How to Foster a Love for Reading at Home

Reading comprehension is crucial for children's academic success and overall development. Read more to learn how you can foster a love for reading in your home!

Buttoned-Up Letters - Literacy Activity for KS1

How Can I Teach Writing Well? | Key Stage One Literacy

What does effective teaching of writing look like?

Every teacher is different and brings their own personality and unique style to the role of teaching children. 

This is important. It makes learning a vibrant and interesting journey for children.  

7 Creative Ways to Incorporate Mighty Writer into the Day

Mighty Writer is a versatile tool that can significantly enhance literacy lessons by engaging pupils and deepening their understanding of key concepts. Here are 7 ways you can incorporate Mighty Writer into your day!

Mark-Making Activity for your KS1 Class

Mark making plays a crucial role in early education, laying the foundation for handwriting and literacy skills. Read to learn more, and how to set up a fun mark-making activity in your class!

Snowy Words - Building Literacy Skills with Snowman Fun!

Discover a fun and interactive way to boost early literacy skills in EYFS pupils by building snowmen with letter cards. Enhance vocabulary, phonetic understanding, and fine motor skills with this simple classroom activity, perfect for winter-themed learning.

Festive Literacy Fun - Decorate your Christmas Tree with Words!

Merge creativity with learning with this fun activity that enhances early literacy skills, perfect for EYFS! Click to read...

Writing Letters to Santa - Fun EYFS Literacy Activities

Enhance early literacy skills with our engaging Santa letter writing activities. Discover how Mighty Writer can make learning fun and effective, helping children develop vocabulary and sentence structure this festive season!

Mark Making Activities for EYFS - Bauble Decorating

Engage early years children in a creative mark-making activity by decorating paper baubles with patterns! Boost fine motor skills and prepare them for writing in a fun, educational way with this activity!

The 7 Essential Areas of Phonics for Key Stage One

In this blog, we will explore the seven areas of phonics for Key Stage One: environmental sounds, instrumental sounds, body sounds, rhythm and rhyme, alliteration, voice sounds, and oral blending and segmenting. Understanding and practising these areas can significantly improve children's literacy abilities. 

Engage KS1 Pupils with this Fun and Interactive Phonics Activity!

Engage young learners with tactile and visual phonics activities. Discover how to create interactive, fun, and educational themed tables for letter recognition and sound association in Key Stage One classrooms.

How to Write a Book Review | Key Stage One Literacy

A book review for Key Stage 1 (KS1) literacy is a short, simple evaluation of a book written by young children. Read to learn more about the benefits of writing book reviews in KS1!