Maximise the purpose of your reading records and transform them from a tick-box exercise to a valuable asset! These no-prep reading record comments are the tool you need to write constructive, meaningful comments that support a growth mindset, whilst being objective-focused. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum, this bank of comments covers every reading objective from Year 1 to Year 6, meaning you’re covered no matter what year group you currently teach or how old your child is. Handy icons make it easier to scan the bank for specific skills and act as a reminder of the different reading strands and skills students work on to develop fluency, accuracy and understanding. What you get: Over 120 no-prep comments Comment banks for all Key Stage 1 year groups Comment banks for all Key Stage 2 year groups Icons to help you focus on at-a-glance skills If you’ve had it with “good reading” comments in your students’ reading records, and want to help parents, staff and pupils write more effective commentary then this reading record comments bank is the perfect resource for you! If you like these, you’ll love my Reading Journals

Prioritising your own reading for pleasure may seem like the last thing on your to-do list, but did you know that reading for as little as 6 minutes a day can reduce stress levels by a whopping 68% (Lewis, 2009) As educators, we need that kind of stress-relief in our lives! These trackers are a great way to help keep you accountable to your own reading targets. Each month includes as many items to colour as days of the month. They deliberately do not have any targets set on them because only you will know what is achievable and sensible for you. As well as being a great resource for you, you can also use them with your students to help foster a love of reading. Here are some ideas to get you started: A set amount of minutes per day, e.g 6 minutes An amount of pages, e.g 10 pages a day A chapter a day Assigning a colour for how you felt each time you read Don’t forget, reading for pleasure encompasses more than books! It also includes other formats such as audio books and graphic novels. You can colour, doodle or fill the sheets however you choose. These are not intended to be an additional chore to add on to your to-do list, but a fun way to unwind and celebrate your love of reading. Let’s kick-start your reading for pleasure habit! Use these trackers personally, or to help your students in class to monitor and celebrate their reading targets. Super flexible and easy to use.

Looking for a way to engage learners during independent reading time? Want to revise key reading strands, grammar and punctuation skills? This resource pack contains 200 fun activities- that’s enough for one for every school day of the year! Buy once and have your starters sorted for the year! My 200 fun reading activities are the perfect tool to revise key English skills right from student’s own choice books. Perfect for incorporating revision into reading for pleasure sessions, these activities are super easy to use. Simply select the slide style you prefer (bright and colourful or muted and dyslexic-friendly) and then choose from 200 slides to find the skill or focus you want to explore. Top tip- use the search bar to quickly locate key words, e.g. speech or adverbs Want to use them in literacy centres? No problem! Simply print out the task cards and provide students with sticky notes to respond to- then add to your working wall! Did you know? These slides are a brilliant tool for interview lessons and transition days. Check out my instagram where I show you how Included: 200 fun activities slides in bright and colourful 200 fun activities slides in muted with dyslexic-friendly font 200 fun activities task cards 200 fun activities task cards in dyslexic-friendly font

If you’re looking to teach tier 2 words, word mapping is a brilliant tool. Comprising of 6 different graphic organizers, this resource will help your students to hear, see and explore the meanings of new words.

Stuck for ideas on how to showcase your school or class’ favourite books this autumn? This is the resource for you! Easy to use and adapt, these leaves can be filled with images downloaded or saved to your clipboard and displayed as you like. Simply open the powerpoint, click on your chosen shape and use the formatting pane to fill with the image of your choice. From there you can adjust the size, rotate the shape and modify the image to fit the shape. Once happy all you have to do is print your design. You could build the leaves up to make an attractive tree of books display, or place them as though they are falling to the ground. Be sure to tag me in any posts you share on social media as I love to see how my resources are being used. In this pack, you get: Books to fall in love with lettering A step-by-step guide to using the resource A powerpoint with 6 fillable leaf designs

Create a hot air balloon fiesta in your classroom to showcase your class’ favourite books! Books That Blew Us Away is a great alternative to Bookflix. Bright, colourful and attractive, these balloons are fantastic for tricky display spaces in your classroom. Easy to use and scale to suit your needs, this resource pack comes with 3 fillable hot air balloon designs and lettering. Simply: Download images of book covers Open up the powerpoint Click on the shape Fill with picture from file (in format pane) Print Display! Check out my instagram post to see examples of the balloons with book covers in them. If you love this, be sure to check out my other display packs to help you promote reading for pleasure in your class.

Comprimising of 7 fillable space images, this display pack will help you show off Books That Are Outta This World! This attractive display pack is great for helping children to select new books from their peers’ recommendations. Displaying inspiring reads or your class’ reading journey is a great way to help children remember and talk about the books that they’ve read or have been read to them. If you’ve got space-mad students, or a space topic planned, this is the display pack for you! **Easy to use! **Simply fill, print and display! (instructions included)

Showcase your students’ reading journey with this easy to use display pack. Two ways to use! As part of a computing lesson- to practise filling, moving, cropping and layering shapes in MSPowerpoint. Simply ask students to open a copy of the powerpoint, then on a new slide ask them to insert an image of a background, then draw a river on top. They can then add their boats and fill the shapes with downloaded images of their favourite books. You can further this task by asking students to add text boxes with information about why each book is important to them, or just add information about the book mentioned. As a class display to showcase the books shared and studied through the academic year. Start by creating a river out of fabric or paper on your display board, print and cut the lettering, and download images of the books to fill the boats with.

Fed up with traditional reading records? Tired with the lack of space? Want a tool to help promote reading for pleasure? These reading journals have been designed to turn reading records from a tick-box exercise to a valuable asset ahead of any Ofsted Deep-Dives into reading. My reading journals: support a growth mindset celebrate student progress have space for new vocabulary prompt meaningful commentary include reflection spaces have mindfulness trackers encourage students to connect with texts can be customised by both the teacher and the student use the same handy icons as my reading record comments With six cover designs, available in colour or black and white for students to colour, these reading journals are a much more personal experience than traditional reading records. And with** 2 different internal layouts** to choose from, teachers can decide on how much commentary space they want to have inside! What’s included: 6 cover designs (in B&W and colour) 2 different internal layouts (2 comments to a page or 3 comments to a page) Regular reflection boxes to help students reflect, connect, celebrate and plan next steps Handy skills icons to help inform meaningful and objective-led commentary Daily mindfulness tracker Mindful moments colouring-in pages Book Bingo

These printable growth mindset certificates celebrate student progress across all fields- personal, academic and attainment. Use to celebrate small steps towards a bigger goal. I’ve used these for years in place of traditional star of the week certificates that tend to focus mainly on attainment. Widely liked by parents and students, using these has reduced celebration assembly anxieties and improved behaviour. These are brilliant for end of year, end of term and weekly recognition. With older students, you can encourage reflection and ask them to consider what it is they’ve done that shows they’ve grown. Top tip- print 2 to a page to save on ink and paper! What’s included: 10 different coloured growth mindset certificates to celebrate personal growth Like these, but want a quicker way to acknowledge student growth? Check out my editable growth certificates- a quick and easy way to type, print and award!

Looking to promote reading for pleasure in your school? Start by helping students recognise and celebrate their reading journey with this bundle! Included: Reading journal download with everything you need to create customisable reading journals that celebrate each student’s reading journey, promote a growth mindset and help students to connect with texts Year 1- Year 6 reading record comments bank with over 100 comments that are easy to adapt. Both resources use the same handy icons helping you to identify and comment on key reading skills

Say ‘bye-bye’ to traditional Star of the Week certificates and ‘hello’ to a more inclusive growth mindset certificate! Enabling you to celebrate the mini-milestones of every student has never been easier: with easy to fill out fields, you can log, save, print and celebrate EVERY child in just a few minutes. End the anxiety of celebration assemblies and regain focus on all the small gains students make each week that demonstrate they’re growing as individuals. Loved by students and parents alike, these certificates shine a light on kindness, perseverance, resilience and determination. Top tip: print 2 to a page to reduce printing and paper costs If you’re looking for ways to use mindfulness in reading, check out my reading journals.