Reading Challenges

Bring reading alive throughout the year with these engaging Seasonal Reading Challenges!

This resource contains three themed reading challenge sheets for Spring, Summer and Winter, making them perfect to hand out at the end of each term to encourage children to continue reading during the holidays. Suitable for a wide range of reading abilities and ideal for KS1 and KS2 pupils, although many activities could easily be adapted for younger or older children. Includes a pdf copy and a link to customise on Canva.

Each challenge sheet includes:

• 16 different reading challenges tailored to the season
• A mixture of activities including:
  • Reading independently
  • Reading to others
  • Having stories read to them
  • Comprehension tasks
  • Creative book-related activities
• A fun, colourful seasonal background to capture children’s interest
• A book image for children to colour in as they complete each challenge, creating a visual record of their reading journey