Collected Resources

Boris and Sid go camping

This gives an account, told from a child’s perspective, of a fun camping trip where it rains – and rains! Many children will empathise with the familiar context while reading this simple recount.

Nana, what’s an information text? 

This is a humorous story, told by a dinosaur. It provides a lot of information about information texts. Brilliantly conceived and illustrated, this is a must when introducing non-fiction texts as a genre. 

Being Free

This text explores ideas of freedoms in an accessible and simple way that children will engage readily with. The easily decipherable text and delightful illustrations help bring these potentially difficult themes alive.

I'm Sorry

This is a collection of simple letters, hand-written and typed up by a series of pets who all have something to apologise for! Children will love to read these simple and funny epistles, and it makes an excellent text for generating letter writing.

Report on Unicorns

Presented in non-chronological report form, this text draws on mythical creatures to give an imaginative twist to this genre.  This makes this an exceptionally useful and simple text for children who are not confident readers when teaching ‘reports’.

Dream On

Children will develop their imagination with this charming and fantastical tale. Powerful imagery and description are used to help support the children's own writing as children are encouraged to explore the magical contained in the everyday. The beautiful hand-drawn illustrations help to support emerging independent readers as they follow the story.