The Kernels Summer Reading Program is designed to help encourage students in Pre-K – 6th grade to stay engaged in their education outside the classroom. Reading program scorecards are where students can find directions on how to participate and track their minutes. Just like baseball, students must make their way around the bases to hit a home run in the Kernels Summer Reading Program. To keep everybody motivated to read, we have prizes at each base (benchmark) along the way:

1st Base Prize 250 minutes read | A free ticket to a Kernels Game in 2025!

2nd Base Prize 500 minutes read | A free Kid's Buffet at Pizza Ranch, one free pass for unlimited access to the bounce castles at a Kernels 2025 game, PLUS 1 All Day Adventure Ticket and a $5.00 Game Card at The Fun Station Cedar Rapids!

3rd Base Prize 750 minutes read | A FREE Kids Meal with Fresh Frozen Custard at local Culver's restaurants AND 1 Free 60 minute General Admission pass to AirFX Trampoline Park.

Home Run Prize 1,000 minutes read | A jar of Slime presented by Alliant Energy AND an invitation to Reader Recognition Day on Sunday, August 31st!

Reading Program prizes will be available at the Bimm Ridder Diamond Shop at Veterans Memorial Stadium starting April 15th.

A special THANK YOU to our Kernels Summer Reading Program Sponsors including: Alliant Energy, Pizza Ranch, Culver's Restaurants, The Fun Station Cedar Rapids, and AirFX Trampoline Park.

Click the READING PROGRAM SCORECARD button to print off a scorecard at home. Or, for more information email the Kernels at llarson@kernels.com.

You can also call us at (319) 896-7611 with any questions!