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

Print a January reading log: 12 prompts about the new year, firsts and indoor days, each with its own row.

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Name:In January I will readminutesJanuary reading challengeDateBook titleMinutesThe first book you open in the new yearA book from a part of the library new to youA book with a number in its titleA book about clocks or telling timeA book about the months of the yearA story about trying something newA book about birds at a winter feederA story where an animal finds a warm homeRead with a mug of something warmA story about soup on a cold dayRead one more page than you did yesterdayPick a reading spot and read there all week
January reading challenge and log, grades K to 2 12 things to read in January for kindergarten to grade 2, such as a book from a part of the library new to you and a book about clocks or telling time, each with a box for the date, the book title and the minutes.
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  • January reading challenge and log, grades K to 2 12 things to read in January for kindergarten to grade 2, such as a book from a part of the library new to you and a book about clocks or telling time, each with a box for the date, the book title and the minutes.
  • January 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.
  • January reading challenge checklist, grades K to 2 The same 12 January 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

  • January reading challenge and log, grades 3 to 6 12 things to read in January for grades 3 to 6, such as a kind of book you have never tried before and a story where someone gets a fresh start, each with a box for the date, the book title and the minutes.
  • January 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.
  • January reading challenge checklist, grades 3 to 6 The same 12 January 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

  • January reading log, 31 days One row for each day of January: 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.
  • January 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.
  • January reading tracker, 31 boxes 31 numbered boxes, one for each day of January, 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 2026-10-01; nothing copied from another log, list or calendar. The count of days in January (31) was read in the month table of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar on 2026-10-01. Licence: own work

How it works

This January reading log opens on the kindergarten to grade 2 sheet: 12 things to read, such as a story about soup on a cold day, each with a box for the date, the title and the minutes.

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A goal for the first month

Under the Name line the sheet reads In January I will read __ minutes, with the number left blank. Print the reading log prints the kindergarten to grade 2 sheet. In the Sheet menu, grades 3 to 6 swaps in prompts such as a mystery to solve on an indoor day and a book that has sat unread on your shelf.

All 31 dates, break or not

January reading log, 31 days prints the dates 1 to 31 with Book title, Minutes and Parent initials, so the days before school starts again have rows too. It carries no year and no weekday. The tracker is 31 numbered boxes to color.

  • On the grades 3 to 6 sheet, the prompt Write down a reading goal, then begin sits under the blank goal line it asks for.

Questions and answers

What are the January reading prompts?

Kindergarten to grade 2 has 12, among them a book with a number in its title and a book about birds at a winter feeder. Grades 3 to 6 have 12 more, such as a story set in the future.

How many rows does the January reading log have?

The dated log has 31, one for each date from January 1 to January 31. Each challenge sheet has 12, one for each prompt, and the by week sheet groups them as 4 weeks of 3.

Does the January reading log print a year?

No. January is printed in the goal line and the dates run 1 to 31, with no year and no weekday. The same sheet is right every January.

Is there a January reading log for older students?

Yes. The grades 3 to 6 sheets have their own 12 prompts, such as trace a journey on a map, then read about it. The dated log and the 31 box tracker carry no prompts and suit any grade.

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