Adaptable Certificate
Use this certificate to reward children who have reached their own reading goals or made progress.
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Resources
Book Blurb Quiz
A printable quiz for middle-upper primary challenging pupils to match sentences from children’s book blurbs with their front covers.
Book Discovery Guide
Research by the Open University shows that teacher knowledge of contemporary children's books makes a big difference when it comes to instilling a love of reading in pupils.
This Book Discovery Guide, produced by Scottish Book Trust for the First Minister's Reading Challenge, is full of book recommendations and themed booklists to help you find great reads for primary and secondary school pupils, including:
Book Shelf Recommendation Cards
Download and print these great 'shelf shouter' labels to let your pupils share their book recommendations – and jazz up your book shelves!
Building a Reading Culture (Libraries/Community Group)
This guide is full of practical suggestions and ideas for building a reading culture outwith a school setting.
Case studies and inspiration
Our blog is full of ideas about building a reading culture and encouraging young people to read for pleasure, with case studies from participants, book suggestions and more!
Tulliallan Primary School's Reading Journey
5 September 2022
Starting our reading journey
In the last year, Primary 5 from Tulliallan Primary School took part in the First Minister’s Reading Challenge for the first time.
Welcome back to the Reading Challenge!
2 September 2022
Welcome (or welcome back!) to the First Minister’s Reading Challenge. This article will introduce you to the new format of the Reading Challenge, and hopefully answer your key questions about the programme.