Reading Activities
At Meadgate Primary School, we just love everything about BOOKS!
They feed your imagination, they make you laugh out loud, they hook you in to adventures and keep you on the edge of your seat.
Here are a selection of resources to help you discover the joy of reading and being read to, or to feed your reading habit...
Borrow Box APP
Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks free from your library using the free BorrowBox app.
All you need is an Essex Libraries card.
Storytime Online & World of Stories
Watch a range of famous authors and stars reading children’s books and short stories for kids of all ages. Storytime Online and World of Stories makes storytelling possible at any time of the day—a brilliant way to help develop their language skills.
Cressida Cowell: Children's Laureate for 2019-21.
The role of Children's Laureate is awarded once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books. Cressida Cowell is the author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once book series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books.
Find out more about her here:
David Walliams
Children's book author David Walliams is reading an audio story from The World's Worst Children every day for a month, starting in March.
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Looking for some fun reading-related activities to do at home? Then just click here:
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/free-activities/ https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/category/activities/
Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers - author and illustrator - will be reading one of his books every weekday, and talking about some of the things that went into making it.
https://www.oliverjeffers.com/books#/abookaday/
If you are interested in some fun activities, try these:
http://www.oliverjeffersworld.com/#activities
Book Trust
Here you can find lots of interactive books to read online or watch with signing. There are classic children's stories such as Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson and newer favourites such as Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall.
Ideas for younger children
Perfect activity ideas, complete with dressing-up inspiration, all based on twenty of our favourite picture books, including classics such as Elmer and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and newer titles such as The Pirates Next Door and Oi Frog!
https://www.worldbookday.com/resources/schools/early-years-ideas/