Reading for Pleasure Resources
Featured Resources
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April 2025 Fiction Newsletter
Click here to download my April Fiction Newsletter for 7+, 11+ and 13+. Head to the Monthly Picks section for my previous newsletters all packed with recommendations, activities and R4P ideas.
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History set in the British Isles KS2
Click here to see my 5 page timeline of history set in the British Isles from the Stone Age to 1999. Best copied in A3 and joined together for display.
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Fiction Menu: A Literary Gift
Feed a hungry reader with this A3 poster, a smorgasbord of 50 novels. Frame it and add a few of the titles for the perfect literary gift.
Head to my Etsy shop to purchase: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ReadingJackdaw
Paid for Resources
All available at my TES shop for £2 to £5 or contact me at readingjackdaw@outlook.com Scroll down for my Free Reading Resources
KS2 Christmas Fiction
KS3&4 Christmas Ficton
R4P Poster
Emoji Displays
Book in your Bag Poster
Get Caught Reading
38wk Reading Journal
Year 7 September starters Fiction Menu
Year Group Fiction Bookmarks
R4P Booklet
Yr7 Fiction Menus
Free Resources
Please download these free resources or add them as a link on your Library catalogues or school websites, I only ask that you display my details. Thank you and happy browsing.
If you would like bespoke booklists that reflect your school’s collection then do email me on readingjackdaw@outlook.com or take a look at the Bespoke Reading Lists section of the website.
Featured Free Resources for April 2025
April 2025 Fiction Newsletter - Ages 7+, 11+, 13+
Roll and Chat - All Ages (February 2025)
History set in the Britsh Isles - KS2 (April 2025)
Detectives, Sleuths & Whodunnits - Ages 6+ (March 2025)
Year Group Booklists
Shortlisted Children’s/YA Fiction -2000 to Current - Ages 7+ (August 2024)
KS2
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y3&4 (January 2025)
45 Books to rock your world - Y3&4 (February 2024)
40 Books to rock your world - Y3&4 (March 2023)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y5&6 (January 2025)
50 Books to rock your world Y5&6 (February 2024)
40 Books to rock your world - Y5&6 (March 2023)
40 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (May 2022)
45 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (July 2021)
Don’t Know What to Read? - Fiction 10+ (November 2023)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 10/11+ (October 2024)
KS3
40 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (May 2022)
45 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (July 2021)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y7&8 (January 2025)
45 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (February 2024)
45 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (March 2023)
40 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (May 2022)
50 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (July 2021)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y9 (February 2025)
50 YA novels that might… Y9 (February 2024)
45 Novels that might… - Y9 (March 2023)
45 YA Novels that might… Y9 (May 2022)
50 YA novels that might… Y9 (July 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 12/13+ (October 2024)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - Years 7 & 8 (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - Years 9 & 10 (April 2021)
Don’t Know What to Read? - Fiction 12+ (November 2023)
KS4/5
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y10 & 11 (March 2025)
50 YA novels that might… Y10&11 (February 2024)
45 YA Novels that might - Y10 & 11 (March 2023)
45 YA novels that might…. Y10&11 (May 2022)
50 YA novels that might…. Y10&11 (July 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 14/15+ (October 2024)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 15+ (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - Years 9 & 10 (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Emotions - 15+ (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Emotions - Years 9 & 10 (April 2021)
Don’t Know What to Read? - Fiction 14+ (November 2023)
Book Quests
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - Ages 7+ (May 2024)
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - Ages 11+ (May 2024)
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - Ages 13+ (May 2024)
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - KS4 (May 2024)
Book Quest (9-12) - 24 questions about books (Updated April 2024)
Book Quest 12+ - 24 questions, activities and challenges (Updated April 2024)
Book Quest 14+ - 24 questions, activities and challenges (Updated April 2024)
KS2 Book Quest - 24 questions, activities and other book quests (Updated April 2024)
Get them reading without them knowing it! - 6 fun reading activities
General Booklists
History set in the Britsh Isles - KS2 (April 2025)
Detectives, Sleuths & Whodunnits - Ages 6+ (March 2025)
Sporting Fiction -Chapter & Picture Books for 3-14+ (September 2024)
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE - Any age (July 2024)
Summer Reading Challenge Booklist (July 2024)
Olympic Sports Fiction Book List - Fiction for 6 to 14+ (July 2024)
Mighty Paralympians Who Write - (August 2024)
Winter Wonderland - Fiction 7-14yrs (November 2024)
Verse Novels - Ages 9+ (May 2023)
AI, Robotic, Computing & Gaming Fiction - Ages 9+ (May 2023)
Physical, Sensory, Cognitive, Neurological Diversity - Fiction 7-14yrs (January 2023)
Some Favourites Reads - 11+/13+/14+ (March 2022)
Challenging fiction - Y7&8 (August 2021)
Mood Boosting Fiction - 11+/YA/ 16+ (May 2021)
WBD 2021 YA Recommendations - Years 7-13 (March 2021)
R4P, Library and Display Material
Roll and Chat - All Ages (February 2025)
Reading for Pleasure Pledge - (December 2024)
A Thriving R4P Environment Poster - (September 2024)
Library Bingo - Any age (September 2024)
6 Quick and Easy R4P Ideas - A simple idea per week to promote R4P (September 2024)
I am Reading - two posters for display (April 2024)
Book Review Ideas - 6 different approaches to book reviewing (April 2024)
My Bookshelf - Template bookshelf to write favourite books (April 2024)
Author R4P Quotes - 12 quotes from authors for display (April 2024)
Reading for Pleasure Bunting (February 2024)
Dewey Decimal Posters - Including Shelf labels (January 2023)
R4P Research Articles - A Bibliography (September 2022)
20:20 Poster - 20 Reasons for R4P (January 2021)
Shared Reading and Book Groups - Poster (January 2021)