Red pencil blog banner 18th Sep 2025

Create Self-Sufficient Storytellers with These Independent Writing Tips

Do your pupils lack the confidence to write independently? Do they daydream and distract each other, instead of getting their heads down to devise their first masterpiece?

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red read me blog banner 15th Sep 2025

Adaptive Oracy Activities for EYFS

We have listed 7 activities for your EYFS literacy lessons which focus on oracy and adaptive teaching.

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Orange read me blog banner 10th Sep 2025

The Importance of The Foundation Stage in Developing Literacy Skills

The Foundation Stage builds early literacy, fostering confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of reading and writing through rich, playful learning.

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orange pencil blog banner 1st Sep 2025

Supporting All Learners: Early Identification and Assessment in EYFS

Every child’s learning journey is unique, shaped by early experiences that lay the foundation for future literacy. Their initial encounters with learning create a distinctive path that influences how they absorb knowledge. Recognising these early differences allows teachers to celebrate and support individual learning needs. 

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blue read me blog banner 25th Aug 2025

Engaging Tactile Activities to Boost Vocabulary and Speaking Skills

Vocabulary and speaking skills are the fundamental building blocks for literacy, enabling Early Years and KS1 learners to communicate effectively from an early age.

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light blue read me banner 22nd Aug 2025

Phonics Hopscotch: Outdoor Literacy Lesson Plan

This lesson is designed to combine the benefits of outdoor activity with engaging phonics practice. 

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Red pencil blog banner 15th Aug 2025

The Magic of Literacy: More Than Just Reading and Writing

Literacy is much more than simply reading and writing; it is a multidimensional skill that forms the foundation for learning.

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red read me blog banner 8th Aug 2025

3 Sentence Building Games for KS1 Literacy

This blog explores interactive sentence-building games that transform the way primary pupils engage with literacy.

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Orange read me blog banner 1st Aug 2025

Literacy Lesson Plan: Water Word Play in the Tuff Tray

This lesson aims to offer young primary school pupils a fun and interactive approach to literacy by engaging them in water play while they develop their phonics and word-building skills.

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Blue pencil blog banner 29th Jul 2025

Phonics Progression: Laying a Strong Literacy Foundation from Reception to Year Two

A smooth phonics progression is crucial in laying the foundations for effective literacy development. Read more to discover the importance of phonics & steps for progression.

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Light Blue Pencil blog banner 30th Jun 2025

Prompting Powers: Boosting KS1 Spoken Language Through Interactive Reading

Interactive reading has become an essential element in KS1 classrooms, discover how prompting during interactive reading can boost spoken language in KS1.

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orange pencil blog banner 30th Jun 2025

Mighty Writer - NEW PRICING!

We are excited to announce our brand-new starting price for the Mighty Writer Master Set.

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