December Reading Log With a Reading Challenge, Grades K to 6

Print a December reading log: 12 winter prompts with a row each for the date, the book and the minutes.

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Name:In December I will readminutesDecember reading challengeDateBook titleMinutesA book about snowA story about givingA winter holiday story your family picksA book about penguins or polar bearsRead under a warm blanketRead aloud to your whole familyA story about the dark and the starsA story about mittens, hats or bootsA book with white or silver on its coverA book about a bear's long winter sleepRead by a window while it is dark outA book you can finish in one cozy sitting
December reading challenge and log, grades K to 2 12 things to read in December for kindergarten to grade 2, such as a story about giving and a book about penguins or polar bears, each with a box for the date, the book title and the minutes.
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  • December reading challenge and log, grades K to 2 12 things to read in December for kindergarten to grade 2, such as a story about giving and a book about penguins or polar bears, each with a box for the date, the book title and the minutes.
  • December reading challenge by week, grades K to 2 The 12 prompts in 4 weeks of 3, with a heavier line after each week and a line at the foot for each week's minutes. For kindergarten to grade 2.
  • December reading challenge checklist, grades K to 2 The same 12 December prompts for kindergarten to grade 2 with a box to tick and a wide line for the title. No dates and no minutes.
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Grades 3 to 6 3

  • December reading challenge and log, grades 3 to 6 12 things to read in December for grades 3 to 6, such as a story where a gift matters and a survival story in a frozen place, each with a box for the date, the book title and the minutes.
  • December reading challenge by week, grades 3 to 6 The 12 prompts in 4 weeks of 3, with a heavier line after each week and a line at the foot for each week's minutes. For grades 3 to 6.
  • December reading challenge checklist, grades 3 to 6 The same 12 December prompts for grades 3 to 6 with a box to tick and a wide line for the title. No dates and no minutes.

Dated log and tracker, any grade 3

  • December reading log, 31 days One row for each day of December: the dates 1 to 31 are printed down the first column, then Book title, Minutes and Parent initials. No year and no weekday, so it is right every year.
  • December reading tracker, 2 half sheets The 31 box tracker twice on one page turned sideways, with a line to cut along. One page serves two children.
  • December reading tracker, 31 boxes 31 numbered boxes, one for each day of December, in 5 rows of 6 and one more box for the 31st. Color the box with the date on each day you read. The boxes are not a week calendar, so the sheet is right every year.

How this list was compiled: Sheets and all 24 reading prompts written in-house for this page on 2026-09-30; nothing copied from another log, list or calendar. The count of days in December (31) was read in the month table of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar on 2026-09-30. The longest night prompt rests on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_solstice, read 2026-09-30: north of the equator the December solstice has the least daylight of any day, typically 21 December and at most a day either side. Licence: own work

How it works

This December reading log opens on 12 winter prompts for kindergarten to grade 2, such as a book about snow and reading under a warm blanket. Each prompt has a box for the date, the book title and the minutes read.

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Print it before the break

Press Print the reading log for the kindergarten to grade 2 sheet, or choose grades 3 to 6 in the Sheet menu. Prompts there include a story set in the Arctic or Antarctic and a book saved for the first day of break. A blank goal line names December.

The whole month, school days or not

December has 31 days, and a school break often takes some of them. The dated log prints every date from 1 to 31, so reading at home on a day off still gets its row. The tracker has 31 boxes to color.

  • The by week sheet suits a month cut short by a break: 3 prompts a week, and the last week can be done at home.

Questions and answers

Does the December reading log name a holiday?

No. One prompt for kindergarten to grade 2 asks for a winter holiday story your family picks, and the family chooses which. The other prompts are about snow, cold places, giving and long dark evenings.

When is the longest night of the year?

In the northern half of the world it is the December solstice, the day with the least daylight. It usually falls on December 21, and at most a day either side. One prompt for grades 3 to 6 asks for reading after sunset that night.

What are the December reading prompts?

Kindergarten to grade 2 has 12, such as a book about penguins or polar bears, a story about giving and a story about mittens, hats or boots. Grades 3 to 6 have 12 more, such as a book about the northern lights.

Can this December reading log be reused next year?

Yes. It prints the dates 1 to 31 and no year or weekday, so nothing on it goes out of date.

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