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Reading Friends Resource Pack: Christmas

This pack provides further ideas and activities to use alongside the Session Plan. It has activities to get everyone chatting about Christmas. read more

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Read, Talk, Share Bloomsbury reading list

Bloomsbury has put together a list of fiction and non-fiction books that deal with loneliness and mental health issues, as well as other fiction titles that can help bring people together and spark conversations in Reading Friends sessions. This book list has been created as part of our Read,… read more

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Reading Friends Session Plan: Silly Squad

A plan for a Reading Friends session with ideas to get people chatting, linked to this year's Summer Reading Challenge – Silly Squad. This resource contains ideas for reading materials and activities. read more

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Reading Friends National Poetry Day 2020

Use this wonderful resource to celebrate National Poetry Day on 1 Oct 2020. Poem, discussion questions and activity ideas around the theme of hair. read more

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Reading Friends LGBTQ+ Resource

This resource has been developed in partnership with Islington Library and Heritage services, for adults to discuss, engage with and be inspired by the LGBTQ+ history of the borough.

This pack contains 6 session plans, resources and ideas for activities. The activities can be used to further… read more

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Reading Letters project information

The website "Material Bodies, Social Bodies" makes accessible many hundreds of letters written by British men, women and children between 1680-1820.

The letters could be used within your Reading Friends groups and one-to-ones. The letters contain a wealth of information about everyday… read more

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Reading Friends National Reading Group Day 2021

To celebrate National Reading Group Day on 14 September 2021, we have created this pack working with Manilla Press including an extract from the story and discussion questions to use in Reading Friends sessions. read more

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Reading Friends Quick Reads 2021 Discussion Guides

This resource contains discussion questions for Quick Reads' 2021 collection. You can borrow Quick Reads from your local library, or purchase from The Reading Agency's bookshop. Find out more about Quick Reads here: https://readingagency.org.uk/adults/quick-guides/quick-reads/ read more

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