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.
An introduction to the First Minister's Reading Challenge, alongside a list of the 100 Places to Start your Reading Journey, with reviews and additional recommendations.
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!
This year, every school, library or community group that submits an entry to the First Minister's Reading Challenge will receive their very own Party Pack!
This year, community groups have been able to register for the Reading Challenge for the first time, and groups across Scotland have been taking on the challenge to encourage reading for pleasure amongst the young people they work with!