Free literacy resources

Here is a selection of some brilliant literacy resources that you can access free of charge. You can also browse our full selection of resources.

Early years

Our early years resources will help schools, settings and parents support children’s development from birth to five.

Small Talk

Small Talk is a new project which helps parents turn the activities they are already doing with their child every day into new opportunities to build their child’s language...
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Early years activities - CBeebies magazine resource

We teamed up with CBeebies magazine to produce an Early Years resource packed with exciting ideas for fun and learning.
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Understanding bilingualism in the early years

More children in the world grow up bilingual than monolingual.
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We have a wealth of free resources available to support literacy teaching in primary school.

Simon Mole: digital poet in residence

Use these videos and lessons plans to bring a professional poet into your classroom for a whole week.
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Free Writing Friday: Cressida Cowell's top writing tips for primary pupils

Children's author and illustrator Cressida Cowell has created some fantastic resources for primary school pupils, packed full of writing tips and inspiring...
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Judy Moody character creation challenge

These resources, using the popular Judy Moody stories as inspiration, will help your pupils to invent a character and create an engaging story about the best, worst or...
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Useful teaching resources for cross-phase and transition with a literacy focus.

Creating excitement around a new class book

Planning to introduce a new book to your pupils? Spark curiosity and anticipation with this taster activity.
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Rocky of the Rovers: France 2019 - a Women's World Cup football story by Tom Palmer

Children's author Tom Palmer wrote a serialised story during the 2019 Women's World Cup. The story was designed to be read aloud in the classroom or at home, and...
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Wellbeing, reading and writing resources

We have worked with children’s mental health charity, Place2Be, to develop a series of free wellbeing-themed teaching resources for primary schools, secondary schools and...
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Inspire and motivate pupils with our resources to support and improve literacy provision at secondary school.

Becoming by Michelle Obama: supporting literacy and PSHE education (Key Stages 3-5)

We have teamed up with Penguin Talks to launch this free teaching resource inspired by Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir, Becoming, to boost secondary students’ literacy...
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Skills Academy resource pack

This resource gives you the opportunity to try the challenges from the first Skills Academy beatbox & breakdance lesson.
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How to create a pupil anthology

Inspire your pupils to become published authors with Kindle Direct Publishing.
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