Literacy and English

All Ages

Here you will find a range of ideas and suggestions of activities to help parents, carers and practitioners support learning at home and during the recovery year. The activities are aimed at a variety of ages and provide a range of activities to support your child’s learning at home in literacy and English. You won’t need lots of resources and the activities are designed to encourage your child’s creativity and independence. There are some activities that your child can do on their own. You may want to do some of the activities as a family.

Scottish Book Trust

The Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that has been bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland for 21 years.

Sharing books and reading is a great way to make the most of time spent at home. Browse their Home Activities Hub to find resources for your home classroom, entertaining author events to watch online, and stories to share together.

BBC Scotland - Learn at BBC Scotland

A collection of BBC Scotland Learning resources to support learners, teachers and parents is available. The literacy and English link will take you to areas for Curriculum for Excellence -Early Level, First Level and Second Level.

Reading Resources - Culture Perth and Kinross (culturepk.org.uk)

Culture Perth and Kinross has put together a list of different literacy and learning resources to support children and families to access reading resources.

Parentzone Scotland Literacy Support

This link includes leaflets with fun ideas to encourage good reading habits at different ages and stages. There are also videos with advice and strategies for supporting reading at home.

Blog: Five ways to give children access to stories and reading material during lockdown (booksfortopics.com)

This link includes leaflets with fun ideas to encourage good reading habits at different ages and stages. There are also videos with advice and strategies for supporting reading at home.