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16 October 2014
National Poetry Day 2014 activity pack
There are all sorts of poems – simple, complicated, scary, funny, sad, rhyming ones, limericks, haiku and shaped ones. Many tell stories. Poetry is about using words and language imaginatively and creatively. Everybody can have fun writing and listening to...
10 October 2014
Mary Poppins activity pack
This is a pack of reading ideas and activities inspired by P L Travers’ well-loved book Mary Poppins, brought to you by The Reading Agency in partnership with Disney and publisher HarperCollins Children’s Books.
10 October 2014
Buckle and Squash activity sheets
Three Buckle and Squash activity sheets for your Chatterbooks groups: a wordsearch, a draw-your-own, and a design a doorhanger activities.
08 October 2014
Scary Tales activity sheets
Download these Scary Tales activity sheets in time for Halloween. Activities include a tutorial on how to fold your own paper bats, a chilling crossword and spooky Bingo.
15 September 2014
Chocolates, sweets and other treats - Chatterbooks activity pack
This activity pack is inspired by everyone’s favourite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. The pack is jam-full with lots of yummy ideas for your Chatterbooks children’s reading group, plus suggestions...
15 September 2014
Action and Adventure - Chatterbooks activity pack
This month we’re bringing you an action packed new activity pack jammed with great new action and adventure stories, plus ideas for activities in your Chatterbooks children’s reading group, and suggestions for much more reading. It’s time for a book...
15 September 2014
Mick Manning and Brita Granstrӧm activity pack
Mick Manning and Brita Granstrӧm are husband and wife author-illustrators of a wide range of inspirational non-fiction picture books. This activity pack introduces you to a selection of their books to enjoy in your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups, together with...
15 September 2014
The Chocolate Box Girls activity pack
This is special activity pack for your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups, all about Cathy Cassidy’s series The Chocolate Box Girls and with the spotlight on Sweet Honey, the latest book in this fab series. This pack is full of great...
15 September 2014
Kick Off: Football action Chatterbooks activity pack
This Chatterbooks activity pack celebated brings you some great football titles to enjoy – fiction and non-fiction. We also have some special football-themed reading group activities devised by author Tom Palmer, as well as suggestions for much more reading. So...
15 September 2014
Best Friends Forever Chatterbooks activity pack
In this Chatterbooks Best Friends Forever pack there are stories about besties, gangs and playing out, for your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups to read and talk about – plus further book suggestions, and activity and discussion ideas for your group.
15 September 2014
Michael Morpurgo Chatterbooks activity pack
This is our Chatterbooks activity pack celebrating Michael Morpurgo and his two books Private Peaceful and A Medal for Leroy, made for the 100th anniversary of World War One in 2014. The pack is full of thoughtful and engaging activities...
15 September 2014
Pirates and perils of the deep Chatterbooks activity pack
Ahoy, me Hearties – and shiver me timbers – here be a Chatterbooks pack full of swashbuckling pirate fun, activity ideas and challenges, and great reading suggestions for your Chatterbooks children’s reading group.
15 September 2014
The Dark Wild activity pack
We’ve just produced a great Chatterbooks activity pack with publisher Quercus Books full of fun activities to get children reading. This pack is inspired by two absorbing adventures, set in a world being destroyed by human misuse and abuse, where...
15 September 2014
Furry Friends activity pack
In this fantastic Furry Friends activity pack we have some great new stories and picture books about all kinds of animals, plus ideas for activities in your Chatterbooks children’s reading group, and suggestions for much more reading.
11 September 2014
Dragonese Dictionary
This Dragonese Dictionary from Hodder Children’s Books makes a fantastic activity for your Chatterbooks group when looking at the Fantastical Creatures Chatterbooks activity pack.
11 September 2014
Fantastical Creatures Chatterbooks activity pack
Our Fantastical Creatures Chatterbooks activity pack is stuffed with fantastical ideas you can use with your Chatterbooks children’s reading clubs. There are activities to inspire Chatterbooks groups to draw their own mystical creatures, create a magical wizard character and to...
11 September 2014
Spies and Thrillers activity pack
Check out our super secret Spies and Thrillers activity pack. True to its name, this pack is jam packed with thrilling espionage activities you can use with your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups. There are code-making and code-breaking puzzles, ideas for...
11 September 2014
Lost Worlds Chatterbooks activity pack
We have just produced a great new children’s reading group activity pack with Macmillan Children’s Books, based around one of their exciting books, Lost Worlds by Andrew Lane. This activity pack is filled with fun ideas, including inventing and naming...
11 September 2014
Family Fun and Adventures activity pack
Our themed activity pack for this month is Family Fun and Adventures – and it’s bursting with brilliant activities around having adventures with the family. This pack is perfect to use with your Chatterbooks children’s reading groups. Play ‘family bingo’,draw...
11 September 2014
Dirty Bertie activity pack
We’ve produced a great new children’s activity pack with Stripes Publishing, based on their Dirty Bertie books written by Alan MacDonald and illustrated by David Roberts.
11 September 2014
WW1 Chatterbooks activity pack
We produced a great Chatterbooks activity pack commemorating the First World War for the 100th anniversary in 2014. The pack is full of thoughtful and engaging activities to get children reading.
10 September 2014
Once Upon a Time activity pack
Once upon a time The Reading Agency put together a very special Chatterbooks activity pack… This pack is all about sharing and telling stories. It has some great activities for your Chatterbooks children’s reading group, plus a selection of stories...
03 September 2014
Jacqueline Wilson activity pack
Delve into this exciting activity pack which celebrates the release of Jacqueline Wilson’s 100th book, ‘Opal Plumstead’, and features her other historical novels, the Hetty Feather series. Explore fun historical fiction with your Chatterbooks children’s reading group and talk about...
10 June 2014
Timmy Failure library poster
Timmy Failure library poster – Reading leads the way to greatness!
10 June 2014
Timmy Failure reading log
Got to keep track of all the good books you read – including Timmy Failure books!
10 June 2014
Timmy Failure detective kit
This detective kit is packed with activities for aspiring crime solvers everywhere, with a welcome letter from the Timmy Failure author-illustrator, Stephan himself!
23 February 2014
Colour in The Brave Beast
Three colouring-in sheets for The Brave Beast by Chris Judge.
24 January 2014
Barrington Stoke Chatterbooks activity pack
Chatterbooks have teamed up with publisher Barrington Stoke to bring you a fantastic activity pack specially designed to get struggling, reluctant and dyslexic children reading (and enjoying!) books. Get your Chatterbooks children’s reading group reviewing stories as well as writing...
23 October 2013
Action Dogs activity pack
Usborne has put together a brilliant activity pack full of puzzles and games around their series Action Dogs by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore.
