely,
Dave Barger President & Chief Executive Officer JetBlue Airways * See back of book for more details.
Paula Kerger President & Chief Executive Officer PBS
Let‛s Soar Into Adventure Give HOOPER the scoop. Write down or draw where you want to go this summer and what you want to do.
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The Weather on My Vacation Sunny? Rainy? Windy? What is the weather like outside? Draw a picture of the weather outside and label your picture with the correct weather word in each day’s box. Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Count how many days had each kind of weather.
Sunny
Rainy
Cloudy
Windy
Investigate, explore, discover!
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. TM & © 2011 The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved. SID THE SCIENCE KID airs daily on PBS KIDS with funding provided by The Boeing Company and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by MetLife Foundation, The Rose Hills Foundation, the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Johnny Carson Foundation and The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
Suitcase Find Curious George has packed your bag. Can you name each item in the suitcase and what it is used for?
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Weekdays on PBS KIDS More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. CURIOUS GEORGE is a production of Imagine, WGBH and Universal. Curious George and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and used under license. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. Television Series: © 2011. Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. PBSKIDS.org/curiousgeorge and Curiousgeorge.com. CURIOUS GEORGE airs weekdays on PBS KIDS, with funding from public television viewers. National Corporate Sponsorship is provided by Chuck E. Cheese’s® and Rainforest Cafe®. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
Sound and Picture Princess Presto…to the rescue! Look at the picture and say what it is out loud. Then circle the letter that makes the sound that picture starts with.
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P
J
M
G
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R
C
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Answers - Top Row: Pilot, Map | Middle Row: Camera, Bag | Bottom Row: Sun, Window
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. © 2011 Out of the Blue Enterprises LLC. SUPER WHY! airs weekdays on PBS KIDS, and is made possible by funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready to Learn Grant. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
Summer Reading List Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne Travel around the world with Jack and Annie! Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Enjoy seeing great sights with Dr. Seuss! Wild About Books by Judy Sierra; illustrated by Marc Brown Learn about the fun of reading with a trip to the Zoo! Punk Farm on Tour Sequel to Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Rock along with Cow, Sheep, Pig, Goat, and Chicken as they tour across the U.S.A.! How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. by Marjorie Priceman Travel around the U.S.A. to collect the ingredients to make a cherry pie! Calvin Coconut by Graham Salisbury Go on an adventure in Hawaii with Calvin!
The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you’ll go. — Dr. Seuss More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. TM & © 2011 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, LP. All Rights Reserved. The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! airs daily on PBS KIDS with corporate funding from Wonder® Bread. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
Fill in the Blank Postcard
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Hooper is a Service Mark and © of PBS KIDS. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. All Rights Reserved.
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Vacation Word Find Vacation’s a great time to write letters to your friends. Help HOOPER find the words below so he can finish his letter.
L E T W R A P
E V A R F I I
T A X I U R L
T C E T N P O
E A H E L L O
R T O B B A G
M I T A O N E
A O E N P E N
T N L D E A R
Letter
Write
Airplane
Hotel
Vacation
Taxi
Hello
Bag
Pen
Fun
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. Hooper is a Service Mark and © of PBS KIDS. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. All Rights Reserved.
Trading Cards Arthur and his friends made trading cards. Color Arthur’s card and create a card of your own by drawing a self-portrait and including your favorite joke and the place you want to visit most!
Favorite Joke: I took Pal to see a flea circus, but he stole the show!!!
Place I most want to visit: Mount Everest
Favorite Joke: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Place I most want to visit: ___________________________ ___________________________
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. All characters and underlying materials (including artwork) © Marc Brown. “Arthur” and “D.W.” and all of the ARTHUR characters are trademarks of Marc Brown. © 2011 WGBH ARTHUR airs daily on PBS KIDS. Funding for ARTHUR is provided by public television viewers. Corporate funding is provided by Chuck E. Cheese’s®. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
Cross Worrrd Up! Help WordGirl complete the puzzle below by filling in the words that correspond with the clues below. 1.
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ACROSS: Antonyms
DOWN: Synonyms
Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of other words. For example, “big” is an antonym for “little”
Synonyms are words that mean the same thing as another word. For example “giant” is a synonym for “huge”
1) 2) 3) 4)
1) 2) 3) 4)
Departure Murky Morning Cloudy
Light wind Pal Suitcase Enormous
Answers - Across: 1) Arrival 2) Clear 3) Evening 4) Sunny Answers - Down: 1) Breeze 2) Friend 3) Bag 4) Vast
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. © Scholastic Inc. WORDGIRL and logo is a trademark of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. WORDGIRL airs daily on PBS KIDS, and is made possible in part by funding from Chuck E. Cheese’s and PBS viewers. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
Picture Frame Think of your favorite book. Then draw a picture of the book’s characters and tell HOOPER about the story.
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Coloring Fun Color the • letters the same color to find out what I say when I eat soup!
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. All characters and underlying materials from the “Martha” books TM and © Susan Meddaugh. All other characters and underlying materials TM and © 2011 WGBH. MARTHA SPEAKS airs daily on PBS KIDS, and is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready to Learn Grant. Corporate funding for MARTHA SPEAKS is provided by Chuck E. Cheese’s®, Kiddie Academy® Child Care Learning Centers, and Chick-fil-A, Inc. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of PBS and is used with permission. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.
My Favorite Adventure Tell HOOPER about your favorite adventure this summer! Where did you go? What did you do? Write or draw it below.
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Word Games to Go! Any time can be learning time! Here are a few tips to help you build your child’s word power while you’re on the go. 1) Find the first letter of your child’s name on the plane, in the car or at the hotel. 2) Sing songs together. 3) Hat. Cat. Sat. Rhyme words with your child. 4) Share a story with your child, then ask your child to share one with you. 5) Point out words on signs as you travel. 6) Use mealtime! Point out letters on menus and find words that start with the same letters. For more reading tips visit SoarWithReading.com
JOIN IN THE FUN AND SOAR WITH READING THIS SUMMER! This summer JetBlue and PBS KIDS are joining forces to encourage kids to Soar with Reading! All summer long PBS KIDS animated host, Hooper, will help lead the charge as he travels from place to place getting kids to have fun learning through engaging activities and an interactive website (SoarWithReading.com). This campaign has been designed to help children develop literacy skills and a love of learning by encouraging them to learn about the world through imaginative travel: reading books and playing educational games that take them to new places. Soar with Reading will also touch local communities. JetBlue crew and community members will help raise readers by volunteering at and hosting reading events at participating libraries, retail outlets and in terminals. Additionally, the campaign will support local libraries. The Soar with Reading Sweepstakes entry includes a library nomination and the winning library will WIN $10,000 worth of books courtesy of JetBlue and Random House Children’s Books.
More games and activities at SoarWithReading.com and pbskids.org. The JetBlue Soar with Reading Sweepstakes NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. Begins on/about 9:00am ET 6/12/11; ends 5:00pm ET 9/30/11. Entry & Official Rules available at www.SoarWithReading. com. Open to legal U.S. residents (except residents of Hawaii, Puerto Rico & U.S. Territories) who are 21 years of age or older. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Void in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories & where prohibited. Grand Prize (1): 3-night trip for 4 to Nassau, Bahamas. ARV: $5000. First Prize (10): A Random House Children’s Books and JetBlue prize pack. ARV: $150. Total ARV: $6,500. Limit: 1 entry/person/day. U.S. Public Library nomination required for entry. SPONSOR: JetBlue Airways Corporation, 118-29 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills NY 11375. A joint project of JetBlue and PBS KIDS. © 2011. All Rights Reserved.
Join Hooper on a summer reading adventure! SM
Take Hooper along on your family’s summer travels and take a picture with him at your favorite places. Go to SoarWithReading.com, upload your photo, and create a postcard that you can share with your friends and family. Here are other cool things you can do: • Discover new books to read on our summer reading list • Track your child’s summer reading minutes • Print out activities including fun reading games with Hooper and his PBS KIDS friends • See where other families are travelling
Play games, get reading tips for parents, and more at SoarWithReading.com
Nominate your favorite library
when you enter for a chance to WIN a JetBlue Getaways family vacation to Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas and your library could receive $10,000 in books from Random House Children’s Books! The JetBlue Soar with Reading Sweepstakes NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. Begins on/about 9:00am ET 6/12/11; ends 5:00pm ET 9/30/11. Entry & Official Rules available at www.SoarWithReading. com. Open to legal U.S. residents (except residents of Hawaii, Puerto Rico & U.S. Territories) who are 21 years of age or older. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Void in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories & where prohibited. Grand Prize (1): 3-night trip for 4 to Nassau, Bahamas. ARV: $5000. First Prize (10): A Random House Children’s Books and JetBlue prize pack. ARV: $150. Total ARV: $6,500. Limit: 1 entry/person/day. U.S. Public Library nomination required for entry. SPONSOR: JetBlue Airways Corporation, 118-29 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills NY 11375. A joint project of JetBlue and PBS KIDS. © 2011. All Rights Reserved. Hooper is a Service Mark and © of PBS KIDS. The PBS KIDS logo is a registered mark of the Public Broadcasting Service and is used with permission. All Rights Reserved.
