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.
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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 Club Membership Cards
These customisable book club membership cards will make your book club totally official.
Book Cover Quiz - Lower Primary
An interactive quiz challenging pupils to guess the book from looking at a small section of the front cover, suitable for P1-3.
Book Discovery Guide
Research by the Open University has shown that teacher knowledge of contemporary children's books makes a big difference when it comes to instiling 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.
Book List for your Art Classroom
A list of books specially selected to appeal to pupils who are studying art. This is a great resource for staff who want to recommend books to pupils, or build reading into a cross-curricular project.
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!
Top tips for your virtual author event
16 February 2021
If you received Inspiring Classrooms, Creative Workshops, Library or Community funding this year, you might be wondering where to start when organising digital author events for children.
Planning virtual author visits at Douglas Academy
8 February 2021
As part of the First Minister's Reading Challenge, Douglas Academy in East Dunbartonshire received Creative Workshop funding in November 2019 for an exciting Scots language project. School Librarian Shiona McConnachie shares how they ada