We believe that through reading a wide variety of books and texts, children can improve their vocabulary and grow more confident with their own writing ability. To help you with this, we have collated a host of resources and useful websites that you can use with your students for their creative… read more
Marnie Blue’s class at Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School are holding a cake sale to raise money for their school trip to the Mermaid Lagoon castle. Aunt Christabel says she’ll help Marnie, Pearl and Orla to bake some special treats to sell. On a new sheet of paper write a story about what happens. read more
In the Mermaid School books, Christabel Blue is a very successful DJ, with her own Big Blue Show on Radio SeaWave.
In the activity sheet children can imagine they have their own show on mermaid radio.
Filled with fabulous fishy fun, the Mermaid School series is perfect for fans of Unicorn… read more
This month our booklist features comics, graphic novels and illustrated books that we think will draw children and young people into the story. We "love":https://readingagency.org.uk/resources/4536/ comics, graphic novels and books that have beautiful illustrations, as well as being fun they can… read more
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Keith Among the Pigeons by Katie Brosnan is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read!
This Keith Among the Pigeons pack includes a cat and pigeon masks, colouring sheets, puzzles and more activities to enjoy at home, in the library, or at school.
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A diorama craft activity inspired by Joseph Coelho's Funny Fish, designed by Chelsea Library. read more
In this Chatterbooks activity pack you’ll find some great suggestions for funny books to explore, read and enjoy together.
Inspired by Lily the Frog from the Summer Reading Challenge’s "Silly Squad":https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/, this pack will focus on her favourite things, jokes… read more
Dougal Daley – I'm Phenomenal by Jackie Marchant and Loretta Schauer is a Summer Reading Challenge 2020 recommended read!
This Dougal Daley bundle includes a wordsearch and English, Maths and Science themed activities.
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