This planning and evaluation toolkit is aligned with How Good is Our School? (4th edition), and is designed to allow those taking part in FMRC to:
This resource is aimed at children with additional support needs who want to have fun with books. By adding interesting playful activities and sensory elements to reading aloud, we can help children engage with and understand stories. Activities include:
This resource is full of activity ideas to use with just about any fiction text in a primary setting. The activities will help your pupils get to grips with concepts such as plot, character and setting, and also provide opportunities for them to share their opinions about what they've read.
This resource by Rachel Latimer, English teacher at Portobello High School, will provide great activity ideas that will help your pupils to enjoy the books they are reading and gain a deeper understanding of the text.
You can pick and choose which activities suit you and your pupils best, or use the resource in its entirety.
This list of 100 Places to Start your Reading Journey, with reviews and additional recommendations, is great for children of primary school age who are looking for their next read. An electronic version of this list is available here.
Use this certificate to reward children who have reached their own reading goals or made progress.
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!
Welcome back to another year of the First Minister's Reading Challenge! We are so excited to continue supporting you with your reading journeys this year, and to welcome new schools, libraries and community groups to the challenge.
Our celebration event on 10 June brought together schools, libraries and community groups from across Scotland for an incredible reading party!