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Lily's Monster - Reading Group Notes

Get your YA readers talking (and reading) ghosts and monsters Lily's Monster by award-winning ghost story writer Cliff McNish and these handy reading group notes.

“McNish’s master-storytelling skills are at their peak. Disturbing, extraordinary.” Philip Ardagh

From the multiple… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone
  • Young People

Flipped - Reading Group Notes

Get your middle grade readers talking Dickens and what they'd do if they were (literally!) stuck in a book with Flipped! by Philip Caveney and these handy reading group notes.

From acclaimed children’s author, Philip Caveney, comes this exciting middle grade title, taking you back to… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone
  • Young People

We Grew a Dragon Activity Pack

Tom has an amazing secret – hidden under his bed is an egg. An egg that's cracking, ready to hatch. An egg that contains . . . a dragon! We Grew a Dragon is a heartfelt and uplifting picture book from an exciting new talent featuring special blended family relationships and fiery dragon… read more

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The History of We - KS2 Teaching Resources and Activities

The History of We

LEVEL: KS2
THEMES: Human History, Black History Month, Global Learning
SUBJECTS: History, Geography, Literacy, Art, PHSE

The History of We celebrates our shared ancestors’ ingenuity and achievements and imagines what these firsts would have looked and felt like.

What… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone

Laurie Gilmore - The Gingerbread Bakery digital assets

Downloadable assets include:

- Poster for The Gingerbread Bakery
- Reading group questions for all 5 books in Laurie Gilmore's Dream Harbor series
- Colouring pages from The Pumpkin Spice Café Coloring Book read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone

The Fate of Finnegan Quick activity pack

The perfect activity pack for Halloween fun! This companion activity pack for The Fate of Finnegan Quick by Larry Hayes is full of fun games and activities, because ghouls just wanna have fun! read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone
  • Reading Hack
  • Chatterbooks

Emily Brown and the Not-Very-Spooky Halloween Event Kit

Halloween is an exciting time of year, but it can also
be a scary one for very young children.

In the latest picture book,
Emily and Stanley meet a sweet little ghostie who
seems more frightened than frightening. The ghostie
thinks he needs to find his ‘spook’, but with the help
of his… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone
  • Chatterbooks

Alan, King of the Universe by Tom McLaughlin Digital Pack

Join power-hungry cat, Alan and his loveable dog sidekick Fido as they take over the universe. Or at least try to . . . as long as they're home in time for tea!

This activity pack includes activity sheets and a sneak peek extract. read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone
  • Chatterbooks

Transcendent Series Activity Pack

A fun and engaging activity pack based on the middle-grade series Transcendent by Patrick Gallagher.

Transcendent is an edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure series for readers 9+ that explores themes of climate change and STEM. This series is perfect for fans of Doctor Who and the Alex… read more

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  • Reading Groups for Everyone
  • Chatterbooks
  • Young People

Lifecycle of a Plant Activity

Do you know how a tiny little seed becomes a fully grown plant? 

Cut out the pictures in the activity sheet here, and match them to the correct stages to discover the lifecycle of a plant! 🌱♻️ 

Answers on a separate PDF are included in this download.

Is It a Seed? is part of the Story… read more

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  • Summer Reading Challenge