Adaptable Certificate
Use this certificate to reward children who have reached their own reading goals or made progress.
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Resources
Advent Calendar Festive Activities
We’ve planned an advent calendar full of fun reading and writing activities to take you through every school day for the rest of the term. Print off a colourable poster and wrapping paper, and get stuck into some festive gifting, reading and writing!
Arbroath Academy Case Study
This case study from Arbroath Academy shares their experience of being involved in the Reading Challenge, including what worked best and what they have learned.
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 Club Membership Cards
These customisable book club membership cards will make your book club totally official.
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:
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!
Submitting to the First Minister's Challenge: Gathering Evidence and Capturing Children’s Voice
8 April 2022
Impact and Evidence
Findochty Primary's journey through the Reading Challenge
15 March 2022
Where it began
Findochty Primary joined the First Minister’s Reading Challenge in August 2018. Joining the challenge gave us training, resources and a goal to help us on our journey to creating a reading culture within our school.