23 July 2020
Reading Friends Silly Squad session plan
A plan for a Reading Friends session with ideas to get people chatting, linked to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – Silly Squad.
23 July 2020
Education & Training Foundation ESOL for Refugees: resources for new arrivals
Visit the Education & Training foundation for resources and teaching materials to support ESOL learners and specifically refugees. These resources aim to help ESOL practitioners better meet the early integration needs of refugees who are New to ESOL i.e. working below,...
23 July 2020
Beyond Words: Coping with Coronavirus Picture Stories
Free picture stories and illustrated guides to support people with learning disabilities and autism through the coronavirus pandemic. Take a look at the Beyond Words books for: Beating the Virus Mental health, end of life and bereavement Secure settings Here: https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/coping-with-coronavirus/#secure-settings
22 July 2020
Dog Diaries Activity Sheets
Dog Diaries: Mission Impawsible by Steven Butler and James Patterson, with illustrations by Richard Watson, is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! This Dog Diaries activity pack includes wordsearches, puzzles, spot the difference and more! Find out more on the...
22 July 2020
Reading Friends Silly Squad resource pack
This pack provides activities for all the family to chat about together – grandparents to grandchildren. It is linked to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – Silly Squad – as why should kids have all the fun!
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Comic Making Tips
Learn everything you need to know to make your own comics with these tips from Sarah McIntyre. Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Legendary postcard
Tell your friends about your own legendary adventures with a Kevin postcard Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out more on the Summer Reading...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Learn to draw Max
Keep Kevin company by learning to draw his best friend, Max, with a step-by-step guide from Sarah McIntyre. Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Learn to draw Daisy
Learn how to draw Max’s goth sister, Daisy (aka Elvira!) with a step-by-step guide from Sarah McIntyre. Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Learn to draw Kevin
Sketch a roly-poly flying pony of your own with this step-by-step guide from Sarah McIntyre. Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out more on...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Create a legendary pet drawing activity
Kevin is an ABSOLUTE LEGEND. Have a go at creating your own legendary pet! Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out more on...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Ordinary Legend Quiz
Take Reeve and McIntyre’s quiz to find out what kind of legend YOU are! Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out more on the...
20 July 2020
Kevin's Great Escape: Cardigan Faun Colouring Sheet
Design some fabulous knitwear for the super-stylish Cardigan Faun. Kevin’s Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read! Find out more on the Summer Reading Challenge website. Visit the...
20 July 2020
Attack of the Heebie Jeebies by Tom Percival - Chapter 2 Discussion Notes
Meet the Dream Team! Turning nightmares into incredible adventures! Erika’s had a bad day. But going to sleep upset means bad dreams. She finds herself stranded in the Dreamscape along with a mob of hungry Heebie Jeebies – and to make...
20 July 2020
Attack of the Heebie Jeebies by Tom Percival - Chapter 1 Discussion Notes
Attack of the Heebie Jeebies is the first in a fun and engaging series from Tom Percival, the Carnegie nominated author and illustrator. This series explores anxiety in children through action and adventure. Erika’s had a bad day. But going to...
20 July 2020
Quick Reads survey Twitter card
Share this card with your readers so that we can hear from everyone who has read a Quick Read. Suggested accompanying tweet: Have you read a Quick Read? Share your thoughts in this short survey and be in with a chance to...
17 July 2020
July 2020 - The Great Outdoors booklist for children and young people
This month our booklist is about books that immerse a reader in an environment, where the setting plays an important part to the plot or shows the beauty of nature. We’ve picked some brilliant poetry, picture books, non-fiction and chapter...
16 July 2020
Parentkind and The Reading Agency - Reading as a Family: Top tips for reading together resources
Reading for pleasure delivers enormous benefits for children of all ages. It builds reading and literacy confidence as well as influencing children’s health and wellbeing, future academic achievement and adult life chances. Evidence shows that families can play a key...
14 July 2020
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Silly Squad Marketing Assets: Welsh
Download Welsh language marketing assets for the Summer Reading Challenge 2020. This resource includes ready made assets to use pre- and post-launch. Check back soon for additional templates you can customise with local authority logos and content. Please ensure you have read...
13 July 2020
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Silly Squad Website Platform Guide
This step-by-step guide explains how to register on the Summer Reading Challenge website and set up a Silly Squad profile to take part in the 2020 Challenge online. Visit https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/help for further help and guidance This is a locked resource for library...
13 July 2020
Reading Well fact sheet
Fact sheet about Reading Well, to use for activation and commissioning.
13 July 2020
National Poetry Day reading group resource
This list of ten books is perfect for reading groups thinking of dipping into poetry, often edited or written by great names who love poetry so much that they want to share it – Clive James, John Carey, Kate Clanchy,...
09 July 2020
Draw with Rob Biddulph activity pack
The viral phenomenon #DrawWithRob is now a brand-new activity book to help you to draw at home with creative genius and official World Book Day illustrator Rob Biddulph! You may have spotted Rob’s brilliant drawalong videos on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok or...
09 July 2020
The Dordogne Mystery series digital pack
Quercus are excited to invite libraries and reading groups across the country to celebrate Martin Walker’s Dordogne Mysteries series. A hugely popular series in Germany and the United States, Martin Walker’s novels take you to the Dordogne region of France...
09 July 2020
Silly Squad Book Talk Prompt Cards
These book discussion prompts can be used to help children talk about their Summer Reading Challenge books with library staff, volunteers, teachers or at home. Adjust your print menu settings to print multiple cards on one page. Illustrations © Laura Ellen Anderson...
09 July 2020
Heatstroke by Hazel Barkworth digital pack
Headline would like to invite libraries and reading groups across the UK to share their excitement about this summer’s hottest debut novel – Hazel Barkworth’s Heatstroke. We don’t want readers across the country to miss this gripping page-turner, described by the...
08 July 2020
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Silly Squad Document Borders
Download these Silly Squad borders to create Summer Reading Challenge posters, activities and resources. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2020. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge coordinator(s) for...
08 July 2020
Silly Squad A4 poster: England
Download this A4 poster and spread the word about Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020! Illustrations © Laura Ellen Anderson 2020
08 July 2020
Silly Squad A4 poster: Scotland & Northern Ireland
Download this A4 poster and spread the word about Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020! Illustrations © Laura Ellen Anderson 2020
08 July 2020
Silly Squad A4 poster: Wales
Download this A4 poster and spread the word about Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020! Illustrations © Laura Ellen Anderson 2020
