The Summer Reading Challenge, presented by The Reading Agency and funded by Arts Council England, encourages children aged 4 to 11 to set themselves a reading challenge to help prevent the summer reading ‘dip’. For the Summer Reading Challenge 2020, we are asking everyone to get silly. The theme for the Challenge is “Silly Squad”- a celebration of funny books, happiness and laughter, featuring bespoke artwork from award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson. This folder includes an Assembly PowerPoint, a Teacher Toolkit, activity sheets and lots of guidance for how schools can get involved in the Summer Reading Challenge. You can find more information on our School Zone on the Summer Reading Challenge website: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/school-zone-src.

A lovely set of activities based around Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to use in class or with small groups.

Fantastic resource pack of fun, creative ideas and lesson activities to inspire children to take part in the 2015 Summer Reading Challenge - Record Breakers - at a library near you, in the summer holidays. This year's theme is based on the Guinness World Records. Pupils of all ages love it! Partner with your local library for this brilliant reading for pleasure initiative. Inspire and encourage your pupils to take part before the holidays and celebrate and reward your pupils who completed the Challenge after the holidays. Great for end of term lessons and lessons with your new class. Keep them reading in the holidays!

Great set of start - of- term resources to get pupils thinking and talking about their favourite books, as well as celebrating their participation in the Summer Reading Challenge at their local library. Worksheets, display posters, lesson plans and top tips.

Fun, creative ideas and activities to inspire schools, children and families to take part in Animal Agents, the Summer Reading Challenge 2017. There is no other free reading challenge that involves so many children, introduces families to their library, encourages children to choose books freely and independently and is endorsed by parents, teachers and the Department for Education. Pupils of all ages love it! The Challenge is a brilliant reading initiative for your pupils which is free to your school and helps to keep up all the good work that you and your pupils have done during the academic year. Partner with your local library for this well-loved reading for pleasure programme! Inspire and encourage your pupils to take part before the holidays and celebrate and reward your pupils who completed the Challenge after the holidays. Great for end of term lessons and lessons with your new class. Keep them reading in the holidays! • The Summer Reading Challenge is intrinsically inclusive and can contribute to the achievement of all your pupils, including pupils with special educational needs, disadvantaged pupils and the most able • It enhances and supports your school’s reading policy and your mission for all children to read widely and often • It prevents the tendency for children’s reading to dip over the holidays • The Challenge helps to support the social and cultural development of your pupils in a fun, creative and child-directed way, promoting British values • It encourages comprehension skills such as using imagination and empathy to explore a text beyond the page • It develops a growth mindset for children who take part • The Challenge allows children to become more independent in their reading when choosing books • It allows children to master aspects of reading through using pertinent and specific vocabulary when talking about books • The Challenge can help to close the gap for disadvantaged pupils • It takes place at your local library and is a brilliant opportunity for extra curricular activity within your local community, to foster family literacy and home-school links • The Challenge supports the successful transition between year groups and stages It's fun! It's free! It's local!

'Chocolate, Sweets and Treats' activity pack for book clubs and reading groups or whole classes. Originally created for the 50th anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Ideal for National Chocolate Week, Roald Dahl Day or World Book Day. Fun and creative ideas. Suitable for KS1 and KS2 - all stages of reading. Not yet running a book club in school? See the accompanying guide to setting one up. Activity ideas, guidance, templates and useful links.

Winter and Christmas activity packs for book clubs and reading groups or whole classes and library lessons. Fun and creative ideas for book-related activities. Quizzes, games, templates. Suitable for KS1, KS2 and Y7 and 8 - all reading abilities. Not yet running a book club in school? See the accompanying guide to setting one up. Activity ideas, guidance, templates and useful links.

Fantastic pack of resources and activities for Shakespeare Week 2016. Produced by The Reading Agency www.readingagency.org.uk for shakespeareweek.org.uk/ Details of books for young people about Shakespeare, and retellings of his plays, plus ideas for discussion and fun activities for reading groups or in class. Not yet running a book club ? See the accompanying guide to setting one up in school.

Fantastic resource pack of fun, creative ideas and activities to inspire schools, children and families to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge 2016 - at a library near you, in the summer holidays. This year, libraries everywhere are celebrating 100 years of the world’s favourite storyteller Roald Dahl and the Summer Reading Challenge 2016 is called THE BIG FRIENDLY READ. There is no other free reading challenge that involves so many children, introduces families to their library, encourages children to choose books freely and independently and is endorsed by parents, teachers and the Department for Education. Pupils of all ages love it! Partner with your local library for this well-loved reading for pleasure programme! Inspire and encourage your pupils to take part before the holidays and celebrate and reward your pupils who completed the Challenge after the holidays. Great for end of term lessons and lessons with your new class. Keep them reading in the holidays!

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 writing.