READING CHALLENGE - reading, writing and fun! This reading challenge can be used throughout the academic year or used as part of holiday reading challenge. The challenge consists of 3 tasks - reading a fiction book and completing a book review; taking a photo and writing a story about the photo and taking an “extreme reading” photo of themselves. The challenge exposes the students to reading, writing and a bit of fun! This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - Bookopoly This reading challenge can be used as a holiday reading challenge. The challenge is a fun way of encouraging students to read during a long holiday period. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING & ACTIVITIES CHALLENGE - for the summer holidays This reading and activities challenge can be used during the long summer holidays. The challenge encourages students to perform a task every day of the holiday in five different categories - Mind (mental health); Body (physical health); Heart (social, emotional health); Head (educational activities and Read. The challenge exposes students to a range of different activities and reading material, including puzzles and riddles. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - Book Bingo This reading challenge can be used throughout the academic year or as part of a holiday reading challenge. The challenge requires students to read 12 different types of text, mainly books. The challenge exposes students to a range of different material and genres. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - read 36 books in 6 months. An academic year long reading challenge for primary and secondary students (KS2, KS3, KS4 & KS5) This reading challenge can be used throughout the academic year. The challenge requires students to read 36 different types of text, mainly books, within a 6 month period. The challenge exposes students to a wide range of different material and genres. The challenge can be used for KS2 to KS5 students. This resource is simple to use as is, or as it is a* word document*, all aspects of the resource can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - for winter (The Little Match Girl) This reading challenge can be used as a winter holiday reading challenge. The challenge requires students to complete 4 tasks - read a short story and answer questions about the story; complete a winter themed “Keep Calm” poster; complete a word search and complete a book title quiz. The challenge encourages reading during the holiday period and gauges their understanding. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - My River of Reading This reading challenge can be used as part of a holiday reading challenge. The challenge encourages students to read during the holiday period by asking them to record their holiday reading habits. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - for winter (The Long Winter Story) This reading challenge can be used as a winter holiday reading challenge. The challenge requires students to complete 4 tasks - a riddle, a quiz, a haiku and reading a short story and answering questions about the story. The challenge exposes students to 4 different types of text and gauges their understanding. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - fiction and non-fiction genres This reading challenge can be used throughout the academic year or as a holiday reading challenge. The challenge requires students to complete 2 tasks - read a book and create either a written or a video book review; read a non-fiction book and create either a slideshow or quiz on a choice of topics. The challenge encourages students to read different genres, be creative and introduces them to the use of a bibliography. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs

READING CHALLENGE - for winter (The Room with the Mountain View) This reading challenge can be used as a winter holiday reading challenge. The challenge requires students to read a story and answer questions about the story. The challenge encourages the students to read during the holiday period and gauges their understanding. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - the boredom buster This reading challenge can be used during term time or holiday time. The challenge encourages students to complete 4 tasks - read a short story and answer questions about the story; listen to an audio story and answer questions about the story; complete a comic strip and write a caption for a photo. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING FOR PLEASURE LOG - get your students to log 20 minutes of reading per day Just 20 minutes of reading per day will expose a student to 1,800,000 words before they leave school. Research shows that reading has a positive influence on reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary, because students who read for pleasure make more progress in maths, vocabulary and spelling between the ages of 10 and 16 than those who rarely read. A study has shown that children who read for pleasure have a 14.4% advantage in vocabulary and a 9.9% advantage in maths over students who do not read often. This reading log can be used by students either voluntarily , promoted by the school library, or in a mandatory way through English lessons. The reading log is fully editable as it is a word document.

READING CHALLENGE - summer challenge for younger students This reading challenge can be used as a summer reading challenge for younger students. The challenge requires students to read different materials - a fiction book, a non-fiction book, a comic and a magazine - and answer questions about each one. The challenge exposes students to a wide range of different material and gauges their understanding. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

READING CHALLENGE - book mountain This reading challenge can be used throughout the academic year or as part of a holiday reading challenge. The challenge requires students to read 10 different types of books. The challenge exposes students to a range of different book genres. This resource is a word document, therefore, all aspects of the challenge can be changed to suit your needs.

The 5 FINGER RULE is a simple way for children to choose books that are appropriate for their reading level. Display this poster in your classroom, library, corridor, etc. to help your students choose a book that will challenge them with new words, but which they will understand and enjoy. The 5 FINGER RULE will help them find books that are just right for them!