St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary

At St Thomas' we are encouraging children to enjoy reading at home and at school through a range of initiatives which we will be introducing as the year progresses. We have already introduced Hugo the Reading Dog who has his own page on our web site! On this page we will post information and photos throughout the year showing what we have been doing to encourage a love of reading.

The first photos are from our Freaky Friday Reading Den Building day, (pre-Covid restrictions).  Children worked in mixed year groups from Reception to Year 6 with a class teacher.  They designed, planned and built their den and then spent time reading together in their den.  In the afternoon when the children were back in their usual class they spent time in the dens reading with friends.

To help children find other authors or similar types of books they might enjoy reading, have a look at the 'Tube Map' this gives alternatives to familiar favourites. 

For example if your child enjoys reading books on dinosaurs then they can 'follow' the red Dinosaur line on the KS1 map. Similarly if your child enjoys reading books by David Walliams then they might like to try 'Charlie Changes Into a Chicken' by Sam Copeland or 'The Light Jar' by Lisa Thompson.