This FREE download contains two fantastic resources to use with your class! 1-The first document contains a ‘Book Talk Map’. This is the perfect document to guide your discussion after story time with questions to encourage children to think critically and imaginatively about Sunny from Meerkat Mail. High quality book talk is imperative in supporting a reading for pleasure attitude in our pupils. These questions provide a prompt for rich discussion questioning children’s perspectives on the book and what they like or dislike about it. 2-The second document provides an ‘Activity Map’ with a variety of activities and tasks you could set your pupils based around Meerkat Mail. Reading for pleasure and children’s literature is a passion of mine so I hope that you enjoy this resources as much as I have enjoyed making it! Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to engage your pupils in practicing the common exception words? If the answer is yes then look no further than this phonics snakes and ladders download. This free download comes with 6 different game boards for children to practice words which are phonologically difficult or impossible to decode. All you need is a dice and counters. This is a lovely way to encourage children to support each other with their phonics knowledge and application to verbalise a variety of words to increase their language acquisition. Perfect as a quick warm up game, plenary or pre-prepared activity for fast finishers. Top Tip #1- Laminate the game boards so that they can be reused year after year! Top Tip #2- If you want to challenge your pupils and get them embedding the words within their speech after each roll of the dice challenge them to come up with a sentence that includes the word they landed on… After all a child will never write the word if they haven’t read and spoken the word first. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Do you need to improve, diversify and increase the number of books in your class library? Then this taster download is perfect for you! This download contains a selection of my favourite childhood books which can be printed and added to your digital class library. If you like this download you will LOVE the full QR Code Digital Library collections specified by year groups. Please be aware that sometimes laminating the cards can effect the way the QR Code works. Please do review and rate below. AM x

This FREE download contains two fantastic resources to use with your class! 1-The first document contains a ‘Book Talk Map’. This is the perfect document to guide your discussion after story time with questions to encourage children to think critically and imaginatively to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for Rocket! High quality book talk is imperative in supporting a reading for pleasure attitude in our pupils. These questions provide a prompt for rich discussion questioning children’s perspectives on the book and what they like or dislike about it. 2-The second document provides an ‘Activity Map’ with a variety of activities and tasks you could set your pupils based around the Look Up! book. Reading for pleasure and children’s literature is a passion of mine so I hope that you enjoy this resources as much as I have enjoyed making it! Please do rate and review below. AM x

Do you want a fun, quick and easy bank of activities for your pupils to delve into when they complete their work? If the answer is yes then this download is perfect for you! All children need to do is write as many words which rhyme with the word written down on one of the 20 cards available in this download. This is the perfect way for children to expand their vocabulary and practice their spelling. Children could further engage with this activity by researching the words online or by using a thesaurus. Top Tip #1- Print these out and have them ready in a visible spot for children to independently select when they have completed their work. Please do rate and review below. AM x

This FREE download contains two fantastic resources to use with your class! 1-The first document contains a ‘Book Talk Map’. This is the perfect document to guide your discussion after story time with questions to encourage children to think critically and imaginatively about the story. High quality book talk is imperative in supporting a reading for pleasure attitude in our pupils. These questions provide a prompt for rich discussion questioning children’s perspectives on the book and what they like or dislike about it. 2-The second document provides an ‘Activity Map’ with a variety of activities and tasks you could set your pupils based around The Lion Inside. Reading for pleasure and children’s literature is a passion of mine so I hope that you enjoy this resources as much as I have enjoyed making it! Please do rate and review below. AM x

Get into the spooky, Halloween spirit with a collection of gorgeous Halloween-themed books. From Julia Donaldson to Drew Daywalt, there are sure to books that every child likes. This collection contains over 10 books linked to QR codes. All you need to do is scan the QR- Code and it will take you to a read aloud of the book. Reading and literature is my passion so I hope that you love this collection as much I enjoyed creating it. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you looking to introduce your pupils to a new author? Do you have a focus author for each week or half term? If so, this download is perfect for you. This download contains 9 linked audio books from American author Jory John. Each one of the linked stories has a lovely moral or meaning to take from the story. Not to mention, lovely illustrations! Books include- The bad seed, the couch potato and the cool bean. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to engage your pupils in practicing phonics rules? If the answer is yes then look no further than this phonics snakes and ladders download. This download comes with 2 different game boards for children to practice the /th/ digraph. All you need is a dice and counters. This is a lovely way to encourage children to support each other with their phonics knowledge and application to verbalise a variety of words to increase their language acquisition. Top Tip #1- Laminate the game boards so that they can be reused year after year! Top Tip #2- If you want to challenge your pupils and get them embedding the words within their speech after each roll of the dice challenge them to come up with a sentence that includes the word they landed on… After all a child will never write the word if they haven’t read and spoken the word first. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to engage your pupils in practicing phonics rules? If the answer is yes then look no further than this phonics snakes and ladders download. This download comes with 3 different game board for children to practice CVC words. All you need is a dice and counters. This is a lovely way to encourage children to support each other with their phonics knowledge and application to verbalise a variety of words to increase their language acquisition. Top Tip #1- Laminate the game boards so that they can be reused year after year! Top Tip #2- If you want to challenge your pupils and get them embedding the words within their speech after each roll of the dice challenge them to come up with a sentence that includes the word they landed on… After all a child will never write the word if they haven’t read and spoken the word first. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you teaching the Space and Earth topic in your class at the moment? Or do you have some budding astronauts amongst your pupils? If so, this is the perfect download for you to engage children in the love of space exploration and reading combined. This download contains 14 QR Code slips which when scanned take you to a video of astronauts on board the Space Station reading story books. This would be the perfect starter or end to your lesson on space or to end the day with a fun, unique story time. Top Tip #1- Print and pop these out in your classes’ reading corner or school library to enable the children to access these unique videos whenever they wish. Top Tip #2- Have these ready to go for British Science Week to promote astronomy as a career path for your pupils. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to engage your pupils in practicing phonics rules? If the answer is yes then look no further than this phonics snakes and ladders download. This download comes with 3 different game boards for children to practice the /ck/ digraph. All you need is a dice and counters. This is a lovely way to encourage children to support each other with their phonics knowledge and application to verbalise a variety of words to increase their language acquisition. Top Tip #1- Laminate the game boards so that they can be reused year after year! Top Tip #2- If you want to challenge your pupils and get them embedding the words within their speech after each roll of the dice challenge them to come up with a sentence that includes the word they landed on… After all a child will never write the word if they haven’t read and spoken the word first. Please do rate and review below. AM x

This collection contains over 50 books, which can be used as a stimulus for many PSHE and Emotional Literacy lessons in the primary school. There a huge variety of topics covered in this download including- friendship, anti-bullying, bereavement, self-esteem, worries, dealing with large emotions, all about me and growth mindset. These books act as a fabulous and accessible springboard for PSHE lessons leading to rich discussions of the issues children in our society face today. All you need to do is scan the QR Code on the slip and a video of the book being read aloud will load. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Do you want to revolutionise the way you and your school use story time? Do you want a new way to encourage children to read? Do you want a new strategy to encourage reading for pleasure? Then this is the PERFECT download for you. Based on the popular streaming service, in this download, you navigate through clicks selecting which year group you would like the age range of books to be appropriate for and then select which book you would like to see a summary for. THEN when you click on the image of the book it takes you to a video of a read aloud for that book. Each year group has 26 slides containing book reviews and links to read alouds of books. There are a variety of titles and authors featured including classic stories such as The Wind in The Willows to popular favourites by Julia Donaldson and new comers like Polly Ho-Yen. This resource is a personal favourite of mine and is sure to bring book lovers as much joy using it as i had making it. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Spread love throughout school this Valentine’s Day with a collection of beautiful love inspired stories. This download contains 15 books focusing on love and Valentine’s Day and should be a fantastic way to introduce audio books into your classroom. Please be aware that sometimes laminating the cards can effect how they scan. Please do rate and review below. AM x

This FREE download contains two fantastic resources to use with your class! 1-The first document contains a ‘Book Talk Map’. This is the perfect document to guide your discussion after story time with questions to encourage children to think critically and imaginatively to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for Nibbles! High quality book talk is imperative in supporting a reading for pleasure attitude in our pupils. These questions provide a prompt for rich discussion questioning children’s perspectives on the book and what they like or dislike about it. 2-The second document provides an ‘Activity Map’ with a variety of activities and tasks you could set your pupils based around Nibbles: The Book Monster. Reading for pleasure and children’s literature is a passion of mine so I hope that you enjoy this resources as much as I have enjoyed making it! Please do rate and review below. AM x

This FREE download contains two fantastic resources to use with your class! 1-The first document contains a ‘Book Talk Map’. This is the perfect document to guide your discussion after story time with questions to encourage children to think critically and imaginatively to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for Humphrey! High quality book talk is imperative in supporting a reading for pleasure attitude in our pupils. These questions provide a prompt for rich discussion questioning children’s perspectives on the book and what they like or dislike about it. 2-The second document provides an ‘Activity Map’ with a variety of activities and tasks you could set your pupils based around the book The Whale Who Wanted More. Reading for pleasure and children’s literature is a passion of mine so I hope that you enjoy this resources as much as I have enjoyed making it! Please do rate and review below. AM x

Yayy summer is here! But do you ever worry about how much reading your new pupils will be doing over the summer holidays? This free download is the perfect way to encourage reading for pleasure and maintain healthy reading habits over the summer. This bingo style challenge encourages children to associate reading with fun by challenging them to read in new locations such as their summer holiday and listen to an audio book. This download is a great way to get children ready and reading for the next year at school whilst also challenging themselves to see how many of the boxes they can cross off. Top Tip #1 Give each child one of these challenge cards on your transition day to outline the importance you as a teacher place on reading and reading for pleasure. Please do rate and review below. AM x

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to engage your pupils in practicing the common exception words? If the answer is yes then look no further than this phonics snakes and ladders download. This free download comes with 4 different game boards for children to practice words which are phonologically difficult or impossible to decode. All you need is a dice and counters. This is a lovely way to encourage children to support each other with their phonics knowledge and application to verbalise a variety of words to increase their language acquisition. Perfect as a quick warm up game, plenary or pre-prepared activity for fast finishers. Top Tip #1- Laminate the game boards so that they can be reused year after year! Top Tip #2- If you want to challenge your pupils and get them embedding the words within their speech after each roll of the dice challenge them to come up with a sentence that includes the word they landed on… After all a child will never write the word if they haven’t read and spoken the word first. Please do rate and review below. AM x