Words for Life
Visit our Words for Life website for development milestones, top tips and fun activities to help your child develop good literacy skills.
For families
There are lots of fun things you can do in the home and out and about to encourage your children's literacy development.
Things to do
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Harry Potter competition
Be inspired by the Harry Potter stories and create your own dragon!Learn more -
Learn about the environment
Caring about the environment has never been more important than it is right now. From booklists and arts and crafts, to recipes and writing tasks – help your children learn about environmental issues.Learn more -
Drop Everything and Read
Grab a book, magazine, or newspaper and have your own Drop Everything and Read! Find out how you can get involved and view our photo gallery from the Hastings DEAR.Learn more
Things to download
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Hastings 100 Reads
Download our book list of Hastings' 100 favourite children's books, voted for by families in the town.Learn more -
Fake news and critical literacy tips
Find out how to help your child navigate the news, and spot fake news when they see it.Learn more -
Wellbeing, reading and writing top tips
Use reading and writing to support your child's wellbeing with our top tips.Learn more
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