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Here's our list of 40 recommended reading books for 7-8-year-olds in Year 3 classes in Key Stage 2 of UK primary schools. For more information on each of the... Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8

40 great books for children in year 3 aged 7-8, including modern and classic titles by Lara Hawthorne, John Steptoe, Roald Dahl, Zanib Mian, Dick King-Smith, Derek Keilty, Jon Scieszka, Helen Cresswell & more.

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So. Many. Museums..... 🤤😍
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Brighton’s oldest food bank issues urgent appeal Brighton’s longest-running food bank has issues an urgent appeal, saying it is facing a “perfect storm” of high demand and dwindling donations. Brighton Food Bank, operated by Brighton and Hove City Mission, has reopened its drop-in space after running a delivery-only service for the past five years. But to ensure both can continue, it is […]

ICYMI: Brighton’s oldest food bank issues urgent appeal

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Books for Year 1 children aged 5-6 in KS1 Year 1 books for children aged 5-6 in primary school with a hand-picked selection of diverse and interesting texts picked by expert teachers and librarians.

Books for Year 1 children aged 5-6 - 40 exciting texts by Fiona Halliday, Derrick Barnes, Ziggy Hanaor, Richard O'Neill, Satoshi Kitamura & more.

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🚨 The Government has just announced that free school meals eligibility will be expanded to cover all children living in households that receive Universal Credit.

This is a very positive move, marking a significant step towards taking hunger out of the classroom 👇🧵

Every time you encourage a child to read a book, you will change their lives - sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. But child by child, book by book, we can change the world. Children who read become adults who think - and will build a world that’s better for EVERYONE. #books #reading #literacy

YouTube video by Waterstones Kids SF Said on The Inspiration For Tyger

For anyone out there who's reading TYGER with a class - or on their own! - here's a video I made about the inspiration of William Blake's great poem, The Tyger!
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Mindful March - Day 1: Set an intention to live with awareness and kindness actionforhappiness.org/mindful-march #MindfulMarch

A photo of a junk sculpture of mine. A T-rex made from toilet roll tubes. The image shows the model partly constructed, held together with tape.

In my 20's, when I started working creatively with kids, I began to revisit what I'd enjoyed as a child. Trying to unearth what I'd loved about art, unpicking what I'd found difficult. I began to reconnect with the boy I'd been, and I tried to become the adult he'd have wanted to help him. 🙂
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M. G. Leonard on a steam train holding up a book.

Reading is a passport to Adventure.
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5 Key Ideas from Primary Reading Simplified First, let’s cut to the chase: this blog is a thinly disguised advert for my new book, Primary Reading Simplified. I devoted a frankly absurd amount of time and energy to writing the book, an…

If you want to know some of the key ideas at the heart of my new book, Primary Reading Simplified, this blog might be of interest:

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Screen shot of our final Twitter/X Post

A screenshot of our final Twitter/X Post.

We've been so grateful to everyone who followed us there and we've learnt so much from so many #EduTwitter and #KidsLit people on that platform. Hopefully we'll re-find many of you here and make some new friends as well!

Author SF Said with covers of his books Varjak Paw and Tyger

TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, PARENTS! If you're looking for a free bookish activity for your kids, here's a lesson-long virtual school visit I did with @booktrust.bsky.social, all about how I went from being a young reader to writing books like Varjak Paw & Tyger! #BookSky
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Happy PLR Day! Every time you borrow a book from a public library in the UK, the writer receives a payment - just another way in which libraries are AMAZING. Huge thanks to all libraries & librarians for working so hard to inspire the love of reading - and thank you to all readers! #LoveLibraries

Every time you borrow their books, you're giving money to authors and illustrators. Borrow away! Borrow without guilt! Support libraries AND creative people! Yes, library eBooks count too! FILL YER BOOTS! 💙📚 #LoveLibraries

YouTube video by Liverpool FC The six-year-old singing Kopite that captured our hearts | Van Dijk & Salah meet Isaac

This is my favourite thing of the year so far

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Whole Class Reading 2025 Hello – it’s been a few years since I wrote about the teaching of whole class reading, and I figured I would do it again, as it’s generally the thing I am asked about the most – plus in…

Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful!

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