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Monthly reading log (free printable calendar)

A month on one landscape page with a box for each day to write the minutes read and lines at the foot for the books finished. Choose the month and print.

Printed on the sheet. Leave it empty to write by hand.
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Monthly Reading Log, page 1Monthly Reading LogOctober 2026SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday1minutes2minutes3minutes4minutes5minutes6minutes7minutes8minutes9minutes10minutes11minutes12minutes13minutes14minutes15minutes16minutes17minutes18minutes19minutes20minutes21minutes22minutes23minutes24minutes25minutes26minutes27minutes28minutes29minutes30minutes31minutesBooks I finished this monthFree at teach.peabody.kids

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About this sheet

A weekly log shows a week. A monthly calendar shows a habit: the chain of days, and the gaps where it broke. Each box here carries a faint minutes label, so a child writes a number and nothing else, and the lines under the grid are for the books finished that month. Choose any month and the dates fall into the right boxes, or turn the dates off and fill the numbers in by hand. A monthly log suits a family that finds a weekly paper hard to keep track of, a classroom reading challenge that runs for a month, and a homeschool record you want to file in a binder.

Grades: K to 8. Best in: August, September, June, July.

How to use it

  1. Choose the month and year. Turn off Fill in the dates if you prefer to write them yourself.
  2. Print and send it home on the first day of the month with a short note about what counts as reading.
  3. A child writes the minutes in each box and lists the books finished at the foot. Collect the page on the last day of the month.

Five ideas for class

  1. Color the boxes as a class goal grows: when the class total passes a mark, everyone colors one more circle, and the month's page doubles as a record.
  2. Ask students to note one book they would recommend, and compile the list on a bulletin board at the month's end.
  3. Use a different log for each month so the full year becomes a portfolio of how a reader's habits changed.
  4. Count the empty boxes together at the end. Treating gaps as information, not failures, invites a child to say what got in the way.
  5. Offer one flexible day a week, such as Sunday, as a free day that the family can use or skip without a mark.

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Questions

Why a calendar and not a list?

A calendar shows streaks and gaps at a glance, which a list does not. It also puts the date in the box, so a family never wonders which day they missed.

Can I use it for a summer reading program?

Yes. Print the pages for June, July and August, and ask families to bring them back in September.

What do the lines at the bottom hold?

The titles of books finished in the month. Two lines hold a few titles, or write small and fit a list of ten.

How do I save it as a PDF?

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Can I print it in black and white?

Yes. Switch to Black and white beside the sheet: fills turn white and lines turn black, so it saves ink and photocopies cleanly.

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