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This might be helpful for parents on here or indeed student/pupils.
Kindly supplied by Yvonne Ferguson MFC Supporter Services - and compiled by National Literacy Trust.
She said... "Just been sent the attached which is a list of sport-themed literacy resources that can be run at home. Hope some of you find it fun and enjoyable with your family. Please feel free to share it with family and friends."
About this resource
We have compiled here a short list of free sport-themed literacy resources which would be useful for schools to use, or share with families, to support reading and writing in the home learning environment. Keep an eye on https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/ where we will be uploading more content over the coming period to support families.
For primary schools
Kindly supplied by Yvonne Ferguson MFC Supporter Services - and compiled by National Literacy Trust.
She said... "Just been sent the attached which is a list of sport-themed literacy resources that can be run at home. Hope some of you find it fun and enjoyable with your family. Please feel free to share it with family and friends."
About this resource
We have compiled here a short list of free sport-themed literacy resources which would be useful for schools to use, or share with families, to support reading and writing in the home learning environment. Keep an eye on https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/ where we will be uploading more content over the coming period to support families.
For primary schools
- Looking for some fun stories to read and share? We have several available online stories to download. Available from https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/?keyword=footbal
Here’s one to get you started: Rocky of the Rovers. Instalment adventure story written during the Women’s World Cup 2019, as the Lionesses, and Rocky of the Rovers, travelled to France: https://literacytrust.org.uk/resour...9-womens-world-cup-football-story-tom-palmer/
- Two free e-books! The first two books from the re-booted Roy of the Rovers series are temporarily available for free: https://royoftheroversofficial.com/news/2297
- Suggested football-themed reads: http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/23...st/11-of-the-best-football-reads-for-children
- Premier League Primary Stars will be hosting home learning resources for families to use football to inspire their children, including elements of the Premier League Reading Stars programme and the chance to write and share poems to inspire us all! https://plprimarystars.com/
- A toolkit with lots of easy to deliver football-themed literacy activities: https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/love-football-love-reading/
- Based around this year’s 6 Nations tournament, a rugby-themed toolkit with literacy activities: https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/hot-topic-six-nations-rugby/
- You could look at websites of authors who write books themed around sport. They host videos of writing tips as well as fun stuff to keep you reading and learning about how they write. Some to get you started: Football School: https://www.footballschool.co/ Tom Palmer: https://tompalmer.co.uk/ ; Football Heroes: https://heroesfootball.com/ ; Dan Freedman: http://www.danfreedman.co.uk/
- For active literacy activities, schools can access The FA’s Shooting Stars programme and download stories and activities aimed at KS1 girls: https://literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/sport-and-literacy/shooting-stars/