For families

Parents are their child's first teachers. It's very important to support your child's reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, whether you're at home or out and about.
We have lots of great activity suggestions and things to download to help you out!
Things to do
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Nottingham family cookbook
Share your favourite family recipe with us and it could be published in our Nottingham family cookbook!Learn more -
Get ready for Year 7 with these fun SMART activities!
Feel prepared for secondary school with these activities based on the book SMART by Kim Slater.Learn more -
Take part in the Read On Nottingham acrostic challenge
Write your own NOTTINGHAM acrostic to win prizes!Learn more
Things to download
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Read On Nottingham 100 Reads wall chart
A wall chart including Nottingham's 100 favourite books, as voted for by local children.Learn more -
Nottingham creative activities pack
Take your pick from over 40 fun activities collated by ChalleNGe for primary and secondary aged children in Nottingham.Download -
Make your own time capsule with Read On Nottingham
Read On Nottingham is encouraging families to record their feelings and experiences of lockdown by making their own time capsule.Learn more
Find more books and activities
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Words for Life
Ages 0-12: search by age for fun family activities to help support your children’s literacy.Learn more -
Zone In
Age 13+: tips for young adults to boost reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.Learn more -
Virtual School Library
Free books, exclusive videos and recommended reads from top children's authors and illustrators.Learn more -
Nottingham City libraries
Find your nearest library and sign up for free today.Learn more -
The Book of Hopes
Short stories, poems, essays and pictures from over 100 leading children's authors and illustrators.Learn more