Celebrate National Reading Month With Amazon's FreeTime & Kindle
Last Updated on March 25, 2015 by Janell
Did you know that March is National Reading Month? It is a great time to get more involved in your children’s reading and foster their interest in books. We homeschool our kids so I am always looking for ways to help bring great books to my children.
A few weeks ago, we found a book called Big Nate at a yard sale. My son read the book in just 1 day. He kept asking me to buy him the next books in the series and I knew that we could get them for him instantly on the Kindle. It was easy to purchase the book and download it for him to read. The Kindle makes it so easy to access many books for my kids to read.
We started to go through several books and I realized that FreeTime would be a good option for our family. FreeTime Unlimited includes favorites, such as the Harry Potter series, The Borrowers by Mary Norton, Big Nate and Friends by Lincoln Peirce, and Newberry Medal and Honor winning books such as The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare, and Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell.
Amazon FreeTime is available across Amazon devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, and Amazon Fire TV. The specific features available on a device will vary.
The Kindle e-reader is the perfect gift for kids starting to read chapter books, and is designed to make great books as accessible and engaging as possible, with zero distractions.
With Kindle, children can:
- Look up definitions as they read to build their vocabulary and increase the font size for easier reading.
- Use features like Vocabulary Builder – which stores words that kids look up and allows them to quiz themselves with flash cards – or Word Wise, which provides short and simple definitions above difficult words as they’re reading along.
- Read thousands of books for free, including classics like Treasure Island and eBooks from their local library
- Easily take their books with them without loading up a heavy backpack, helping to increase the amount of books they read – when one book finishes, they can start the next one right away!
Fostering a love of reading is so important. Give your child the tools they need to have access to their favorite books. Because FreeTime starts at $2.99 per month - it is an affordable option to help your child access many books and love reading!
You can purchase a Kindle eReader
for just $79 or you can purchase a Kindle Fire for as little as $99. The Kindle Fire will give you more benefits because you can read books, play apps, and watch shows. FreeTime on Kindle e-readers offers books and the opportunity to get achievement badges. So make sure you purchase the device that is best for your family.
What is your child's favorite book?
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
My boys each have a Kindle Fire, but both prefer real books to reading on a device. I am ok with that, though 🙂
My daughter loves reading! When it comes to reading my daughter loves digital and paper. These seems like she would be able to choose from many of different books, which she loves changing books what seems like every 3 minutes.
We also homeschool and are always looking for books to read. We don't have Kindles, though.
As a Literacy Specialist, it always excites me when I see kids reading like this. This is a great way to promote literacy.
i dont read nearly enough!! maybe this will give me the push i need!! Thanks so much for sharing!
My kids LOVE Amazon Freetime! They love reading on my Kindle e-reader,but they also love all the great apps, games and content they get through FreeTime on my Kindle Fire! Their most recent favorite read is The Hobbitt. (They both read it and loved it!)
My daughter is quite the little reader as she is at the end of her Kindergarten year of school. I love how much she wants to read and this might be a great thing for her to start with!
I love finding books that my girls will read and they love books that include series. I think my girls enjoy books they can feel and touch.
Our kids love to read and play games on their kindles. FreeTime is one reason I always recommend Amazon!
That's what I love about the Kindle. No more "waiting" for books! Instant! Even for kids!
I never thought about it before but Kindles are perfect for kids. They can get access to so many books without waiting.
This definitely motivates me to read more!
I had no idea that there WAS a National Reading Month. My daughter loves her Kindle.
I didn't know it was national reading month! I guess I am doing good though because I am on a reading spree 🙂
My kids love reading, thank goodness. I think this freetime is a great idea!
Amazon Free Time is a great service for a family. I will have to make sure that my siblings that have small children are aware of it. My kids read quite a bit when they were young but that was a long time ago, LOL.
I need to get a kindle. My oldest loves reading as do I and I think it would be such a good investment! Free time sounds great!
I always love to read, I try my best to read at least a book a month; sometimes even a week!
This sounds like a great celebration to partake in! Teaching kids the value of reading is so important!
This is such a great idea. I'm all for anything that encourages kids to read!
My son has a ton of faves. Right now the Fly Guy series is what he goes to first. 🙂
I so need to get one of these for our homeschooling. My shelves are full of books and we have no room left, this is a great solution!
I still love holding books when I read but this is great for the kiddos. Reading is a lost art, people just don't read anymore... well, text messages if that counts. 😉
I have wanted to try a Kindle for a while now. I did not know there were so many great books to download for free.
We have a Kindle, I think this would be really good for my youngest. She loves reading and is just learning
I almost got each of my nieces a Kindle for Christmas. I wish I had. I might just have to get them to encourage summer reading.
I've never heard of FreeTime Unlimted before, but it would be perfect for my little bookworms! I'll have to look more into it now. Thank you!!!!