7 separate printable pages with 7 separate ideas for book based activities. Each activity is aimed to; promote a love of reading, open discussions and book talk, engage children, encourage them to read a text to find evidence supporting their ideas and understanding and to just generally have some fun! As an experienced primary school teacher with many year in UKS2, I have used these activities and ideas in reading cafes involving parents, on World Book days or just generally as a way to get children engaged with their reading. Please note: this is not reading planning, nor does it follow a sequence of learning. These are purely one-off activities and should be used as such.

Mud kitchen printable recipe cards, suitable for forest schools or EYFS settings. These recipe cards are a visual aid to support both children and adults for imaginative play and are themed to support Valentine’s day. They encourage children to play outside in the mud kitchen, supporting their fine motor skills, communication, creativity, kindness and friendship and understanding of the world. This resource is perfect for printing and hanging in your mud kitchen; it can even be laminated and stored for the future. Learning Links PSED: sharing, kindness, friendships Communication & Language: vocabulary, sequencing Understanding the World: natural materials Creative Development: imaginative play

20 x Ancient Egyptian vocabulary words for display with accompanying images. These are perfect for anyone looking to support spelling and use of tier 3 vocabulary within their classroom, or these can be printed as word mats to support student’s spelling. Aimed at the KS2 History curriculum These are created on a small document, so these can be scaled when printed to suit relevant and required size.

13 slides formatted with images and various information about the Ancient Egyptians and their everyday life. Each page contains brief information about different areas, such as pharoahs, the River Nile, papyrus and hieroglyphs. This resource can be used to support understanding and knowledge of history learning based on the Ancient Egyptians.

5 sessions of reading planning based on the first 6 chapters of ‘The Wild Robot’. Slides are in pastel shades to support dyslexic learners Different sessions are in different colours and the lesson number is at the top with the learning intention. These can be edited to LO, WALT etc. There are lots of opportunities for book talk and reading partners to encourage reading fluency, confidence and peer learning Some activities are clipped images and can be copied on to a word document for printing Each session covers different areas of reading VIPERS and are in line with the NC Questions are pitched around a year 3 level, with opportunities to extend for higher attainers The lined boxes are there for modelling/ marking so that you can answer together and children can self assess You will need a copy of the text to access these questions Please let me know if you have any feedback and happy reading!

A free resource to support your class in understanding and applying new vocabulary in context. This 4 square can be printed, snipped and used on whiteboards or made in to a display on a working wall to be support your reading teaching.