Roald Dahl Day 13th September

Roald Dahl was one of the world’s most popular children’s authors, publishing 21 children’s books (as well as many adult stories) including the well-loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and James and the Giant Peach.

Learn more about this writing legend with our author profiles poster, it features a photo of the author and biographical information to provide an overview of his life and work. Includes teachers notes containing classroom activities.

Some great lesson plans can also be found here.

Happy Birthday Roald!

International Literacy Day 8th September

On September 8th, 2015, show the world the importance of literacy by celebrating International Literacy Day. The aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.

www.internationalliteracyday.org have a full list of classroom ideas to download and if you register your activity they will send you resources and information as International Literacy Day approaches to help you prepare for the event.

Some interesting facts:

• 775 million adults in the world are illiterate, two thirds of them are women
• 52% of illiterates live in India and China
• 1 in 5 adults could not read this
• 67 million primary school aged children are not in school

So what are you waiting for? Help rediscover the joys of reading and writing while raising awareness for those without access to education.

10 ways to remember a tricky spelling

Writing skills posters

Rules for plurals poster

Writing frames